The Copper Casket

An eager young reporter in search of a break.   

What happens when an obituary leads him down a rabbit hole of greed and corruption at the highest levels of power? Will Jim Monaghan be able to escape with his life?

It's 1963. Kennedy is president and there are mounting troubles in Vietnam.

Jim Monaghan is a young reporter stuck in the Siberia of journalism: the obituary section. But then he gets a call from a frantic widow insisting that her husband's dead body isn't where it's supposed to be.

As he starts to ask questions, Jim uncovers the truth that no one wants him to know. It goes to the highest levels of power and those people will do anything to keep their secrets safe.

Will he escape with his life or will his first big story be his last?

Praise for DF Doran's Jim Monaghan thrillers

"a fascinating book, which certainly kept me reading right up to the end…" - Amazon Review

"an emotional roller coaster…" - Amazon Review

"Jim Monaghan is a very interesting, multifaceted character with baggage…" -Amazon Review

"crisp writing and accelerated page-turning as funeral home intrigue encounters investigative journalism. Romance, murder and '60s nostalgia" -Amazon Review