Foster's Book of Irish Murder

by Allen Foster

Allen Foster returns with some of Ireland’s most infamous and lesser-known murders in history. From Bridget Cleary and Patrick Dunphy (the oldest man to be executed in Britain or Ireland), to the Sherlock Holmes-like investigation into the death of WWII veteran James McParland, the tragic case of Lily Dotie, and many more!

Foster’s Book of Irish Murder is full of victims and monsters, heroic detectives and false leads, killers escaping justice and mysterious unsolved cases.

Genres: Irish Literature, Nonfiction, True Crime, History

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 26, 2018

Reviews

[Belinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

An incredibly vast collection of stories from across the island of Ireland. Each individual story is brief but well told, sometimes with accompanying images.

It's clear that an extraordinary amount of research went into this book, but without a bibliography it all feels a bit worthless. Also, there's no rhyme nor reason to the order the stories appear in. Personally I'd love if they were sorted chronologically, but even having them grouped geographically or thematically would make be a massive improvement.

All told, a great book to own and have on my shelf, even if the presentation of the information within could be much better.

[Damien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good short collection of some unknown old irish murders but no references or bio

[Alannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was good, well written - but no references

Also there was no apparent order for the stories

Some I would’ve liked a littttllleee more info

But good

[Cir · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book proves that men are the problem