The Network

Name: The Network
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Luke Delaney
ISBN: 9780008165215

Author: Luke Delaney

Narrator: Robin Bowerman

Unabridged: 2 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 11/19/2015

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Short Stories, Hard-boiled, Suspense & Thriller, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

A chilling short story taking us back to DI Sean Corrigan’s days as a detective from Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of COLD KILLING. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride. DI Sean Corrigan is not like other detectives. The terrible abuse he suffered as a child has left him with an uncanny ability to identify darkness in others. Early in his career as a Detective, Corrigan is approached for an undercover assignment. He must take on the identity of a prison inmate and befriend a suspected paedophile, then on release infiltrate an early internet child abuse ring. Can he tap into his dark side for long enough to uncover the identities of the abusers without serious harm to himself?

About Luke Delaney

Luke Delaney joined the Metropolitan Police Service in the late 1980s, and his first posting was to an inner city area of South East London notorious for high levels of crime and extreme violence. He later joined CID, where he investigated murders ranging from those committed by fledgling serial killers to gangland assassinations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on March 21, 2019

In another prequel to the DI Corrigan series, Corrigan is a Detective Sergeant working underground in a paedophile ring, despite his own abusive childhood......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on June 20, 2014

NO SPOILERS I enjoyed this though the writing is still raw and needs the refinement that comes with experience. Some parts were too unbelievable so these led to me making it a 4 star not a 5 star. That said it kept me hooked and I bought the follow up and will stick with Luke Delaney I think. Whether......more

Goodreads review by El on September 27, 2015

This is a short story which cries out to be a novel, needing much more development and extension to make it credible. I found it difficult to believe in the plot because it was so rushed and I felt that a reader new to the Sean Corrigan character would have missed out on his depth. In addition, the......more

Goodreads review by Julie on February 27, 2015

This was a great short read where Sean goes undercover in jail posing as a prisoner doing time as a pedofile so he can infiltrate a pedofile ring known as The Network. Sean struggles with this at times and has flashbacks to his own childhood where he was also abused by his own father so it's pretty......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on September 03, 2014

I didn't realize this was a short story when I borrowed it from the library. It was an ok quick read. I enjoyed the undercover assignment that made me nervous and wondered why someone would undertake a job assignment like that.......more

Quotes

‘The feeling of being at the heart of a police investigation seeps from every page’ Daily Mail ‘This is chilling crime at its best.’ Crime Review ‘Luke Delaney knows the London crime scene like the back of his hand and uses this inside knowledge to the full’ The Times ‘An authentic voice on how the police operate with a stone-cold killer striking randomly around London … scary authenticity’ The Sun