- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Constable (July 25 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 009468510X
- ISBN-13: 978-0094685109
- Shipping Weight: 413 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Set in Brady's native Ireland, his debut towers above the mystery category as an eloquent, compelling novel about The Troubles. Sgt. Minogue of the Dublin Garda is assigned the case when Jarlath Walsh, a student at Trinity College, is murdered. Questioning the victim's girlfriend, professors and the college security chief, Minogue learns little except that the victim had no known enemies. The consensus is that everyone liked the naive youth, despite his foolish idea that Trinity's hallowed grounds were being infiltrated by conspirators abetting IRA terrorists. Since rebels from the North are killing the detective's fellow officers in repeated shoot-outs, he feels "Walsh's "notion" was justified and joins in the all-out search for the cabal. As the Gardai move across the counties on the heels of a slippery "Yank" and a famous Irish playwright, events assume nightmarish proportions, especially for Minogue. Acting on honed instinct, he flies to the border at Ulster in hopes of preventing another sacrifice to the cause. This is where the curtain falls on the last act of a tragic drama involving many characters, each so skillfully realized that one virtually sees and hears them as human in this extraordinary novel.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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An act of violence amid the Troubles sets a tough case for Sergeant Minogue .
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Irish-Canadian Treasure,
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This review is from: Stone Of The Heart (Mass Market Paperback)
John Brady's first 'Matt Minogue' mystery is a great police procedural. Minogue, a Detective Sergeant with Dublin's Garda, is caught up in a murder investigation that may or may not be related to the 'Troubles' up north. Before it is solved more murders take place and Minogue, himself, is threatened. Brady, who lives near Toronto, has a wonderful hand with dialogue and as one reviewer wrote, it begs to be read aloud. Great for anyone who likes Ian Rankin or Peter Robinson (another Canadian).
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Irish-Canadian Treasure,
By P. Skanes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Stone Of The Heart (Mass Market Paperback)
John Brady's first 'Matt Minogue' mystery is a great police procedural. Minogue, a Detective Sergeant with Dublin's Garda, is caught up in a murder investigation that may or may not be related to the 'Troubles' up north. Before it is solved more murders take place and Minogue, himself, is threatened. Brady, who lives near Toronto, has a wonderful hand with dialogue and as one reviewer wrote, it begs to be read aloud. Great for anyone who likes Ian Rankin or Peter Robinson (another Canadian).
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Looking Glass War in Dublin,
By D. P. Birkett - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: A Stone of the Heart (Mass Market Paperback)
The first in the series with Minogue still a sergeant. It's set in an Ireland that reminded me of John Le Carre's cold war Germany. The IRA and the British are involved and there are intricate double double-crosses. The bad guys lose but the good guys don't quite win and are not all good. I had to read it twice to get the plot straight but it was well worth it. Not much humor . Perhaps not the book to read if you're trying not think about September 11, although again that makes it all the more relevant.
3.0 out of 5 stars
slow, but worth it in the end,
By Nancy O - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: A Stone of the Heart (Paperback)
A Stone of the Heart is the first Inspector Matt Minogue novel, set in Dublin. Minogue was a victim in a bombing where a man he was supposed to be protecting was killed. He has been on invalid status with the police and is somewhat prone to melancholy and a bit of introspection. His worries spill over into his life and work, where he feels that he is not as valuable to the police force as he once was. And in turn, he makes some of his co-workers and superiors a bit edgy. The action begins when Minogue is sent to Trinity College in Dublin to investigate the death of a student named Jarlath Walsh. Everyone Minogue questioned except Walsh's girlfriend Agnes tells Minogue that Walsh is involved with drugs, but Minogue isn't so sure that that's really the case. Walsh's killing takes on new meaning when Minogue becomes involved in the search for a cop killer, and he finds that Walsh's seemingly random death is related. To be honest, the first part of this book is so incredibly slow that I wrestled with putting it aside and picking up something else. I stuck with it to the end, and it's only about 3/4 of the way through when the action really picks up. Most of the book deals with setting up Minogue's character, because this is the first in a series. Hopefully in the books following this one, we'll all know that Minogue is a bit of a neurotic, a victim of ptsd and we can move on to a faster-moving plot. Overall, not too bad, but beware...it is slow. If you're a mystery reader like myself, you may find it a bit tame but it's still an okay read. Recommended for those who like mysteries set in Ireland or mysteries in general.
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