The Dead Eight
Published on 29. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
412 pages
978-1-84840-094-8 (ISBN)
Description
A stunning and critically praised novel by acclaimed Irish writer Carlo Gebler, this book addresses the miscarriages of justice endemic in the Irish judicial system. On a wet November morning in 1940, Harry Gleeson discovered the body of Moll McCarthy in a field near the village of New Inn, Co. Tipperary. She had been shot twice with a shotgun, once in the face... In tracing Moll's journey to this tragic end, Carlo Gebler's novel - which is based on the real story - explores how the local police fabricated their case against Harry Gleeson, and why an entire community looked away as the Irish judicial system prosecuted, convicted and condemned to death an innocent man. Gleeson was hanged in Mountjoy prison in April 1941. As of January 2015, Harry Gleeson has been cleared of murder and is now the first recipient of posthumous pardon in Ireland.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84840-094-8 (9781848400948)
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Carlo Gebler is the author of several novels, including The Innocent of Falkland Road (2017) and The Dead Eight (2011), which was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. He is a prolific talent, having written novels for children, as well as several plays for both radio and stage. He has written extensively in publications such as the Irish Independent, the Guardian, the Financial Times and The Dublin Review.