The Blood Dimmed Tide (Paperback)

from SF-W

This is a strange book with many, many strands. The story is set in early 20th century Ireland just after the Easter Risings, at a time fraught with danger and enormous political tumult. The body of Rosemary O'Grady, enclosed in a coffin, is washed ashore and found by one Captain Oates - this is ...

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London at the dawn of 1918 and Ireland's most famous literary figure, WB Yeats, is immersed in supernatural investigations at his Bloomsbury rooms. Haunted by the restless spirit of an Irish girl whose body is mysteriously washed ashore in a coffin, Yeats undertakes a perilous journey back to Ire...

from jtck121166

I wanted to like this, I really did. The premise is intriguing: WB Yeats (or at least his creature) as detective investigating a murder via rosicrucianism or similar; set in 1916 and including a major role for - who else? - Maud Gonne. I wouldn't classify myself as an expert on Yeats, but I've re...

from shizz

The Blood Dimmed Tide - Anthony Quinn It seemed to have been a while since Real Readers sent me a book so I was delighted when this thumped through my letterbox. I found this a curious book. It seems to attempt to function on several different levels but never quite seems to hit the mark on any o...

from claireh18

Publication date: 23rd October 2014 Publisher: No Exit Press ISBN: 9781843444657 Score: 4/5 Synopsis: London at the dawn of 1918 and Ireland's most famous literary figure, W. B. Yeats, is immersed in supernatural investigations at his Bloomsbury rooms. Haunted by the restless spirit of an Irish g...