The Anglo-Irish Murders: A Hilarious Mystery of Political Sensitivities and Deadly Secrets - Softcover

Dudley Edwards, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006512151 ISBN 13: 9780006512158

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

‘Devilishly funny…There are plenty of sharp political points in this beautifully written satire, guaranteed to make you laugh’ – Frances Fyfield, Mail on Sunday

Foolishly, the British and Irish governments have chosen the tactless and impatient Baroness Troutbeck to chair a conference on Anglo-Irish cultural sensitivities. She instantly press-gangs Robert Amiss, her young friend and reluctant accomplice, into becoming conference organizer.

Not only are a truculent Orangeman, intransigent republicans, imitative loyalists, appeasing English and hypocritical Irish among the nightmarish participants whose arrival Amiss views with dread, but driving rain and security problems make things even worse. It is a conference to remember in more ways than one, for when a delegate plummets off the battlements, no one, not even the authorities, can decide whether it was by accident or design, and the warring factions accuse each other of murder.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Dudley Edwards was born in Dublin and now lives in London. A historian and prize-winning biographer, her most recent non-fiction includes the authorized history of The Economist, a portrait of the British Foreign Office, written with its co-operation, and ‘The Faithful Tribe’, a portrait of the Orange Order. Three of her satirical crime novels featuring Baroness Troutbeck have been short-listed for awards from the Crime Writers’ Association.

From the Back Cover

Foolishly, the British and Irish governments have chosen the tactless and impatient Baroness Troutbeck to chair a conference on Anglo-Irish cultural sensitivities. She instantly press-gangs Robert Amiss, her young friend and reluctant accomplice, into becoming conference organiser.

Not only are a truculent Orangeman, intransigent republicans, imitative loyalists, appeasing English and hypocritical Irish among the nightmarish participants whose arrival Amiss views with dread, but driving rain and security problems make things even worse. It is a conference to remember in more ways than one, for when a delegate plummets off the battlements, no one, not even the authorities, can decide whether it was by accident or design, and the warring factions accuse each other of murder.

"The funniest work of fiction was the Anglo-Irish Murders by Ruth Dudley Edwards, which successfully satirises the peace process. This is no easy thing when the facts are frequently more hilarious than any possible fiction."
EOGHAN HARRIS, 'Sunday times (Irish Review of the Year)'

"Hilariously funny… acid observations and a wonderfully witty dialogue."
LINDY MCDOWELL, 'Belfast Telegraph'

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0006512151
• ISBN 13: 9780006512158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224