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writeramyshannon's review against another edition
4.0
A great mystery
This is the first book of O'Hare's that I've read, and I enjoyed it. I found The Doom Murders a great first book in this series. It introduces the readers to Inspector Sheehan. It's a definite mystery and follows the basis of a whodunnit. The characters have great depth. O'Hare has a writing style that brings the reader in and doesn't bog down the story with too much nonsensical details. It's an interesting story, and the mystery is great. I like the search for the killer of a series of murders, and it brings in the culture of Northern Ireland. A great mystery and great read. I look forward to reading more by this new author.
This is the first book of O'Hare's that I've read, and I enjoyed it. I found The Doom Murders a great first book in this series. It introduces the readers to Inspector Sheehan. It's a definite mystery and follows the basis of a whodunnit. The characters have great depth. O'Hare has a writing style that brings the reader in and doesn't bog down the story with too much nonsensical details. It's an interesting story, and the mystery is great. I like the search for the killer of a series of murders, and it brings in the culture of Northern Ireland. A great mystery and great read. I look forward to reading more by this new author.
vesper1931's review against another edition
4.0
DCI Jim Sheehan and his team investigate when prominant Catholic figures are murdered. Not only murdered, but naked and displayed as strange shapes.
An enjoyable and interesting well-written murder mystery
An enjoyable and interesting well-written murder mystery
rebeccacarter's review
5.0
When I was growing up in my safe little town in New England, I often heard about what the author calls “the troubles” in Ireland—fighting between Protestants and Catholics. My young mind couldn’t understand how religious people could fight for power. I was a good Catholic, and yet my best friend was Baptist. Older and wiser, I now know there’s much to the so-called “religious” wars that have nothing to do with religion. Even so, as the author states in the book: “Yet we are best known now for our violence and our sectarian hatred.”
This story takes place in the aftermath of those “troubles” and shows the “never-ending cycle of hopelessness” that beats people down. New problems also put Church leaders in turmoil. Do they abide by what they've always believed despite the urge of many to "modernize" their beliefs? The country's turmoil shows also in Inspector Sheehan's introspection as he feels a pull back toward the Church he'd let slip from his life.
This was my first Inspector Sheehan mystery, but I'll be sure to read more.
This story takes place in the aftermath of those “troubles” and shows the “never-ending cycle of hopelessness” that beats people down. New problems also put Church leaders in turmoil. Do they abide by what they've always believed despite the urge of many to "modernize" their beliefs? The country's turmoil shows also in Inspector Sheehan's introspection as he feels a pull back toward the Church he'd let slip from his life.
This was my first Inspector Sheehan mystery, but I'll be sure to read more.
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