by Conor Brady
‘Joe. It’s a surprise to see you here … It’s a nice surprise … that’s what I mean.’
‘It’s nice to be here too.’
‘Will you have … something?’
‘No thanks … not here … not in the bar, that is. But you said if I ever needed supper or a late meal.…’
‘Why yes, would you like to come up to the parlour?’
They made for the stairs that led to the first floor. Rain had started to spatter against the windows fronting onto Thomas Street. He breathed in the familiar scents of wood and furniture polish, cooking from Carrie’s kitchen, wine and porter and turf fires.
‘Yes,’ he said. ‘I think I’d like that very much.’
-The End-
About the Author
CONOR BRADY is the former editor of The Irish Times. The Eloquence of the Dead is his second novel featuring Joe Swallow. He lives in Dublin. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Map
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Thursday September 29th, 1887
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Friday September 30th, 1887
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Saturday October 1st, 1887
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Sunday October 2nd, 1887
Twenty
Twenty-One
Twenty-Two
Twenty-Three
Monday October 3rd, 1887
Twenty-Four
Twenty-Five
Twenty-Six
Twenty-Seven
Twenty-Eight
Twenty-Nine
Thirty
Thirty-One
Tuesday October 4th, 1887
Thirty-Two
Thirty-Three
Thirty-Four
Thirty-Five
Thirty-Six
Thirty-Seven
Wednesday October 5th, 1887
Thirty-Eight
Thirty-Nine
Thursday October 6th, 1887
Forty
Forty-One
Friday October 7th, 1887
Forty-Two
Forty-Three
Forty-Four
Forty-Five
Saturday October 8th, 1887
Forty-Six
Forty-Seven
Forty-Eight
Forty-Nine
Sunday October 9th, 1887
Fifty
Fifty-One
Monday October 10th, 1887
Fifty-Two
Fifty-Three
Fifty-Four
Fifty-Five
Fifty-Six
Fifty-Seven
Fifty-Eight
Tuesday October 11th, 1887
Fifty-Nine
Sixty
Sixty-One
Sixty-Two
Sixty-Three
Sixty-Four
Sixty-Five
Wednesday October 12th, 1887
Sixty-Six
Sixty-Seven
Sixty-Eight
Thursday October 13th, 1887
Sixty-Nine
Seventy
Friday October 14th, 1887
Seventy-One
Seventy-Two
Saturday October 15th, 1887
Seventy-Three
Seventy-Four
Seventy-Five
Epilogue
About the Author
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Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
A THOMAS DUNNE BOOK FOR MINOTAUR BOOKS.
An imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group.
THE ELOQUENCE OF THE DEAD. Copyright © 2013 by Conor Brady. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Brady, Conor, author.
Title: The eloquence of the dead / Conor Brady.
Description: First U.S. Edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2016. | A Thomas Dunne Book.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015043808 | ISBN 9781250057570 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781466861275 (e-book)
Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural. | FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical. | GSAFD: Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PR6102.R3343 E44 2016 | DDC 823/.92—dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015043808
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First published in Ireland by New Island Books
First U.S. Edition: March 2016
eISBN 9781466861275
