All the Dead Voices (Thorndike Large Print Crime Scene) - Hardcover

Declan Hughes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410420728 ISBN 13: 9781410420725

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2009

Synopsis

Shortly after moving into Dublin from his childhood home on the outskirts, PI Ed Loy is approached by Anne Fogarty, a woman whose father was killed fifteen years ago. She thinks the police nabbed the wrong person, and now she wants Loy to find the truth. Topping the list of suspects are three men Anne's father, a revenue inspector, was preparing claims against for criminal activity. One of them is George Halligan, Loy's underworld nemesis.

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From the Back Cover

Dublin PI Ed Loy is trying to escape his past—a task easier said than done—in this new novel from Shamus Award-winning author Declan Hughes

Shortly after moving from his childhood home on the outskirts of Dublin to an apartment in the city, Ed Loy is approached by Anne Fogarty, a woman whose father was killed fifteen years ago. She thinks the police nabbed the wrong person, and now she wants Loy to find the truth. At the top of the list of possible suspects are three men Anne's father, a revenue inspector, was preparing claims against for criminal activity: Bobby Doyle, an ex-IRA man turned property developer; Jack Cullen, also ex-IRA, now the head of a gang of disgruntled IRA men; and George Halligan, Loy's underworld nemesis.

At the same time, Loy is asked to look into the death of Paul Delaney, a rising soccer star who may have been connected with Jack Cullen. With the two cases on a collision course, Loy scours the streets of a city divided—where the wounded Celtic Tiger walks hand in hand with the ghosts of a violent past.

With his gripping mysteries in the tradition of Raymond Chandler's and Ross MacDonald's best, a striking portrayal of an Ireland seldom seen, and a classic hero in Ed Loy, Declan Hughes cements his place as one of the most talented new crime writers working today.

About the Author

An award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Declan Hughes is cofounder and former artistic director of Rough Magic Theatre Company. He was Writer-in-Association with the Abbey Theatre and lives in Dublin with his wife and two daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410420728
• ISBN 13: 9781410420725
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 473