Murder Most Irish

Murder Most series...Murder by any other name is still murder, unless it has an Irish flavor. Then `tis Murder Most IRISH, a bold anthology of short stories... of Irish crime and detective fiction. A favorite Irish song begins: "When Irish eyes are smiling, sure t'is like a morn in spring." For many Americans, Ireland is still most closely associated with the movies of Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, the warblings of John McCormack and Carmel Quinn, and a host of other sentimental images--from St. Patrick's Day parades to bawdy limericks and buoyant blessings and ballads. But there are two sides to the Irish soul: the light and the dark. And the dark side takes no truer or more brilliant form than in these 17 deft stories from Irish literature. A mix of classic and modern works.Contents:* Hemlock at Vespers / Peter Tremayne;* A Gift of Friendship / Morris Hershman;* A Study in White / Nicholas Blake;* Blood is Thicker / Ann C. Fallon;* East Wind / Freeman Wills Crofts;* The Tinker's Revenge / D.M. O'Reilly;* Jerry Grogan and the Kilkenny Cats /Jon L. Breen;* The Goodly Race / Robert J. Randisi;* Jeremiah's Lily / Mary Ryan;* A Stone of the Heart / John Brady;* The Rose of Tralee / Bill Crider;* The Hanging of Myles Joyce / James Joyce;* Murder at Cobbler's Hulk / Sean O'Faolain;* Soft Day / Wendi Lee;* All in the Way You Look At It / Edmund Crispin;* A Couple of Acres and a Few Wee Beasts / Michael Jahn;* The Dublin Eye / Clark Howard.