This book suggests crime fiction is now the most relevant and valid form of writing which can deal with modern Ireland in terms of the post-'Troubles' landscape

Elias Hicks was a traveling Quaker minister from Long Island, New York. In his ministry, he promoted unorthodox doctrines that led to controversy and criticism.

This book examines the recent expansion of Ireland's literary tradition to include home-grown crime fiction. It surveys the wave of books that use genre structu