"Thrilling, disturbing, shocking and moving, 'Trouble Is Our Business: New Stories by Irish Crime Writers' is a compulsive anthology of original stories by Ireland's best-known crime writers. Irish crime writers have long been established on the international stage as bestsellers and award winners. Now for the first time ever, the best of contemporary Irish crime novelists are brought together in one volume. Edited by Declan Burke, the anthology embraces the crime genre's traditional themes of murder, revenge, intrigue, justice and redemption. These stories engage with the full range of crime fiction incarnations: from police procedurals to psychological thrillers, domestic noir to historical crime -- but there's also room for the supernatural, the futuristic, the macabre. As Emerald Noir blossoms into an international phenomenon, there has never been a more exciting time to be a fan of Irish crime fiction"--Book jacket.
A doctor in the making / Patrick McGinley -- It's good for you / Ruth Dudley Edwards -- The gaining of wisdom / Colin Bateman -- Beyond the bar, waiting / Eoin McNamee -- Miller's Lane / Ken Bruen -- Incident on Parkway / Paul Charles -- Kindness / Julie Parsons -- The evenings with Evans / John Connolly -- The copyist / Alan Glynn -- Fivemiletown / Adrian McKinty -- Thicker than water / Arlene Hunt -- Roadkill heart / Alex Barclay -- Cold cards / Gene Kerrigan -- A bag of hammers / Eoin Colfer -- The time of my life / Declan Hughes -- Mara's first case / Cora Harrison -- What lies inside / Brian McGilloway -- The catastrophist / Stuart Neville -- Green, amber, red / Jane Casey -- Crush / Niamh O'Connor -- Murphy said / William Ryan -- Double / Louise Phillips -- Maximum protection / Sinead Crowley -- Cruel and unusual / Liz Nugent.