Crime thriller wins over city’s sleuths

The Coroner’s Daughter by Andrew Hughes has been officially unveiled for this year’s One Dublin, One Book initiative.

The annual Dublin City Council initiative, supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, encourages everyone in Dublin to read a designated book connected with the capital city during the month of April.

Set in Dublin in 1816, The Coroner’s Daughter is the tale of a young lady sleuth operating at the dawn of forensic science; the book was nominated for the CWA Historical Dagger award, an annual prize given by the British Crime Writers’

Association to the author of the best historical crime novel of the year. Free events are planned throughout the month including discussions, talks, walks, readings, music performances and book club events. There will also be One Dublin One Book online events with the Irish Embassy in Warsaw and Vancouver.

Andrew Hughes said: “I’m so thrilled that The Coroner’s Daughter has been chosen for One Dublin One Book. The city has always been a huge source of inspiration, providing me with a setting and a cast of characters, and I love uncovering stories hidden in Dublin’s old houses.” which uses ‘3 in 1’ ingredients in a deep-fried-wrap.

Thindi, in Northern Cross, was bestowed with the GOLD award in the Best Indian category. Highly commended for its delicious Indian cuisine, the menu is beautifully curated by a team of experienced Indian chefs.

The Best Burger category saw Hot Chix, on George’s Dock, scoop the top prize for its delicious Buttermilk Chicken burger.

Firehouse Pizza, in Ballymun, was on fire, winning GOLD in both the Best of Leinster award, and the Best Pizza award; while Winning GOLD in the Best Thai category was Dublin favourite, Saba to Go; while wrapping up the top Dublin winners was YumGrub, who received the GOLD award in the Best Veggie category.