Burlington Public Library

On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke catches a glimpse of a familiar face. This young woman can't be April Latimer. She was murdered by her brother, years ago. Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke makes a call back home to Ireland and soon Detective St. John Strafford is dispatched to Spain. But he's not the only one en route. A relentless hit man is on the hunt for his latest prey, and the next victim might be...

"As he pushes fifty, painter and petty thief Oliver Otway Orme reflects on his life, trying to uncover the answer to how and why things have turned out as they have, excavating memories of family, of places he has called home, and of the way he has apprehended the world around him, Olly reveals the very essence of a man who, in some way, has always been waiting to be rescued from himself.--

An actor in the twilight of his career reflects on a poignant first love affair at the age of fifteen with his best friend's mother and inexplicably lands a role opposite a famous but fragile actress who helps him come to an astonishing realization.

A collection of short stories providing a cumulative portrait of Ireland.

The fifth Parker novel has the main character planning a score that involves a dozen professional crooks ready to take over a rich, remote North Dakota town.

In this collection of masterful stories, steeped in realism, James Joyce creates an exacting portrait of his native city, showing how it reflects the general decline of Irish culture and civilization.

For the young John Banville, Dublin was a place of enchantment and yearning. This book provides an evocation of childhood and memory--that 'bright abyss' in which 'time's alchemy works'--and an ode to a formative time and place for the artist as a young man.

Set against the backdrop of growing tensions in Ireland in 1919, a touching, often very funny and yet ultimately rather sad story, which will capture the listener's heart and excite their interest with its themes of Irish politics and love, played out in an unlikely and fragile sanctuary. The listener is taken back to July 1919, when the 'Major' is visiting the Hotel Majestic in County Cork, Ireland to reunite with his fiancee Angela, the Protestant...

Provides an overview of various body systems, including the skeleton, nervous system, skin, digestion, and more, and how they function.