Negotiating Borders: Inspector Devlin and Shadows of the Past

Brian McGilloway’s Inspector Devlin series is set in northwest Ulster, within the borderlands of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. The chapter focuses on the series hero, a Garda Inspector from Co. Donegal who emerges as a tough, flawed but essentially decent human being, and an observant Cat...

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Published inThe Contemporary Irish Detective Novel pp. 73 - 90
Main Author Baraniuk, Carol
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published London Palgrave Macmillan UK 31.05.2016
SeriesCrime Files
Subjects
Goldenhar Syndrome
Irish Republic
Murder Victim
Religious Consciousness
River Deep
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Summary:Brian McGilloway’s Inspector Devlin series is set in northwest Ulster, within the borderlands of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. The chapter focuses on the series hero, a Garda Inspector from Co. Donegal who emerges as a tough, flawed but essentially decent human being, and an observant Catholic with a thoroughly contemporary outlook. Baraniuk elucidates the contribution of the Ulster Troubles experience to the narrative back story, and explores the significance and symbolism of the Irish border as it features in the novels. Consideration is also given to where the Devlin series fits in relation to several crime fiction subgenres and the Irish literary tradition.
ISBN:1137539399
9781137539397
DOI:10.1057/978-1-137-53940-3_6