The review on the podcast this week, of Sheila Pim's "A Brush with Death," brings a touch of mystery to Ireland's green. Irish mystery writers, in 1950, weren't that common. But another Irish author, Eilís Dillon, did produce three excellent and very Irish mysteries in the mid-1950s, books that managed to provide a certain amount of red blood to complement the shamrock green of Ireland. All three have been republished by the Rue Morgue Press.
You can find reviews of all three mysteries on this site. Her first book, "Death at Crane's Court," was discussed here; her second, "Sent to his Account" is reviewed here, and her last mystery, "Death in the Quadrangle," is discussed here. The first and last featured the amateur detective work of Professor Daly, working with Irish police inspector Mike Kenny; the second novel is out-of-series but quite delightful as well. I can recommend all three.
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