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    Shameful Murder, A: A mystery set in 1920’s Ireland

    By Cora Harrison

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    Introducing the Reverend Mother Aquinas in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.

    Cork, Ireland. 1923. When, one wet March morning, Reverend Mother Aquinas discovers a body at the gate of the convent chapel washed up after a flood ‘like a mermaid in gleaming silver satin’, she immediately sends for one of her former pupils, Police Sergeant Patrick Cashman, to investigate. Dead bodies are not unusual in the poverty-stricken slums of Cork city, but this one is dressed in evening finery; in her handbag is a dance programme for the exclusive Merchant’s Ball held the previous evening – and a midnight ticket for the Liverpool ferry.
    Against the backdrop of a country in the midst of Ireland’s Civil War, the Reverend Mother, together with Sergeant Cashman and Dr Sher, an enlightened physician and friend, seek out the truth as to the identity of the victim – and her killer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateSep 1, 2015
    ISBN9781780106656
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    Shameful Murder, A: A mystery set in 1920’s Ireland
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    Cora Harrison

    Cora Harrison worked as a headteacher before she decided to write her first novel. She has since published twenty-six children’s novels. My Lady Judge was her first book in a Celtic historical crime series for adults that introduces Mara, Brehon of the Burren. Cora lives on a farm near the Burren in the west of Ireland.

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    • 4/5
      During the unrest of 1923 Cork, Ireland; Reverend Mother Aquinas walks out the gates of the Abbey and comes upon what she first believes to be a mermaid in silver satin but turns out to be the body of a local young woman who had gone missing during the local Merchant's Ball. At the same time another local girl goes missing and neither victim is quite who they appear to be.Together w/ Police Sargent Patrick Cashman, Dr. Sher, & her cousin Reverend Mother puts together the puzzle pieces to solve the mystery of the two young women.I found the book very interesting, the description of the Republicans and the prejudice against them, the poverty, the laws of property & inheritance in regards to womenI found that the quotes at the beginning of each chapter by Thomas Aquinas, were a sharp contrast in comparison to the good will & charitable acts of Reverend Mother Aquinas.There were enough clues for me to figure most of the mystery out!
    • 5/5
      I have read and enjoyed all of Cora Harrison's books about Mara the Brehon. I think this new series could be even more interesting. Cork in 1920 was a political maelstrom full of a fascinating variety of people and causes . The Reverend Mother is a very cool character and I look forward to more of her adventures. The writing is first-rate. Trying to guess the ending kept me awake half the night.
    • 4/5
      Ireland, historical-novel, historical-research, early-20th-century, murder, mystery Political turmoil, flooding, the body of a partygoer washed onto the grounds of a convent. Investigating this murder are some unusual individuals who manage to do a creditable job. The characters are all very interesting personalities who are better than the investigation. I was less engaged than I had hoped, but narrator Rosalyn Landor rescued the whole for me with her inimitable performance. I won this audiobook in a giveaway and enjoyed the listen.