The Burning Boy, Nicola White

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The Burning Boy
by Nicola White
Paperback | September 27, 2022
Book 3 of 3: The Vincent Swan Mysteries

Set in Dublin at the height of moral panic and institutional silence, The Burning Boy is a gripping queer crime novel that exposes the cost of truth in a society determined to look away.

In 1986, the murder of off-duty Garda officer Kieran Lynch should trigger a full-scale investigation. Instead, the case is quietly sidelined when it emerges that Lynch was found dead in Phoenix Park, a well-known gay cruising ground. As the press feeds on scandal, prejudice within the force threatens to bury the truth entirely. Only Detectives Vincent Swan and Gina Considine are willing to pursue the case, navigating Dublin’s hidden queer spaces and the dangerous secrets they contain.

But Gina carries a secret of her own, one that forces her to withhold critical evidence just as another fire tears through Temple Bar and another man is killed. As bodies mount and the walls close in, Gina must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to bring a murderer to justice—and whether truth is worth the personal cost.

Dark, atmospheric, and sharply political, The Burning Boy is a powerful conclusion to the Vincent Swan Mysteries, confronting homophobia, institutional corruption, and the human toll of silence in 1980s Ireland.