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I Am In Blood; Not My Father’s Son and That Day In June.
I Am In Blood; Not My Father’s Son and That Day In June.

I Am In Blood. By Joe Murphy. O’Brien Press, €12

Joe Murphy’s third novel is a gothic tale for young adults that connects 19th century Dublin to the present day. In 1892, Sergeant George Frohmell of the Dublin Metropolitan Police is under pressure after a series of murders occurs in the city’s Red Light district. Could the infamous Jack the Ripper have ...