title: A Policeman's Ireland: Recollections of Samuel Waters, R.I.C. (Irish Narrative Series)
author: Stephen Ball
description: Stephen Ball is Professor at the London Institute of Education.
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  # ![In the Dark River - Conor Brady](../Images/cover.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **Conor Brady** is the former Editor of _The Irish Times_ , and former Garda
  Ombudsman commissioner. He has held various professorships and teaching
  fellowships at the City University of New York and University College Dublin.
  _In the Dark River_ is the fourth novel in the Joe Swallow series. He lives
  and works in Dublin.
  
  
  ## Praise for _A June of Ordinary Murders_
  
  
  ‘A vivid and crafty whodunit … Fans of mysteries that capture the flavour of
  the past will hope that Swallow has a long literary life.’ – _Publishers
  Weekly, Starred Review_
  
  
  ‘Brady’s powerful first mystery novel is evocative of the period. The many
  aspects of life in 19th-century Dublin are cleverly woven through a baffling
  mystery.’ _– Kirkus Reviews_
  
  
  ‘Swallow is an increasingly interesting protagonist who is left to face the
  realities of his professional future and his closest personal relationship;
  readers will want to see more of him.’ _– Book