Please join the North Providence Mystery Book Club on
Tuesday September 3, 2019. We will be discussing A June of Ordinary Murders
by Conor Brady. This is the first book featuring Sergeant Joe Swallow of the
Dublin Metropolitan Police. The story takes place during Queen Victoria’s
Golden Jubilee.
The book summary from the publisher’s website is” In the
1880s the Dublin Metropolitan Police classified crime in two distinct
categories. Political crimes were classed as "special," whereas
theft, robbery and even murder, no matter how terrible, were known as
"ordinary."
Dublin, June 1887: The city swelters in a long summer heat
wave, the criminal underworld simmers, and with it, the threat of nationalist
violence is growing. Meanwhile, the Castle administration hopes the celebration
of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee will pass peacefully. Then, the mutilated
bodies of a man and a child are discovered in Phoenix Park and Detective
Sergeant Joe Swallow steps up to investigate. Cynical and tired, Swallow is a
man living on past successes in need of a win. With the Land War at its height,
the priority is to contain special crime, and these murders appear to be
ordinary—and thus of lesser priority. But when the evidence suggests high-level
involvement, and the body count increases, Swallow must navigate the
treacherous waters of foolish superiors, political directives, and frayed
tempers to solve the case, find the true murderer, and deliver justice.”
We will be meeting in the Second Floor Meeting Room at 7:00
pm.
