Book description
Why would suicide need a witness? On the east coast of Ireland, Victor
Delahaye, one of the country's most prominent citizens, takes his
business partner's son out sailing. But once at sea, Davy Clancy is
horrified to witness Delahaye take out a gun and shoot himself dead.
This strange event captures the attention of Detective Inspector Hackett
and his friend Pathologist Doctor Quirke. The Delahayes and Clancys have
been rivals for generations and the suicide lays bare the perplexing
characters at the heart of the mystery, from Mona, Delahaye's toxic
young widow, to Jonas and James, his strange, enigmatic twin sons; and
Jack Clancy, his down-trodden, womanizing partner. And when a second
death occurs, one even more shocking than the first, Quirke begins to
realise that terrible secrets lie buried within these entangled
families; and that in this world of jealousy, ruthless ambition and
pride - nothing is quite as it seems . . .
