The Death of a Joyce Scholar

Dublin's Chief Superintendent Peter McGarr investigates the murder of Kevin Coyle, one of the foremost experts on James Joyce. Coyle is stabbed during Bloomsday, the annual citywide celebration of Joyce--and on "Murderer's Ground, " made famous by Joyce in his magnum opus "Ulysses." McGarr soon uncovers truths about the victim's dark past and a list of suspects as varied as the characters in a great novel. (August)