The Convictions of John Delahunt

On a cold December morning, a small boy is enticed away from his mother and his throat savagely cut. This could be just one more small, sad death in a city riven by poverty, inequality and political unrest, but this killing causes a public outcry. For it appears the culprit – a feckless student name......more

Imagine you're a poor student at Dublin's Trinity College in the 1840s. You're newly married and living with your wife in a squalid tenement, cut off from friends and family. The future looks bleak, so when the authorities at Dublin Castle suggest that you become an informer, it seems to be the perf......more

In the novel, The Convictions of John Delahunt, author Andrew Hughes takes us deep in the mind of a serial killer. Based on a true story, John Delahunt was a man who was convicted and hanged for the murder of a very young boy in England in the year 1842. He slashed the young boys throat. The story b......more

Ah John, canım John. 1841’de Dublin’deyiz. Hikayeyi John Delahunt’ın gözünden okuyoruz. Eski zamanlarda geçen ne film ne kitap severim. Bunu yıkmak için tekrar deneyeyim dedim ama olmadı. Oldukça detaylı bir kitap. Betimlemeler epey yer kaplıyor hatta konuşmadan çok betimleme var diyebilirim. Konusu......more

Extremely compelling and atmospheric tale set in Dublin in about 1840. Our narrator is an unusual man; his tale is dark and violent. This book is extremely difficult to put down.......more