Category Archives: Irish

Brian McGilloway, The Rising (2010)

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

The fourth Irish Inspector Devlin mystery. “To my immediate right something moved. I approached, squinting against the glare, my throat already burning with the heat of the smoke that had made it through the covering of my jacket. An old … Continue reading →

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>Colin Bateman, Mystery Man (2009)

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> This novel is a Northern Irish stand-alone (a belated St Patrick´s Day review)  The narrator of this story is a nameless first-person owner of a bookshop in Belfast. When his neighbour, a private detective, disappears, he is more or … Continue reading →

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>Declan Burke, The Big O (2007)

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> This love … eh caper crime story is the writer´s second novel. No, of course a male Irish writer doesn´t write love stories. Yet… No, certainly not. “Except what Karen remembered best was his eyes in the split-second when … Continue reading →

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>Brian McGilloway, Gallows Lane (2008)

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> This Irish police procedural is the second in the Inspector Benedict Devlin Series. This book was a fine choice for the Irish challenge. It conveys a strong sense of the setting close to the border of Northern Ireland and … Continue reading →

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>Tana French, The Likeness (2008)

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> [Dansk titel: Tana French, Som i et spejl – 2009] This thriller is the Irish writer´s second novel featuring Cassie Maddox. See my review of her debut, In the Woods. As I have read this one for the Ireland … Continue reading →

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>Brian McGilloway, Borderlands (2007)

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> I had a feeling that the Irish Inspector Devlin series would be exactly my taste so when a friend gave me the third book, I bought this debut plus the second volume myself so I could read them in … Continue reading →

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>Rob Kitchin, The White Gallows (2010)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This Irish police procedural is the second in the Colm McEvoy series. Within one day Detective Superintendent Colm McEvoy is sent out to two deaths. The first one is an anonymous Lithuanian, the second is old Dr Koch, a German … Continue reading →

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>Straight from the reader´s mouth

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>As I am cameraless today, I can´t show you my husband´s bargain. A clue: it is Swedish, and something you can read. And finally I have read a book! No reviews for eight days, what a pathetic book blog. There … Continue reading →

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>Irish crime

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> Is there anything better than receiving a signed copy of a book you really want? Yes, apparently. Look here: a signed copy of The White GallowsPLUS a quotation from my review ofRob´s crime fiction debut, The Rule Book. Rob, … Continue reading →

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>Jane Casey, The Missing (2010)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This thriller is the British writer´s debut. The main character, Sarah Finch, lost her older brother when she was eight years old. Charlie walked away from home one afternoon and never came back so her parents, especially her mother, have … Continue reading →

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