Broken Harbour

Broken HarbourIn Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin half built, half inhabited, half abandoned two children and their father are dead. The mother is on her way to intensive care. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case because he is the Murder squad's star detective. At first he and his rookie partner, Richie, think this is a simple one: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, tried to kill his wife Jenny, and finished off with

she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again

Lennon’s plan to start over in a new city is going great

when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her

disability

And they're all keeping secrets

as the two men push forward to Eldon's end

So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died

We all know that Santa makes everyone’s dreams come true every Christmas

is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith

who travels for work five days a week

So begins this stirring celebration of home in its many forms

She’s happy and settled and productive and content in her full life—a child