Foster's Book of Irish Murder

by Allen Foster

d to James Finnegan’s demise, how one man’s dream led to a mysterious death being solved, and how a woman’s corpse seemingly fell from the sky in Clare. 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

240 pages, Paperback

Published May 31, 2019

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