The theft of the Book of Kells -- an exquisite ninth-century amalgam of Christian doctrine and Celtic legend -- from the Trinity College library is, in itself, a most shocking crime. But it is the brutal slaying of a night watchman that throws Peter McGarr of the Dublin Murder Squad into the mix. Forced to share investigative duties equally with a publicity-hungry co-Chief Superintendent, McGarr is soon entangled in a twisted web of murder, thievery, back-biting politics, and dark pagan rituals. And surely more blood will flow as secrets, deceptions, and well-guarded lies come to light -- forcing an intrepid detective to doubt the loyalties of even his closest compatriots -- in a chilling case that threatens to bring about nothing less than the destruction of contemporary Irish society.
- ISBN10 0060008504
- ISBN13 9780060008505
- Publish Date 25 November 2003 (first published 1 January 2003)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 27 June 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Avon Books
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 368
- Language English