A Noirish Tale of an Irish Town on Edge, Told in 21 Voices

A Noirish Tale of an Irish Town on Edge, Told in 21 Voices

HEART, BE AT PEACE, by Donal Ryan Who can keep up with Ireland’s stellar writers? It’s like playing Whac-a-Mole! Donal Ryan’s slim, shape-shifting “Heart, Be at Peace” is a wonder: 21 first-person vignettes that portray a Tipperary parish’s struggles to leave behind a decade of economic woes. More than money is on the line. A stag party in Amsterdam. An abducted child returned safely. A mysterious murder years in the past. A drug cartel skulking…