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How to Murder a Man
Patricia Cornwell
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Description for How to Murder a Man
paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Nineteenth-century Ireland was awash with secret societies, principally rural, and principally Catholic. Their function was to keep tenants on the land as they had always leased. The landlords that evicted the old tenants, and the 'land grabbers' (often Catholic) who took the new leases, were regarded as enemies. The most feared of the societies was the group known as the Ribbonmen, who enforced their ideals with brutal and horrendous practices - they castrated, tarred and feathered and even skinned their victims alive. In HOW TO MURDER A MAN, Carlo Gebler tells of a small rural community in County Monaghan, and ... Read more
Nineteenth-century Ireland was awash with secret societies, principally rural, and principally Catholic. Their function was to keep tenants on the land as they had always leased. The landlords that evicted the old tenants, and the 'land grabbers' (often Catholic) who took the new leases, were regarded as enemies. The most feared of the societies was the group known as the Ribbonmen, who enforced their ideals with brutal and horrendous practices - they castrated, tarred and feathered and even skinned their victims alive. In HOW TO MURDER A MAN, Carlo Gebler tells of a small rural community in County Monaghan, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349108551
SKU
KCW0016747
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Patricia Cornwell
Carlo Gebler is the author of several novels and two works of non-fiction. He co-produced and directed the acclaimed BBC2 series PLAIN TALES FROM NORTHERN IRELAND and the recent A LITTLE LOCAL DIFFICULTY.
Reviews for How to Murder a Man
Gebler at his disturbing best SUNDAY TIMES Powerful ... a compelling dark novel ... terrible events are portrayed with an impeccable purity of style, making them unforgettable SPECTATOR Powerfully memorable DAILY TELEGRAPH A meticulous and absorbing historical fiction OBSERVER