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Fiction, Crime & mystery
A brilliant crime novel set in Dublin from a wonderful new Irish author.
A superbly entertaining and suspenseful debut crime novel from Irish Benedictine Monk Andrew Nugent.
When a Dublin High Court judge is found dead - slumped in his chair, his neck snapped by a well aimed kick - many would say he got what he deserved. But Inspector Denis Lennon and Sergeant Molly Power soon unearth a far moredangerous and complex case than simple revenge. There's the handsome, fair-haired young man whose flights of fancy and secret liaisons lead them down many a dark alleyway; the judge with an unusual but lucrative hobby; the strange connection with a rural community; the good-looking tae kwon do teacher.
Elegant, charming and clever, Andrew Nugent deflates the pomposity of the law, the police force and Irish rural mythology in a novel as ingenious as it is witty and compelling.
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Praise for The Four Courts Murder
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The author has an elegant, witty style. He has created some colourful characters, including an engaging pair of police officers ...an entertaining story with some nice touches of humour' - Sunday Telegraph
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'It would take an iron will not to find oneself swept along by the pace at which the story is told' - Irish Times
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Elegant, charming and clever, Andrew Nugent deflates the pomposity of the law, the police force and Irish rural mythology in a novel as ingenious as it is witty and compelling - Irish Post
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'An erudite, witty and altogether delightful debut, full of characters laced with eccentricity and Irish charm' - Kirkus Reviews (starred)
Andrew Nugent
Andrew Nugent is a former practising barrister. As a Benedictine monk of Glenstal Abbey, Limerick, he was headmaster of the Abbey School before spending nine years in a foundation monastery in Nigeria. He has travelled extensively in Europe, the US and the Middle East, as well as in West Africa.
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