Angel of Death follows a grieving Irish detective whose search for the truth, sparked by a skeleton in a Kerry bog, leads him from family tragedy into a brutal web of corruption, power, and reckoning. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

Had you asked me this when I started writing, I would have had difficulty answering. Now, it’s clearly that I wanted to highlight the corruption in Thoroughbred racing and breeding, a world I lived in for many years.

Trey O’Driscoll’s inner life feels central to the novel. How much of the story began with his emotional arc versus the plot itself?

Realistically, O’Driscoll only developed for me as the story unfolded. I had no prior thoughts on him as a character, except that physically he was based on someone I knew who wasn’t anything like the character I created. I would have to say that perhaps he behaved as I would, had I been a policeman in this situation.

By the end, the book holds both tragedy and hope. What feeling did you most want readers to sit with after turning the final page?

I would like them to see the corruption so that, hopefully one day, something might be done about it.

What is the next book that you are working on, and when will it be available?

I’ve written a memoir that’s currently being looked at. I also have a novel I had put aside and am re-writing.

Author Links: Amazon | GoodReads