Pay Back The Devil

the brand new gripping and gritty thriller for 2025, an unmissable must-read dark detective series
Katie Maguire investigates a bombing targeting descendants of a local IRA group in the twelfth instalment of Graham Masterton's police-procedural series.

RETRIBUTION COMES FOR US ALL

'So fast-paced and unique.' Reader review *****
'I'm so glad he's brought Katie Maguire.' Reader review *****
'Katie Maguire is back with a bang!' Reader review ****
'Devastatingly brilliant.' Reader review ****
'I love this series and I could not put it down.' Reader review *****
'What a ride.' Reader review *****
'Katie Maguire is back and well worth the wait!' Reader review *****

A DEADLY CAMPAIGN
An explosion in a house in inner-city Cork sends shock waves through the community. Two people are killed in the blast and, at first, their deaths are believed to be the tragic result of a gas leak - but the victims’ pasts suggest otherwise.

A HISTORY OF TERROR
The target is clear: the Dripsey Dozen, a group created by descendants of five local IRA soldiers who were executed for their crimes in 1921.

A POLICE CONSPIRACY
Despite the surviving members of the Dozen being relocated to safe houses, the bombing continues. Which means a leak at Anglesea Street Garda station is supplying confidential information to this new terrorist.

This is suspended officer DS KATIE MAGUIRE’s chance to get back on the force – and stop a traitor from burning Cork to the ground.

Pay Back the Devil is a darkly gripping instalment in Graham Masterton's million-copy-bestselling thriller series, perfect for fans of Peter James, CJ Tudor and Chris Carter.

Also in the DS KATIE MAGUIRE series

#1 White Bones
#2 Broken Angels
#3 Red Light
#4 Taken for Dead
#5 Blood Sisters
#6 Buried
#7 Living Death
#8 Dead Girls Dancing
#9 Dead Men Whistling
#10 Begging to Die
#11 The Last Drop of Blood
# 12 Pay Back the Devil

Why readers love Katie Maguire.

'A tough and gritty thriller.' Irish Independent
‘A natural storyteller.' New York Journal of Books
'Any fan of mysteries should grab this book.' Irish Examiner
'Books in this series and they never fail to entertain.' Reader review *****
'A fierce read with a plot that feels topical.' Reader review *****
'Devastatingly brilliant.Brilliant, exhilarating writing.' Reader review ****
'Riveted from start to finish.' Reader review ****
'A first class detection novel.' Reader review ****
'Amazing, the man is a genius.' Reader review ****

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