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Top five Irish mystery books


Published Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 1:08 PM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 5:53 PM

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The Death of An Irish Politician - by Batholomew Gill
The Death of An Irish Politician - by Batholomew Gill

The Death of an Irish Politician

By Bartholomew Gill

This is the first book in the widely acclaimed Peter McGarr series of the detective novels.

In Dublin’s Killiney Bay, an American is pulled out of the water, his head split open by a violent blow.

There are a number of pieces of the puzzle that detective Peter McGarr must piece together if he wants to solve this crime: a world-class sailor who ran both his boat and his life aground; the beautiful woman he lived off; and the politician who somehow entangled himself in a murder enquiry.  Add an IRA gunrunning plot into the mix, and things start to get a lot more complicated – and dangerous.

The Bold Thing: A Mystery

by Mark Daniel

Mickey Brennan starts off life in a privileged position, but finds himself as a lowly horse trainer at farm in rural Ireland. Just as Brennan wasted away his family’s fortune, so too does he squander away his life: a failed marriage, substance abuse and a prison term for vehicular manslaughter are all part of his dismal existence. Once out of prison, he tries selling animal feed supplements but his former friends don’t want to know him.

An American woman now owns the old Brennan estate; she gives him a job working with her horses. But when she is threatened by blackmailers, she is determined not to walk away – and in doing so, she offers Brennan a chance to redeem himself. 

A Stone of the Heart

By John Brady

This is first book in the Inspector Matt Minogue series, and offers a compelling insight into the Troubles. When the body of Jarlath Walsh is discovered on the grounds of Dublin's Trinity College with the head beaten in, Sergeant Matt Minogue suspects that it wasn't a random killing. Walsh was an idealist, but someone wants the detective to believe the young man was a drug-pusher. In a fateful clash near the Northern Ireland border, Inspector Minogue discovers the truth.

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