Death on the Holy Mountain (Lord Francis Powerscourt Mystery)
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ISBN: 1845296036 / Publisher: Constable, January 2008
Lord Powerscourt investigates a series of robberies from family mansions, a task which quickly turns into a murder investigation after a body is found on Croagh Patrick, the Holy Mountain, on a day when thousands of Irish pilgrims are making their way to the top.
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The year is 1905 and Powerscourt is sent to Ireland to investigate a series of art thefts from stately houses. Motive troubles Powerscourt; were these robberies merely for gain? A number of Old Masters had been left untouched and the ones taken were all ancient family portraits of the aristocratic Protestant gentry. Are these thefts political?
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