Shocking Assassination, A

A Reverend Mother mystery set in 1920s' Ireland

Mystery & Suspense, Historical Mystery, Fiction & Literature
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Author: Cora Harrison ISBN: 9781780107882
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Publication: September 1, 2016
Imprint: Severn House Publishers Language: English
Author: Cora Harrison
ISBN: 9781780107882
Publisher: Severn House Publishers
Publication: September 1, 2016
Imprint: Severn House Publishers
Language: English

“Well-drawn characters, including a lead capable of sustaining a long series, complement the clever plot”
Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Reverend Mother Aquinas is asked to prove a young man’s innocence in the second of this atmospheric new Irish historical mystery series.

Ireland. 1924. Reverend Mother Aquinas is buying buttered eggs in the Cork city market at the very moment when the city engineer, James Doyle, is assassinated. Although no one saw the actual killing, a young reporter named Sam O’Mahoney is found standing close to the body, a pistol in his hand, and is arrested and charged.

Following a desperate appeal from Sam’s mother, convinced of her son’s innocence, the Reverend Mother investigates – and, in this turbulent, war-torn city, uncovers several other key suspects. Could there be a Republican connection? Was James Doyle’s death linked to his corrupt practices in the rebuilding of the city, burned down more than a year ago by the Black and Tans? Cork is a city divided by wealth and by politics: this murder seems to have links to both.

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“Well-drawn characters, including a lead capable of sustaining a long series, complement the clever plot”
Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Reverend Mother Aquinas is asked to prove a young man’s innocence in the second of this atmospheric new Irish historical mystery series.

Ireland. 1924. Reverend Mother Aquinas is buying buttered eggs in the Cork city market at the very moment when the city engineer, James Doyle, is assassinated. Although no one saw the actual killing, a young reporter named Sam O’Mahoney is found standing close to the body, a pistol in his hand, and is arrested and charged.

Following a desperate appeal from Sam’s mother, convinced of her son’s innocence, the Reverend Mother investigates – and, in this turbulent, war-torn city, uncovers several other key suspects. Could there be a Republican connection? Was James Doyle’s death linked to his corrupt practices in the rebuilding of the city, burned down more than a year ago by the Black and Tans? Cork is a city divided by wealth and by politics: this murder seems to have links to both.

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