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Bezig met laden... Fenian Street: A Mystery (2022)door Anne Emery
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Fiction.
Mystery.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: An unsolved murder investigation in 1970s Ireland from "one of Canada's finest novelists." â?? Ottawa Review of Books Shay Rynne grew up in the Corporation Flats â?? public housing â?? in Fenian Street, Dublin. He has always toyed with the idea of joining the Garda SÃochána, the Irish police. But in the early 1970s, young fellows from the tenements of Dublin have not been welcomed in the police force. When his friend Rosaleen is killed and the case goes unsolved, Shay decides to put on the uniform of a Dublin garda and sets out to find the killer. The murder inquiry makes an enemy of the detective who failed in the first investigation. Shay knows Detective McCreevy is just waiting for the chance to get revenge. But the violent death of a prominent politician gives Shay the opportunity to prove himself, perhaps even be promoted. Shay works with the lead detective on the murder inquiry and his star is rising, until suspicion falls on a member of Shay's own family. So Shay is off the case. Officially. Determined to clear his family name, his under-the-radar investigation takes him from an opulent mansion in Dublin to Hell's Kitchen in New York. And his good friend Father Brennan Burke has some surprising contacts for Shay in the shadowy world of New York's Ir Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This was a great book. Not only was the plot and storyline good, but you could tell there was a lot of research done about Ireland and the conflict that tore the country apart for so long. The book is over 400 pages long, and while it didn't drag, it felt at times that some of the story could have been eliminated with no detriment.
That said, I loved getting to know all of the characters. The story centers around Shay Rynne, who grew up in Dublin and wanted to join the Garda Siochana (the Irish Police). This wasn't common as most in Dublin thought the Garda weren't on their side. The final push that propelled him to join was the death of a friend. The case closed quickly, and in Shay's opinion, the wrong conclusion was drawn. He joins, and despite the less than welcome reception, he comes to excel and comes to be accepted. Other great characters in the book are Father Brennan Burke, a great friend of Shay's and someone with interesting and useful contacts. Other interesting characters are Finn, the owner of Christy's Pub and Father Burke's Uncle, and Talkie, Shay's father.
Good and interesting read. (