Michael Brady is willing to risk it all His career, the woman he loves. Maybe even his life And he's risking them for the man who nearly killed him... 'The Scars Don't Show' is the first Michael Brady Short Read. Books you can read in an evening. The story takes you back to the start of Brady's career. He's 26. It's his first murder case - and he's desperate to impress. Sarah Cooke's been strangled - and there's an obvious suspect. "His fingerprints are all over the house. His car's on CCTV. The old lady across the road, the incident before Christmas. Four four ticks. That's enough for me." Brady has his doubts. But who's going to listen to a rookie detective? Someone on his first murder someone who's "playing detective for the day..." "He's abused his wife. He's cheated his brother. But that doesn't make him a murderer." But it's not his decision. Brady and his partner are sent to make the arrest. It goes wrong. Badly wrong. As wrong as an arrest can go. And Brady wakes up in hospital... You've already met Michael Brady in 'Salt in the Wounds' and 'The River Runs Deep...' "Fabulous! Had me gripped from start to finish. Reminded me of Mark Billingham's detective, Tom Thorne." "Book 2 of the Michael Brady series, and it's every bit as good as the first. Read it in three sittings - but only because real life got in the way!" "I read a lot of detective stories, but none have sucked me into another world like this one." "Michael Brady book 1 was brilliant. Book 2 is equally excellent. Believable characters, strong plot, intriguing story." Michael Brady Short Reads are a third the length of a normal book. They're books that you can read in an evening. They're the stories that trace Brady's career. That made him the detective he is today...