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The Eloquence of the Dead

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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.

  Also by Conor Brady

  A June of Ordinary Murders

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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

  Also by Conor Brady

  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

 

 

 


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