In 19th-century Dublin, the Phoenix Park murders captivated the world. In this fascinating true crime book, renowned journalist Julie Kavanagh explores the ramifications of this double murder of the emissary for the British Prime Minister and the undersecretary for Ireland. The two were intended to work together to end the Irish Land War, but the assassinations destroyed the impending peace pact and nearly brought down the government. A book that keeps readers compulsively turning the pages.