It's a rain day.
It's a good day to be reading if you're in Chicago where the skies have opened up in an effort to compensate for last year's drought.
All at once.THE KING OF THE IRISH is avaiable for download to any e-reader you might have. You can even download a copy to your computer and pretend you're working from home while you delve into Daniel Coughlin's nightmare.
It's based on facts and drawn from archival records of the infamous Cronin murder trial, the one that pitted Irish Catholics against the Protestant majority that wanted them gone. A rush to judgment was in full force as an overzealous prosecutor manipulated the jury and the witnesses, while the newspapers of the day had Coughlin convicted before the trial even began.
Chicago history buffs will discover the connection between Coughlin and the Haymarket Riot anarchist trial, a connection that brought in a flurry of new laws, a pardon that brought down an Illinois governor, and a question of clout influencing the entire process.
Get a copy for your Kindle or your Nook. Download a copy to whatever device you're reading on, including your smartphone or tablet.
Enjoy the rain day.
You'll never look at a murder trial, or the newspaper coverage of it, in the same way again.
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