Hmm …

… KEN BRUEN, THE DARK SOUL OF IRISH CRIME FICTION. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Set in the immediate aftermath of the worst of the pandemic, Galway Confidential explores in detail (as do the other books in the series) the unique complexity of Irish society, with its deeply infused blend of the Church, a roller-coaster economy and a propensity for violence, particularly involving knives…and in these stories, those knives aren’t just sharp, they’re serrated, too.