Murder in the capital

The Woman Not the Name

Brian Lynch’s previous novel, The Winner of Sorrow (2005), based on the life of the 18th-century poet, William Cowper, is highly regarded for its wit and compassion, and the beauty of its language. Lynch, who published his first collection of poetry in 1967, is also known as a scriptwriter, and has a high reputation as an art critic, being an authority on Tony O’Malley.

His latest novel, set mainly in Dublin between November, 2004 and the summer of 2005, follows a loosely-knit group of friends in their early 20s as they move beyond home and college to make their mark in the big city.