Not quite Dublin's rare oul times in Douglas Kennedy's new novel

American author Douglas Kennedy doesn’t construct a flattering portrait of Dublin in his new novel, writes Alan O’Riordan

“Once-stately Georgian buildings in various states of disrepair. Litter everywhere. And grim blocks of modern apartments … just down the street from this near-derelict square. The rain kept coming down. Every time I peered out, the view became even more depressing.”