A Death in Irish Town

Alf Rosher #9

by Jack S. Scott

Detective Inspector Stanley Rosher, former Police All-England heavyweight boxing champion, returns to his old home town and the Ring O' Roses pub when a charred body is found in a warehouse basement near the canal.

167 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1985

About the author

A pseudonym used by Jonathan Escott

Reviews

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: DI Stanley Rosher, former boxing champion, returns to his home town and pub. A body is found in a nearby warehouse basement.

[Rog Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this when I first read it in 1985 so I was pleased to be able to buy a second-hand copy so I could read it again. It is a good story, written with wit and humour, and I like the character of the flawed Detective Inspector Alf Rosher. However the author comes across as a homophobe and there is stuff in here which detracts from the story and probably accounts for this series being out of print.