the Woman in Bog: An Irish Mystery of Murder and False Identity

Sixteen years after Ruth Hanley vanishes without a trace, human remains are discovered in a remote peat bog outside Kilfarren, County Mayo. Detective Sergeant Eimear Kelleher expects a cold case. What she finds is far more disturbing. The dead woman is Ruth Hanley. But according to official records, Ruth died years later in another county. Someone has given a missing woman a second death. As Eimear investigates, she uncovers a trail of forged records, buried secrets, and suspicious compensation claims tied to the 1998 Storm Ferry Disaster. Ruth had been digging through the old files before she disappeared, searching for a person who was officially declared dead but may have survived. Now Eimear must discover who wanted Ruth silenced before the same secrets destroy another life. With the help of detective Cillian Ward, forensic pathologist Dr. Siofra Malik, former coastguard officer Ciarán Doyle, and journalist Ronan Friel, she follows a trail that leads from the peat bog to a vanished passenger, a hidden boat, and a decades-old conspiracy someone is still desperate to protect. The Woman in the Bog is a gripping Irish detective mystery packed with cold case investigation, false identities, police procedural suspense, forensic clues, missing persons, small-town secrets, shocking twists, and a determined female detective. Perfect for readers who love Irish crime fiction, female detective mysteries, cold case thrillers, police procedurals, psychological suspense, and twisty murder mysteries.