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Joe Swallow Séries

Cette série plonge dans les ruelles sombres du Dublin victorien, suivant le Sergent Détective Joe Swallow alors qu'il s'attaque à des affaires empreintes d'intrigues et de criminalité. Chaque volume dévoile des couches de la société de l'époque, des taudis sordides aux manoirs somptueux. Les lecteurs seront captivés par la quête de vérité pleine de suspense dans une ère riche en secrets et en dangers.

A Hunt in Winter
A June of Ordinary Murders
The Eloquence of the Dead

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    A June of Ordinary Murders

    • 381pages
    • 14 heures de lecture
    3,6(355)Évaluer

    In the 1880s the DMP classified crime in two distinct classes. Political crimes were ‘special’, whereas theft, robbery and even murder, no matter how terrible, were ‘ordinary’.Dublin, June 1887: the mutilated bodies of a man and a child are discovered in Phoenix Park and Detective Sergeant Joe Swallow steps up to investigate. Cynical and tired, Swallow is a man living on past successes in need of a win.In the background, the city is sweltering in a long summer heatwave, a potential gangland war is simmering as the chief lieutenants of a dying crime boss size each other up and the castle administration want the celebration of Queen Victoria’s Golden jubilee to pass off without complication. Underneath it all, the growing threat of anti-British radicals is never far away. With the Land War at its height, the priority is to contain ‘special’ crime. But these murders appear to be ‘ordinary’ and thus of lesser priority. When the evidence suggests high-level involvement, and as the body count increases, Swallow must navigate the waters of foolish superiors, political directives and frayed tempers to investigate the crime, find the true murderer and deliver justice.A June Of Ordinary Murders captures the life and essence of Dublin in the 1880s and draws the reader on a thrilling journey of murder and intrigue

    A June of Ordinary Murders
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    The Eloquence of the Dead

    • 360pages
    • 13 heures de lecture
    3,9(164)Évaluer

    When a Dublin Pawnbroker is found murdered and the lead suspect goes missing, Sergeant Joe Swallow is handed the poisoned chalice of the investigation. With authorities pressing for a quick resolution, the public living in fear of attack and the newspapers happy to point to the police’s every mistake, Swallow must use every trick in his arsenal to crack the case. On the way he uncovers deep-rooted corruption, discovers the power of new, scientific detection techniques and encounters a ruthless adversary. Following leads from Trim to the Tower of London, The Eloquence of the Dead is the second of the Joe Swallow books and is a fast-paced and gripping crime thriller from the pen of a truly talented writer.

    The Eloquence of the Dead
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    A Hunt in Winter

    3,8(117)Évaluer

    CRIME & MYSTERY. Detective Inspector Joe Swallow's life has taken a turn for the better. Not only is he engaged to be married, but he has a baby on the way. But all too soon he is dragged into the sleuth of Dublin s criminal underbelly. A Hunt in Winter finds Detective Swallow chasing a serial murderer down the dark alleys of Dublin. The only problem is, what he s hunting may not be human at all. Dressed in a long overcoat and reeking of death and decay, this is a killer like no other. Conor Brady has, once again, crafted a meticulous novel, with the political atmosphere of 1800's Dublin adding to the terror and darkness we have come to associate with this thrilling, accomplished and atmospheric series

    A Hunt in Winter