In the best traditions of the murder mystery genre, The Death of Father Ryan has all the twists and turns of a page turning whodunnit.
There is the usual gallery of engaging characters we have come to expect from this author. Be it the hasty Police investigator, the diligent private detective, the former IRA operative on the run or the recruiter for the child-sex tourism industry in Thailand, they all offer insights into worlds beyond most readers’ experience. There are also familiar characters from the ranks of the ordinary New Zealander, there on the fringes only too happy to offer their thoughts on what lies behind the death of Father Ryan.