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Title: The Death of an Irish Lover : A Peter McGarr Mystery by Bartholomew Gill ISBN: 0-380-80863-3 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Another winner
Comment: Another winner in the Peter McGarr series, which were written by American author, Mark McGarrity, until his untimely death last summer. The characters are well rounded, never stereotyped, and the endings never easy to predict.
There are enough false leads to keep you guesing until the end. As always we get a picture of Ireland, from the small town gossips to the dark underbelly of the criminal world. McGarr and his cohorts are interesting characters despite their all too human frailties. In a country where murders are refreshingly rare, McGarr keeps busy solving all that come his way. This book is a good read.
Rating: 4
Summary: An Ireland the tourists never see--if they are lucky.
Comment: Bartholomew Gill is an Irish writer of intriguing police procedurals which blend hard realism with romantic story-telling, set always in very confined settings, full of local color and local characters. The intricacies of eel-fishing on the River Shannon, and eel-poaching by IRA sympathizers, who sell the eels at high prices to finance IRA activity, are the offbeat sources of the realism and romance here.
When two members of the "eel-police" are found shot to death in bed, in what appears to be a slaying by a jealous husband, Detective Superintendent Peter McGarr and his motley assistants from Dublin are called in. As they investigate the killings in the seemingly idyllic town of Leixleap, the reader is exposed to the slippery underbelly of small town Irish life--the petty jealousies, the abusive liaisons, the manipulations of those clever enough to play "the system," the limited expectations of the young women, and the ties that bind everyone to a beautiful village which has few legitimate opportunities.
Ultimately, it's the characters which make the novel come truly alive. McGarr, his family, and his assistants are colorfully drawn, all with unique characteristics which make them memorable. His psychological acuity makes their behavior plausible, and the limited setting provides for much interaction among them and the townspeople. These interactions, not outside sources, lead to the complications which enliven the plot. Gill alternates pathos and humor to moderate the most violent scenes, and his depiction of a child caught unwittingly in the turmoil is especially affecting. This is an absorbing mystery and a welcome change of pace from urban thrillers--no less violent, but perhaps more affecting because its world is so small and its characters, so chummy.
Rating: 3
Summary: Flotsam On The Shannon
Comment: Peter McGarr is new to me, but this is the 14th installment of Gill's police procedural series. Investigating the murder of two cops found "en flagrante," McGarr finds himself involved with IRA related, eel-poaching criminals on the Shannon River. While neither of those topics is high on my "to read" list, Gill's interesting facts on the life cycle of eels would have created more reader interest if they had been presented earlier in the book. It is pretty apparent that some of the clues are red herrings, but the finger of guilt points to just about everybody in the village, changing with every new bit of evidence or hearsay. Therefore, Gill could have named the murderer at any point. His last chapter is a satisfying wrap-up of the murder, but many of the other story-points in the book are left unattended, like flotsam on the Shannon.
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Title: The Death of an Irish Sinner : A Peter McGarr Mystery by Bartholomew Gill ISBN: 0380808641 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Death of an Irish Tradition : A Peter McGarr Mystery by Bartholomew Gill ISBN: 0060522615 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Death of a Joyce Scholar : A Peter McGarr Mystery by Bartholomew Gill ISBN: 038071129X Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Death of an Irish Lass by Bartholomew Gill ISBN: 0060522607 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Death of an Irish Tinker : A Peter McGarr Mystery by Bartholomew Gill ISBN: 0380725797 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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