Murder Most Irish. Edited by Ed Gorman, Larry Segriff and Martin H. Greenberg. Hardback. 1st Edition. Mercier Press, 1996.

Description:

Murder by any other name is still murder, unless it has an Irish flavor. Then `tis Murder Most IRISH, a bold anthology of short stories... of Irish crime and detective fiction. A favorite Irish song begins: "When Irish eyes are smiling, sure t'is like a morn in spring." For many, Ireland is still most closely associated with the movies of Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, the warblings of John McCormack and Carmel Quinn, and a host of other sentimental images--from St. Patrick's Day parades to bawdy limericks and buoyant blessings and ballads. But there are two sides to the Irish soul: the light and the dark. And the dark side takes no truer or more brilliant form than in these 17 deft stories from Irish literature. A mix of classic and modern works.

Contents:

Hemlock at vespers / Peter Tremayne --
A gift of friendship / Morris Hershman --
A study in white / Nicholas Blake --
Blood is thicker / Ann C. Fallon --
East wind / Freeman Wills Crofts --
The tinker's revenge / D.M. O'Reilly --
Jerry Grogan and the Kilkenny cats --
Jon L. Breen --
The goodly race / Robert J. Randisi --
Jeremiah's lily / Mary Ryan --
A stone of the heart / John Brady --
The Rose of Tralee / Bill Crider --
The hanging of Myles Joyce / James Joyce --
Murder at Cobbler's Hulk / Sean O'Faolain --
Soft day / Wendi Lee --
All in the way you look at it / Edmund Crispin --
A couple of acres and a few wee beasts / Michael Jahn --
The Dublin eye / Clark Howard.