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Witness

(2025)
A novel by

 
 
‘I enjoy Maltman’s writing very much. It’s noir but definitely noir for the 2020’s. Reading his novels is like listening to a talented storytelling friend recounting some twisted, criminal escapade. Highly recommended.’
Stephen J Golds *****

God created the world in one week.

In six days Pastor Tom destroyed his own.

On the seventh day he rested.


Post-Troubles Belfast. A new political enquiry. One flawed pastor believes he can still make a difference.

Hardened, ageing paramilitaries make a last grab for power.

Murder, kidnapping, corruption.

Pastor Tom tries to make a positive difference in his community. But secrets from his past still haunt him. One bad decision follows another as he strives to do ‘the right thing.’

Is Tom shackled to a path leading him far from redemption?


Praise for ‘Witness’

"IT'S NOIR, BUT DEFINITELY NOIR FORTHE 2020'S. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED"
STEPHEN J GOLDS

"A NOIR-ESQUE CONTEMPLATION WITH A GREAT CHARACTER"
SHARON DEMPSEY

"AN EXCELLENT PIECE OF NI NOIR"
JAMES MURPHY

Simon Maltman is the author of many crime thrillers, including Killer Casting and Hunted. He lives in Northern Ireland.

Praise for Simon Maltman:

‘Hunted is the perfect thriller to introduce Simon Maltman’s answer to Reacher, forged in the fires of Northern Ireland’s most hellish era.’
Gerard Brennan

‘Hunted feels like everything he has written before has led to the creation of this unmissable signature series.’
James Murphy

‘A One Man Crime-Wave’
The Sunday World




Genre: Mystery

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