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Peter McGarr Series

16 primary works • 16 total works
Police detective mystery series set in Ireland.

Book 1

The Death of an Irish Politician
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3.59 · 354 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 1977 · 8 editions
Chief Inspector of Detectives Peter McGarr is the …

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    Book 2

    The Death of an Irish Consul
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    3.75     · 157 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1977 · 14 editions
    It's a rare occurrence when Chief Inspector of Det…

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    Book 3

    The Death of an Irish Lass
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    3.77     · 174 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1978 · 15 editions
    The dead woman is an enigma –– a local lass who em…

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    Book 4

    The Death of an Irish Tradition
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    3.76     · 105 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1979 · 15 editions
    The Dublin Horse Show is one of the city's proudes…

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    Book 5

    McGarr and the P.M. of Belgrave Square
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    3.56     · 75 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1983 · 4 editions
    When a Dublin art dealer is found lying in a pool …

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    Book 6

    McGarr and the Method of Descartes
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    3.56     · 52 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1984 · 4 editions
    Twelve years after a night of terror in Belfast, D…

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    Book 7

    McGarr and the Legacy of a Woman Scorned
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    3.82     · 61 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1986 · 3 editions
    Fionnuala Walton was a legend in her part of Irela…

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    Book 8

    The Death of a Joyce Scholar
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    3.65     · 307 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 1989 · 22 editions
    Trinity professor and Joycean scholar Kevin Coyle …

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    Book 9

    The Death of Love
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    3.77     · 74 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1992 · 8 editions
    A first-time father at fifty-one, Irish police chi…

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    Book 10

    Death on a Cold, Wild River
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    3.84     · 86 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 5 editions
    Suspended from the Serious Crimes Unit for politic…

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    Book 11

    The Death of an Ardent Bibliophile
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    3.49     · 164 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 1995 · 10 editions
    Very little astounds Peter McGarr, the head of the…

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    Book 12

    The Death of an Irish Sea Wolf
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    3.78     · 208 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1996 · 10 editions
    In a remote community off the west coast of Irelan…

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    Book 13

    The Death of an Irish Tinker
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    3.74     · 242 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1990 · 13 editions
    A body is found shackled to the upper branches of …

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    Book 14

    The Death of an Irish Lover
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    3.65     · 182 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2000 · 10 editions
    Crime runs rampant in the picturesque town of Leix…

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    Book 15

    The Death of an Irish Sinner
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    3.68     · 210 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2001 · 9 editions
    Local benefactress and celebrated biographer Mary-…

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    Book 16

    Death in Dublin
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    3.44     · 250 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 2002 · 12 editions
    The theft of the Book of Kells -- an exquisite nin…

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