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Violence
Barely any
Mild; a murder and its investigation in the academic world
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; Dublin pub culture
Emotional Intensity
None
No psychological concerns; literary mystery
What this book is about
Bartholomew Gill's Inspector McGarr mystery is set in the Dublin academic world on Bloomsday — the annual celebration of Joyce's Ulysses — when a prominent Joyce scholar turns up dead. Gill's Irish mysteries are known for their literary intelligence, their evocation of Dublin, and the eccentric charm of Chief Superintendent Peter McGarr.
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