HarperCollins Ireland acquires A Lethal Legacy by Fin Dwyer
HarperCollins Ireland has acquired A Lethal Legacy, by the Irish History Podcast’s Fin Dwyer.
Described as a history of modern Ireland unlike any other, the book opens up the past as never before—by observing the grand societal changes of our time through eighteen murders and the lives and communities they altered forever.
Fin Dwyer said that although history is central to our identity as a people, “our understanding of the past is dominated by a handful of household names. In the shadows cast by these figures are the countless fascinating stories and people who shaped Irish history.
Fin Dwyer has cultivated an enormous, generation-spanning audience that has helped reinvigorate the field of Irish history
“A Lethal Legacy focuses on 18 murders that took place at key moments in our past, shaping modern Ireland. These cases highlight the experiences and lives of ordinary people during these critical moments but have been forgotten as time moved forward. My hope is that this makes Irish history accessible while giving the reader a unique and personal perspective on the past.’
Publisher at HarperCollins Ireland Conor Nagle said that through his magnificent work on the Irish History Podcast, Fin Dwyer has cultivated an enormous, generation-spanning audience that has helped reinvigorate the field of Irish history.
“The hallmarks of his style have long been a willingness to approach the familiar subjects from fresh and innovative perspectives, as well as a keen eye for telling detail. In A Lethal Legacy, he brings those qualities to bear on the question of murder – eighteen incidents, to be specific – and the role it has played both in propelling and revealing the roots of social change in Ireland over the past two hundred years.
“Thought-provoking, innovative, often remarkably compassionate and deeply entertaining, it’s a history of modern Ireland unlike any other.”
A Lethal Legacy will be published on 14th September 2023.
