Dancing with Demons

Peter Tremayne is back with another mystery of ancient Ireland, entitled "Dancing with Demons." The latest in his popular Sister Fidelma series is set in 669 A.D., and revolves around the murder of Ireland's High King and Fidelma's efforts to not only solve the crime, but also keep the kingdoms of Ireland from descending into civil war. "Dancing with Demons" should certainly please the many fans of Tremayne (the pen name of acclaimed Celtic scholar Peter Berresford Ellis).

Price: $24.95

Pages: 288

Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur

Bloodstorm

Another bloody era in Irish history - Belfast in the 1970s - is the setting for Sam Millar's hard-boiled "Bloodstorm." Karl Kane tried but failed to get a job with the Northern Ireland police force, so instead he toils as a private eye. He also struggles to come to terms with a horrific crime he witnessed as a child, one which affected him in particularly damaging ways.

But when the opportunity arises for Kane to deal with the man responsible for this heinous crime, he is unsure what to do. Millar creates admirable tension as the conclusion of "Bloodstorm" unfolds during the holiest days of the Christian calendar: Good Friday and, finally, Easter Sunday.

Price: $25.95

Pages: 223

Publisher: Brandon-Dufour

Borderlands

Brian McGilloway's debut thriller "Borderlands" is a murder mystery set in contemporary Ireland. As McGilloway's sleuth, Inspector Devlin, looks more closely at the murder of a local teenager on the Tyrone-Donegal border, it appears to be linked to a killing from two decades earlier - one which the Irish police may very well have had a hand in. "Borderlands" is indeed a fitting title, as McGilloway's book explores the shadowy line between good and evil, crime and punishment.

Price: $23.95

Pages: 227

Publisher: Thomas Dunne