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The City of Lies
Michael Russell
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Description for The City of Lies
Paperback. Series: Stefan Gillespie. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Dublin, September 1940. An IRA attempt to capture the British diplomatic bag on its way from Ireland to England leaves a Guard dead on the streets of Dublin. Two days later a pitched battle between warring gangs erupts at one of Ireland's biggest race meetings. In the Irish countryside, the cremated bodies of a family of four are found in their burned-out house. Connections between these events become clear to Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie when he is dispatched to investigate the four dead bodies - or is he there to cover something ... Read more
Dublin, September 1940. An IRA attempt to capture the British diplomatic bag on its way from Ireland to England leaves a Guard dead on the streets of Dublin. Two days later a pitched battle between warring gangs erupts at one of Ireland's biggest race meetings. In the Irish countryside, the cremated bodies of a family of four are found in their burned-out house. Connections between these events become clear to Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie when he is dispatched to investigate the four dead bodies - or is he there to cover something ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Stefan Gillespie
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472121950
SKU
V9781472121950
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99-10
About Michael Russell
After a successful career as a television writer and producer, working on such series as A Touch of Frost, Midsomer Murders and Between the Lines, Michael Russell decided to write what he had always wanted to: books. The City in Darkness is the third of his Stefan Gillespie stories of historical crime fiction, taking a sideways ... Read more
Reviews for The City of Lies
In action ranging from Dublin to Danzig Russell has drawn on real-life Irish characters whose decent behaviour in the face of the impending Holocaust has been sadly lost over the years. This book has triumphantly revived their reputation
Jewish Chronicle
A superb, atmospheric thriller...A page turner of high quality, populated by a marvellous set of fictional characters, interwoven ... Read more
Jewish Chronicle
A superb, atmospheric thriller...A page turner of high quality, populated by a marvellous set of fictional characters, interwoven ... Read more