{"product_id":"the-sorrowful-girl-keenan-powell-9798987149553","title":"The Sorrowful Girl: A Liam Barrett Gilded Age Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eKILLER NASHVILLE TOP PICK 2024! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe dreamt of seeing the world.\u003cbr\u003eBut someone stole her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Deirdre Monaghan is found murdered near a rich man's estate, police officer Liam Barrett is pressured to make a quick arrest. But he wants justice. As Liam fights to bring Deirdre's killer to justice, he uncovers a sinister plot. He must choose between his pacifist conviction and his duty to protect his town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart social history, part adventure, part murder mystery, part family saga, THE SORROWFUL GIRL is a pacy and absorbing tale of rough men and flinty women carving out their lives despite sectarianism, injustice and corruption. The hurtle towards the final showdown is irresistible. \u003cb\u003eCATRIONA McPHERSON, multi-award-winning author of In \u003ci\u003ePlace of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeenan Powell's \u003ci\u003eThe Sorrowful Girl\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a compelling visit to western Massachusetts in the last decade of the nineteenth century. Liam Barrett, honor-bound and decent lawman, battles anti-Irish prejudice, corrupt police, and scheming robber barons as he searches for answers in the murder of a young Catholic girl. Desperate to escape her humble origins and bleak future, Deirdre Monaghan dares to dream of a better life, but meets her tragic end in a dark wood instead. Echoes of Celtic myths whisper through the Berkshires in this powerful historical mystery. \u003ci\u003eThe Sorrowful Girl\u003c\/i\u003e packs an emotional wallop. Damn good! -\u003cb\u003eJAMES ZISKIN, author of the Anthony, Barry, and Macavity award-winning Ellie Stone mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePowell's ability to create an explosive plotline focused on solving a crime is evidenced in her inclusion of the tenor of the time and location to add authenticity to the narrative, quickly immersing readers into the sinister nature of this murder and building to a shocking conclusion. - \u003cb\u003eBooklife Editor's Pick Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you enjoy lyrical and atmospheric historical fiction, download a copy today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keenan Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987149553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Hooligans Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Keenan Powell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801003405567,"sku":"9798987149553","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sorrowful-girl-keenan-powell-9798987149553","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}