Book review: Down and out in Donegal and New York — a forgotten victim of greed

'The Many Murders of Michael Malloy' was first published in the USA over 20 years ago. It has all the ingredients of a black comedy, except for the fact that it is a true story
Book review: Down and out in Donegal and New York — a forgotten victim of greed

Simon Read succinctly sums up Malloy’s life in one line: “He arrived in obscurity and lived in anonymity.”

Sat, 17 May, 2025 - 01:00
Diarmuid O'Donovan

  • The Many Murders of Michael Malloy: The unbelievable true story of the Irishman who refused to die.
  • Simon Read 
  • Gill Books, €18.99

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