A Shameful Murder
A Shameful Murder by Cora Harrison is a historical mystery published by Severn House on May 29, 2015. This edition, comprising 256 pages, introduces readers to Reverend Mother Aquinas as she navigates the complexities of crime in 1923 Cork, Ireland. When a body is discovered at the convent chapel, dressed in evening finery and linked to a recent high-society event, the Reverend Mother calls upon her former pupil, Police Sergeant Patrick Cashman, to help unravel the mystery.
In this engaging narrative, readers will follow Reverend Mother Aquinas, Sergeant Cashman, and Dr. Sher as they delve into the circumstances surrounding the victim’s death amidst the turmoil of Ireland’s Civil War. The story explores themes of identity and societal challenges, set against a backdrop of historical events. This first installment in a new series promises to immerse readers in a world where the past and present collide, revealing the hidden truths of a community grappling with both crime and conflict.
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Introducing the Reverend Mother Aquinas in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.
Cork, Ireland. 1923. When, one wet March morning, Reverend Mother Aquinas discovers a body at the gate of the convent chapel washed up after a flood ‘like a mermaid in gleaming silver satin’, she immediately sends for one of her former pupils, Police Sergeant Patrick Cashman, to investigate. Dead bodies are not unusual in the poverty-stricken slums of Cork city, but this one is dressed in evening finery; in her handbag is a dance programme for the exclusive Merchant’s Ball held the previous evening – and a midnight ticket for the Liverpool ferry.
Against the backdrop of a country in the midst of Ireland’s Civil War, the Reverend Mother, together with Sergeant Cashman and Dr Sher, an enlightened physician and friend, seek out the truth as to the identity of the victim – and her killer.
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