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paperback. 1949. Lance Curran is set to prosecute a young man for a brutal murder, in the 'Robert the Painter' case, one which threatens to tear society apart. In the searing July heat, corruption and justice vie as Harry Ferguson, Judge Curran's fixer, contemplates the souls of men adrift, and his own fall from grace with the beautiful and wilful Patricia. Series: The Blue Trilogy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
1949. Lance Curran is set to prosecute a young man for a brutal murder, in the 'Robert the Painter' case, one which threatens to tear society apart. In the searing July heat, corruption and justice vie as Harry Ferguson, Judge Curran's fixer, contemplates the souls of men adrift, and his own fall from grace with the beautiful and wilful Patricia. Within three years, Curran will be a judge, his nineteen year old daughter dead, at the hands of a still unknown murderer, and his wife Doris condemned to an asylum for ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
The Blue Trilogy
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571278619
SKU
KMK0024672
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Eoin McNamee
Eoin McNamee's novels include Resurrection Man, later made into a film, The Blue Tango, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and Orchid Blue, described by John Burnside in the Guardian as 'not only into a political novel of the highest order but also that rare phenomenon, a genuinely tragic work of art.'. He lives in Sligo.
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