For nearly twenty years, Superintendent George Lawlor was head of the Murder Squad in Ireland. The Murder File is a collection of the murders that George Lawlor investigated and solved in the course of his distinguished career.

Lawlor was a remarkable detective by any standard. He helped establish the Garda Technical Bureau which provided a scientific foundation for the investigation of crime in Ireland. His work resulted in the Gardai having one of the highest murder detection rates in the world during his time in charge.

This selection of George Lawlor's cases includes murders done for love, money and jealousy, as well as out of ordinary hatred. Tautly written, these real-life murder stories make compulsive reading.