I’d describe this book as realistic fiction. The author has done an amazing job at creating imaginary characters and situations that depict the world and society.

An enjoyable detective read. Loved the Dublin setting and the subtle humour which cuts through all the talk of murder. The pace was slightly slower than other detective books, but in a way that was enjoyable as it was much more accurate of a normal crime. Great writing style and character development. I will be back for more!

I'm enjoying this series as I find the stories are fast paced and well plotted.
This is gripping and kept me guessing.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

Set in Ireland (around Dublin), this book is written in a conversational style. It took me a couple of chapters to get into the writing style and the book's humour, but I did come to enjoy it . Characteristions are well done, both the detectives and criminals are well portrayed . The plot is told from different viewpoints and there are a couple of different crime threads within the plot.
Some suspense in the second half of the book, but the story is mostly concerned with the investigations of the different officers. All in all an enjoyable read.
Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

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This is book two in the Detective Jack Brody series and a first for me.

Enjoyed the character development especially the camaraderie between Jack and his cool, he's a very likeable character.

An engaging, descriptive, detailed police procedural the authors personal knowledge of the Irish Garda is clearly evident in his writing and adds death to the story.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Inkubator Books for an advance copy of Time of Death, the second novel to feature DS Jack Brody of An Garda Síochána’s Major Crimes Investigation Unit.

A body is found in Sugar Lane, naked and stabbed. It takes a while to identify him as civil servant William Anderson, better known to the Dublin nightlife as beautiful, outrageous flirt Tamara. Who would want William dead? One of the straight men he picked up as Tamara or someone else? Jack and his team have their work cut out and temporary secondee, Paul Quinn isn’t helping. Then a figure from the past returns, intent on revenge.

I thoroughly enjoyed Time of Death, which is an engrossing read with a dash of humour in the dialogue and in Paul Quinn’s efforts at frontline policing. It is told mostly from the investigative point of view in the murder investigation with the revenge subplot taking a wider view.

I’m not quite sure what to make of the investigation as it seems to have quite a few strands that basically go nowhere, leaving the team with little to go on until an unexpected development puts them on the right path. That might sound muddled and I think logically it probably is, but I still found it interesting and wanted to know more. To be honest, I was like the team as I didn’t have a clue and was desperately looking for something to latch on to. The solution came as a surprise and I had to admire the author’s skill in misdirection. I didn’t like the subplot, didn’t find it particularly credible, but I can’t say why and didn’t like most of the outcome, except to say the poker made me laugh in amongst the despair.

I really like this series for the plots, the characters and the odd laugh, so I have no hesitation in recommending Time of Death as a good read.

When the body of a man is found with his throat slit in an alley, DS Jack Brody, Detective Garda Steven Voyle, and Nicola Considine of the Major Crimes Investigation Unit are called in to investigate. A new temporary member, Detective Garda Paul Quinn has also been assigned to the team.

The victim is later identified to be William Anderson who works at the Department of Urban Planning and Infrastructure, and moonlights as a gay transvestite called Tamara was a gay transvestite who likes to cruise the bars and pick up unsuspecting straight men.

Meanwhile, the team is also investigating the theft of a million euros’ worth of plant equipment from a builder’s yard.

An ex-convict Daniel Willow is out of prison and is threatening DCI Tom Maguire and his family. When DCI Maguire confides in DS Brody that his life might be in danger, Brody decides to take matters in his own hands to protect his boss’s life and that of his family’s.

Soon after the police gets a report regarding a collision in the Dublin mountains; a body had been found in a burnt-out car at the bottom of a sheer drop at the side of a twisting road, burnt and twisted beyond all recognition.

Earlier the car was identified on the CCTV as the same car showing someone dump the victim’s body in the lane turns up in.

When Jack Brody learns the identity of the second victim, he knows he’s in a race against time to find the motive behind these killings and catch the person responsible for the deaths of the victims before they strike again.

Quinn has been trying to prove himself capable of handling tasks on his own especially after an embarrassing situation he put himself in while he and his colleague went to bring a suspect in for questioning. Great detective story. Highly recommend. Will be reading more books in this series

Thank you J.M. O'Rourke, NetGalley and Inkubator Books for the arc of this book

Time Of Death by J.M. O'Rourke.
Detective Jack Brody Book 2.
Tamara adores the attention she draws with her tight sequined dresses, her stiletto boots, and her extravagant wig. She always looked better as a woman than she ever did as a man. She loves what Dublin has to offer when night falls: the secret, hidden places, and the men who hit on her. She seeks them out, dressed to kill.But when she’s found naked in an alley with her throat slit, Det Sergeant Jack Brody of the Major Crimes Investigation Unit discovers Tamara is really William Anderson, a quiet, reserved civil servant.
Really enjoyable read. I liked Brody. Wasn't who I thought it would be. 4*.