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A review by skinnypenguin
Black Irish by Stephan Talty
4.0
A woman comes back to her hometown of Buffalo as a police detective and her and her partner start investigating a brutal homicide. Their investigation leads to several other murders and a conspiracy in the Irish community that goes back to the IRA and the tunes of the 'troubles'.
Her father who is suffering from Altzheimers is involved. A one point it is thought by the police that she is responsible for the murders. As she delves further into the case she recruits the help of a local historian to learn more about Ireland's past and those who came to Buffalo.
She is also trying to deal with some personal issues including a rocky relationship with her father and attraction to a cop in another town and to an old friend. She ties her case in with a murder in another town in the recent past and the distant past.
An intricate plot with lots of twists and turns. Showcases some pretty gruesome murder scenes. The main character is a strong determined woman with some interesting flaws stemming from her past. The story brings in Irish history, social conditions in Buffalo, the subjects of loyalty and abuse.
Her father who is suffering from Altzheimers is involved. A one point it is thought by the police that she is responsible for the murders. As she delves further into the case she recruits the help of a local historian to learn more about Ireland's past and those who came to Buffalo.
She is also trying to deal with some personal issues including a rocky relationship with her father and attraction to a cop in another town and to an old friend. She ties her case in with a murder in another town in the recent past and the distant past.
An intricate plot with lots of twists and turns. Showcases some pretty gruesome murder scenes. The main character is a strong determined woman with some interesting flaws stemming from her past. The story brings in Irish history, social conditions in Buffalo, the subjects of loyalty and abuse.