A review by bjerz
The Color of Blood by Declan Hughes

4.0

Why are most novels about Irish detectives so depressing? It seems, as one of the characters in The Color of Blood says, that the Irish believe what the English, and the Catholic Church, have told them all these years: that they are worthless, stupid and evil. The main characters in The Color of Blood certainly act like they are. Oddly named Ed Loy is the private investigator who has returned to Ireland after many years in LA, and he is trying to figure out who is killing people in the Howard family and why. This is not a book you want to read if you are looking for a sweet little cozy.