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In a remote community off the west coast of Ireland, residents inclined to gossip speculate why reclusive Clement Ford, the "Sea Wolf," has become such a generous benefactor to his neighbors. then one night, a mysterious figure from Ford's past arrives on the island, and by morning three people are murdered and Ford has disappeared. In the wake of the tragedy, Chief Superintendent Peter McGarr, and his intuitive wife, Noreen, along with his trusted staff from the Murder Squad, must piece show more together the deadly evening's events and answer the questions: Who really is the enigmatic Sea Wolf? And what does he have that is worth killing so many people for? show lessTags
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I am really liking Bartholomew Gill. The Peter McGarr series so far have all been excellent and this one is no exception.
Clement Ford, the man who controls a trust very beneficial to the inhabitants of an island off the Irish coast, but who lives very modestly, has been watching the sea for a quarter century, fearing that Angus Rehm and his past might have caught up to him. When Rehm does turn up, he secrets the information about the trust with a neighbor and plans to flee. Before he can, Rehm and his children arrive seeking vengeance, leaving several dead in his wake. Ford escapes and Rehm must now ferret out the secret even though the police are swarming over the island, especially given that one of the dead was a retired cop.
Gill show more does a wonderful job portraying the distrust of the old Irish for newcomers and those from the mainland, especially after the EU loan to Ireland that resulted, so the old-timers say, in the GUBU (Grotesque, Unbelievable, Bizarre, Unprecedented) corruption and scandals that resulted. “The likes of foreigners and scuts, like you. Yeh’ve ruined this country, this island, and now my son [the father of the dead cop is speaking to McGarr]. Frauds and gobshites [love that word] all of yiz. Mots, bowsies, and gurriers.” Lovely. show less
Clement Ford, the man who controls a trust very beneficial to the inhabitants of an island off the Irish coast, but who lives very modestly, has been watching the sea for a quarter century, fearing that Angus Rehm and his past might have caught up to him. When Rehm does turn up, he secrets the information about the trust with a neighbor and plans to flee. Before he can, Rehm and his children arrive seeking vengeance, leaving several dead in his wake. Ford escapes and Rehm must now ferret out the secret even though the police are swarming over the island, especially given that one of the dead was a retired cop.
Gill show more does a wonderful job portraying the distrust of the old Irish for newcomers and those from the mainland, especially after the EU loan to Ireland that resulted, so the old-timers say, in the GUBU (Grotesque, Unbelievable, Bizarre, Unprecedented) corruption and scandals that resulted. “The likes of foreigners and scuts, like you. Yeh’ve ruined this country, this island, and now my son [the father of the dead cop is speaking to McGarr]. Frauds and gobshites [love that word] all of yiz. Mots, bowsies, and gurriers.” Lovely. show less
Decent mystery set on Clare Island, Ireland. Bonus points for historical intrigue, and getting me attached to characters early on in the story. Minus points for what felt like an abrupt ending.
Decent mystery set on Clare Island, Ireland. Bonus points for historical intrigue, and getting me attached to characters early on in the story. Minus points for what felt like an abrupt ending.
Decent mystery set on Clare Island, Ireland. Bonus points for historical intrigue, and getting me attached to characters early on in the story. Minus points for what felt like an abrupt ending.
Decent mystery set on Clare Island, Ireland. Bonus points for historical intrigue, and getting me attached to characters early on in the story. Minus points for what felt like an abrupt ending.
This was an interesting mystery with a "pirate" plot. There were places where the plot moved a bit too slowly for my tastes, but I still wanted to keep reading it.
a mysterious benefactor on a small Irish island vanishes when thtee people are murdered. Pter McGarr of the Irish Murder Squad investgates.
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Mark McGarrity, who wrote mystery novels under the pseudonym Bartholomew Gill, was born in Massachusetts in 1943. He graduated from both Brown University and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. He wrote seventeen murder mysteries and was an Edgar Award nominee. As a journalist, he wrote for the Newark Star Ledger. He lived in Dublin and Cranberry show more Lake, NJ. He died in 2002. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- The Death of an Irish Sea Wolf
- Original publication date
- 1996
- People/Characters
- Peter McGarr
- Important places
- Ireland
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
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