Obit |
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| Author:
| Emery, Anne |
| Series title: | A Collins-Burke Mystery Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55022-905-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | ECW Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Declan Burke fled Ireland forty years ago and never looked back. Now settled in New York, he thinks he's put the old country behind him, until he reads the obituary of one Cathal Murphy. The obituary, he sees at once, is not about Murphy at all. It is a coded indictment of Burke's own life. And an announcement of his impending death. Halifax lawyer Monty Collins investigates the obit with its allusions to Burke's IRA past. Collins gets no help from Burke, who -- good soldier to the end...
More DescriptionDeclan Burke fled Ireland forty years ago and never looked back. Now settled in New York, he thinks he's put the old country behind him, until he reads the obituary of one Cathal Murphy. The obituary, he sees at once, is not about Murphy at all. It is a coded indictment of Burke's own life. And an announcement of his impending death. Halifax lawyer Monty Collins investigates the obit with its allusions to Burke's IRA past. Collins gets no help from Burke, who -- good soldier to the end -- keeps the silence of the grave.