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The Death of an Irish Lover
by Gill, Bartholomew
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine DJ
- ISBN 10
- 0380977974
- ISBN 13
- 9780380977970
- Seller
-
Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow, 2000. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Yellow cloth hardcover with blue backstrip, gold lettering on spine. Very clean, tight binding, bright copy, previous owner's embossed stamp on front free endpage. Dustjacket is matte, clean, crisp.
Synopsis
Crime runs rampant in the picturesque town of Leixleap — and onIreland's famed River Shannon, where brazen thieves illegally harvestthe gourmet-prized eels that flourish there. But while poachingmay be something the local Eel Police division is well-equippedto handle, murder is wholly another matter.Chief Inspector Peter McGarr has been called out from Dublin to investigate a troubling double homicide. The nude body of young, pretty, and,recently married Eel Policewoman Ellen Gilday Finn has been discoveredin the bed of a hot-sheet inn — wrapped around the equally unclothedcorpse of her much older boss, Pascal Burke. A crime of passion, perhaps, pointing to Ellen's cuckolded newly wedded husband as the perpetrator. But conflicting clues and false confessions are leading McGarrinto dangerous hidden corners where greed, corruption, IRA terror andradical, possibly deadly, environmentalism are but a few of the, dark blooms secretly nourished in the rich loam of the Irish countryside.
Reviews
On May 4 2020, The Old Library Bookshop said:
Hard to believe that the most valued commodity in the area surrounding Leixleap on the River Shannon is the eel that swims in its waters. Hard to believe, too, that the job of Eel Policeman is so dangerous that two of Leixleap's finest are found dead in a local hotel. This is more than local law enforcement is able to handle, so a frantic phone call is made to Dublin's Chief Inspector Peter McGarr for assistance. The instigator of that call is an old school mate of McGarr, one whose bullying ways made him widely disliked. Although the murdered couple were shot "in flagrante delicto," McGarr's investigation uncovers clues that lead in a different direction. The IRA? eel poachers? a betrayed spouse? possibly even disgruntled environmentalists? McGarr will sort it all out, of that the reader has no doubt.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- F39526
- Title
- The Death of an Irish Lover
- Author
- Gill, Bartholomew
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0380977974
- ISBN 13
- 9780380977970
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 265pp
- Size
- 12mo = 7-9"
- Keywords
- First Edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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