This might well be a novel of a decaying old Southern family, except it takes place in
Dublin. Since Ireland is on my bucket list, I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the city, the climate, the upper-class family as well as the lower. Did not find out much about those in the middle. The tale of the decaying family is fast-moving and not so much from an edge-of-your-seat suspense as it is for how the characters emerge and the plot unfolds. We have the typical hard-boiled, hard drinking detective on the surface who, at the same time, shows a somewhat tender side. While murders do take place, it does not contain the vivid (and gross) violent scenes that populate so many books nowadays. Aside from one frequently used four-letter word that I thought only sailors knew, the author otherwise uses a fairly intelligent vocabulary.
This is the second novel by this author, who is a published playwright and experienced theater person. Hopefuly we will see more.
Dublin. Since Ireland is on my bucket list, I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the city, the climate, the upper-class family as well as the lower. Did not find out much about those in the middle. The tale of the decaying family is fast-moving and not so much from an edge-of-your-seat suspense as it is for how the characters emerge and the plot unfolds. We have the typical hard-boiled, hard drinking detective on the surface who, at the same time, shows a somewhat tender side. While murders do take place, it does not contain the vivid (and gross) violent scenes that populate so many books nowadays. Aside from one frequently used four-letter word that I thought only sailors knew, the author otherwise uses a fairly intelligent vocabulary.
This is the second novel by this author, who is a published playwright and experienced theater person. Hopefuly we will see more.
This is the second book I've read of this author and I really enjoyed it. The setting in Dublin with the interesting characters in the story make it exciting and a quick read
