{"product_id":"9781780577081","title":"Ring of Death: Famous Kerry Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo all appearances, Kerry is an idyllic tourist destination. Yet scratch beneath its scenic surface and the sordid secrets of the county known as 'the Kingdom’ flow free like blood . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the most notorious murders in the history of Ireland have taken place in Kerry, including a two-day orgy of slaughter perpetrated by state forces during the Civil War. Another is the case of two farmers fighting over a patch of land not big enough to accommodate a picnic blanket, resulting in a killing that inspired the play and film \u003ci\u003eThe Field\u003c\/i\u003e. The county’s most infamous case was the discovery of a baby stabbed to death on a beach, with another infant’s body found during the subsequent investigation. To this day, the identities of the children, their mothers and the murderer remain a mystery, but the case led to the government setting up a tribunal to investigate the Gardaí and how they had handled the inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRing of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, true-crime writer Anthony Galvin explores the bloody history of Kerry and the many fascinating murder cases that have occurred in the county over the past century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300717969648,"sku":"9781780577081","price":18.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780577081_p0.jpg?v=1763713038","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780577081","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}