Vessels is regarded by some (including the man himself) as Kealan Patrick Burke’s best work. Upon completion, I am inclined to agree, even though I do find most of his work very impressive. I highly recommend the Timmy Quinn series to anybody who likes mystery stories with some great horror moments.

We join our protagonist Timmy Quinn, now wanting to be known as Tim Quinn, at the very least a decade or two after the events of The Hides.
It opens with an admission of guilt by Tim’s father, which had been seeded quite well throughout the first two books and made quite obvious, but it felt good to have that confirmation from Kealan.
After this, Tim is hellbent on escaping to a place where no murders should have taken place. He doesn’t see the dead unless people have been killed. He moves to an island off the coast of Ireland, hoping that this location will be remote enough.
Of course, nowhere on Earth is devoid of any murderous goings-on, and Tim’s “special power” will always be exercised.

Kealan Patrick Burke has a knack for writing believable characters and creating great relationships between them. This is evident with the return of Tim’s girlfriend, Kim. The part when Tim first sees her after so long is written so well. He wanted to keep her away from him and out of danger, but she feels safer with him by her side despite the dangers that surround him.

The progression in the series is remarkable and each story you won’t be able to put down and be very eager to carry on with until its satisfying conclusion.
This is the best type of story to read in the dark, going into the small hours of the morning.
An easy 5 star rating from me.