Lyons and Tigers and Bears
Dermot Meagher's debut novel opens with  bang, when the first openly gay judge in Massachusetts history is tied up and robbed by a trick. Then, when he goes to the police, the book really gets rolling....Ranging from Boston to Venice, rural Ireland to the Cape, this smart, sophisticated mystery is a very fast read and a whole lot of fun. Andrew Holleran,author ofDancer from the Dance, Nights in Aruba and Grief.Meagher writes with a sly sense of humor and profound intelligence, exploring subjects from medieval religious texts to modern cultural history, with a sprinkling of appellate judicial review....quite smply, a delight.Helen Fremont ,author ofAfter long Silence: A Memoir.....brimming over with intrigue, romance, international travel, hunky Syndicate types, hunky Irish types and a strange someone leaving de-limbed Teddy bears at the front door of Judge Joseph Lyons. What more could you want? A delightful read that I didn't want to end.J.G. Hayes,author of This Thing Called Courage, Now Batting for Boston, Map of the Harbor Islands.