Mystery & Thriller · DarkIn recession-era Cork, Maureen kills an intruder in her old brothel and turns to her son, a crime boss
The Glorious Heresies
A killing in an old brothel pulls a mother, a crime boss son and a teenage boy into the same story
Maureen Phelan, a 59-year-old former brothel dweller, accidentally kills an intruder, Robbie O'Donovan, in her former brothel. She turns to her son Jimmy, who runs the city's criminal underworld and helps cover up the death. He assigns Tony Cusack, a childhood friend, to dispose of the body, and the story also follows Tony's teenage son Ryan and Georgie Fitzsimons, a pregnant teenage runaway. John Murray published it on April 9, 2015.
More about this book
Who
Maureen Phelan, her son Jimmy, Tony Cusack and his son Ryan, and Georgie Fitzsimons.
World
Present-day Cork, Ireland, during a recession, among criminals and poorer neighborhoods.
What makes it different
It is McInerney's debut novel.
Feel
Fast, dark and funny.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The Glorious HeresiesWikipedia