Seasoned Detective Chief Inspector Jim Sheehan has spent his life married to his career in the Serious Crimes Unit. No time for love, no time for friends, only time to find the next killer in Belfast. When his newest case introduces him to the life he’s missed—including the lovely widow, Margaret—and reminds him of the early life he left behind, Detective Sheehan’s forced to face more than his job. But his newest case is also his a series of killings with cryptic biblical undertones. To make matters worse, the only profile Sheehan has for the murderer is someone with trauma in their past. In post-Troubles Northern Ireland, that could be anyone. As the clock counts down to the next kill, Sheehan must decide who he can trust—before it’s too late. Originally published by Crimson Cloak as The Doom Murders, Angel of Death is Book 1 of the award-winning The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries series and has been the recipient of three literary awards.

Adrienne Davies visits Loftus House, home of her old friend Margaret and her difficult husband Edward. There's no love lost between him and his other houseguests, or indeed his own family. After a tension-packed evening, in the middle of the night someone screams ... A Country House. A Murder. Five suspects. Detective Chief Inspector Sheehan investigates. Will you guess who dunnit?

It's an ordinary day at Sam's roadside diner, with the usual mix of customers. But when the lights fail a gunshot rings out - and one of them lies dead. Detective Chief Inspector Jim Sheehan must unravel a string of coincidences to determine who is the murderer.

Three people are murdered on separate Tuesday evenings at precisely 11.05. Random clues point to random suspects, but too many questions remain unanswered. Why 11.05pm for each killing? Is there any connection between these deaths and a rape that occurred at Queen’s university twelve years before? What is the connection between the killings and Sergeant Stewart’s mystery informant? Who is the violent stalker who twice nearly kills Detective Allen? What is his connection, if any, to the murders? When one of his team is kidnapped, Inspector Sheehan has literally only minutes to make sense of these questions if he is to save his colleague’s life. The first thing I thought after reading this book why isn't Brian O'Hare better known in the crime writing world? This man is extremely talented, and his book a wonderful ‘whodunnit’ that left me guessing until the end. [Joseph Sousa, Crime-writer] Head and shoulders above most mystery authors who are published today, Brian O’Hare deserves far wider recognition. You won’t regret purchasing his books.[CBT, Amazon Reviewer] Brian O’Hare is an intelligent and compassionate storyteller who takes his chosen genre a decent literary distance beyond your average ‘whodunnit’.[Robin Chambers, author] An explosive mystery that keeps you guessing until the very end, riddled with unseen surprises and breathless suspense! [Wesley Thomas, writer and blogger]

Elderly Wilhelm Huntzinger lies dead beside his wheelchair. Inspector Jim Sheehan must discover who among the residents of the Woodlands Care Home released the brake to send him plunging to his but does the answer lie in the German ex-officer's wartime history, or is it to be found nearer to home? The latest of the Inspector Sheehan series is a short story that can double as a party mystery create teams, read the story aloud, and see who can guess the murderer!

The Coven Murders opens with a horrifying account of a ritual Black Mass with a human sacrifice in an abandoned church. Twenty-one years later, near an old ruined church in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Chief Inspector Sheehan and his team discover the skeleton of a young woman. But what seems initially to be a straightforward case, brings the team into conflict with a powerful Satanist who has plans to offer up to Satan another human sacrifice on the evening of the great Illuminati feast of Lughnasa. Several murders occur, baffling the Inspector until he makes a connection between the modern murders and the twenty-one year old skeleton. The team’s pursuit of the murderer, and their determination to protect a young woman who is targeted by the coven, lead to a horrific climax in a hellish underground crypt where Sheehan and his team, supported by an exorcist and a bishop, attempt to do battle with the coven and a powerful demon of Baphomet, jeopardising not only their lives, but risking the wrath of Satan upon their immortal souls. "An Inspector Sheehan Mystery by Brian O'Hare Wow, what a ride that was! It was scary." [C. Todd, Beta Reader] "Next time you hear anyone say that murder mysteries are never well-written or literary, shove this book in their face." [Willcape, blogger] "Head and shoulders above most mystery authors who are published today, Brian O’Hare deserves far wider recognition." [A.C. Amazon reviewer]

I AM MEMEIN. I AM EMOTIONALLY DETACHED FROM MY KILLINGS. I AM NOT, THEREFORE, A MURDERER. I AM AN INSTRUMENT OF NEMESIS, A PUNISHER. This is a theme running through a number of blogs on the Dark Web, written by a serial killer. He is highly intelligent and employs philosophical argument to justify a series of gruesome murders. However, he describes the killings in lurid detail, and with such gloating relish, that he utterly negates his delusion of detachment and reveals himself to be a cold-blooded, narcissistic psychopath. Sheehan and his team rush headlong down a series of blind alleys in the pursuit of the psychopath, who continues to murder his victims with impunity. He is fiendishly clever, utterly ruthless, and tests Sheehan's famed intuition to the limit. Indeed, Sheehan only learns the truth during a horrific climax when some members of his team experience a most harrowing ‘laceration of the soul’ that they will never be able to forget. It is unlikely that the reader will either.

Prequel to Inspector Sheehan Mysteries #5 Chen Li, a student from Shenzhen University in China, wins a dream scholarship to Queen’s University in Belfast. Cleverly groomed by a young, handsome lecturer, she finds herself trapped in a high-end escort service that caters for wealthy and prominent personnel. Unable to endure the increasingly prurient demands of the clientele she is forced to entertain, she flees from her apartment and tries to hide in cheap lodgings on the outskirts of the city. She is easily located by agents of The Shadow, a dark, mysterious personage who owns the Escort Service. Determined to make an example of the runaway, The Shadow brutally murders her and casually informs the police of the body’s whereabouts. Detective Inspector Williams is tasked with bringing the murderer to justice. His track record isn’t good. Will he succeed this time?

Lin Hui and Cheung Mingzhu win scholarships to study at Queen’s University in Belfast. Alina Balauru departs a poor farm in Romania for well paid work in Northern Ireland. Three lives harbouring long-cherished dreams. Three lives headed for tragedy. Sheehan and his Serious Crimes Unit discover the body of one of the young women in the garden of an upmarket residence. Confronted with violent Chinese racketeers, brutal human-traffickers and a fiendishly clever killer called The Shadow, they are baffled by a case that seems to lead in two entirely different directions. Can they find out who The Shadow is in time to save the other two victims?

A child buried alive. Three lawyers battered to death. A judge murdered in his own home. DCI Sheehan and his Serious Crimes Unit investigate the murders of the three solicitors. Revelations about the victims’ shady dealings offer Sheehan and his Serious Crimes Unit a large number of solid suspects. Yet one suspect stands out above the others. Evidence piles up against a grieving mother who is convinced the lawyers are behind the death of her nine-year-old daughter. The team is convinced they have their killer. But DCI Sheehan isn’t so sure. When a fourth victim is murdered, he is forced to look at the entire investigation with fresh eyes. Is the evidence against the key suspect as solid as it appears? A dark figure in the background resents Sheehan’s interference and when Sheehan’s enquiries seem to exonerate the mother, events escalate to an explosive climax. Filled with thrills, mystery, darkness, complex characters and an ending you definitely do not expect, this is one of the best murder novels I have ever read. \[Online Book Club\] This suspenseful crime novel had me biting my nails, and was read in one sitting Brian O'Hare is definitely an author I will be reading more of. If you are fans of the likes of James Patterson and Richard Montanari, then you will love O'Hare. \[George Elliott\]