The Vanishing Triangle
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- Author：Claire McGowan
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Summary
From the bestselling author of What You Did comes a true-crime investigation that cast a dark shadow over the Ireland of her childhood。
Ireland in the 1990s seemed a safe place for women。 With the news dominated by the Troubles， it was easy to ignore non-political murders and sexual violence， to trust that you weren’t going to be dragged into the shadows and killed。 But beneath the surface， a far darker reality had taken hold。
In this candid investigation into the society and circumstances that allowed eight young women to vanish without a trace—no conclusion or conviction， no resolution for their loved ones—bestselling crime novelist Claire McGowan delivers a righteous polemic against the culture of secrecy， victim-blaming and shame that left these women’s bodies unfound， their fates unknown， their assailants unpunished。
McGowan reveals an Ireland not of leprechauns and craic but of outdated social and sexual mores， where women and their bodies were of secondary importance to perceived propriety and misguided politics—a place of well-buttoned lips and stony silence， inadequate police and paramilitary threat。
Was an unknown serial killer at large or was there something even more insidious at work？ In this insightful， sensitively drawn account， McGowan exposes a system that failed these eight women—and continues to fail women to this day。
Ireland in the 1990s seemed a safe place for women。 With the news dominated by the Troubles， it was easy to ignore non-political murders and sexual violence， to trust that you weren’t going to be dragged into the shadows and killed。 But beneath the surface， a far darker reality had taken hold。
In this candid investigation into the society and circumstances that allowed eight young women to vanish without a trace—no conclusion or conviction， no resolution for their loved ones—bestselling crime novelist Claire McGowan delivers a righteous polemic against the culture of secrecy， victim-blaming and shame that left these women’s bodies unfound， their fates unknown， their assailants unpunished。
McGowan reveals an Ireland not of leprechauns and craic but of outdated social and sexual mores， where women and their bodies were of secondary importance to perceived propriety and misguided politics—a place of well-buttoned lips and stony silence， inadequate police and paramilitary threat。
Was an unknown serial killer at large or was there something even more insidious at work？ In this insightful， sensitively drawn account， McGowan exposes a system that failed these eight women—and continues to fail women to this day。
Reviews
Brian
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This is a good story， however the subject of the troubles in N。I。 and the vanished people， both men and women has been done to death， no pun intended。 I personally lived through these times as a young teenager and it's time to stop rehashing old stories and reopening old wounds。 Just another point。 Can we have a more mixed list of recommended books？ Try to give us a different perspective with more male writers to balance out the situation。 Thanks。 I've found some better balance on other forums a This is a good story， however the subject of the troubles in N。I。 and the vanished people， both men and women has been done to death， no pun intended。 I personally lived through these times as a young teenager and it's time to stop rehashing old stories and reopening old wounds。 Just another point。 Can we have a more mixed list of recommended books？ Try to give us a different perspective with more male writers to balance out the situation。 Thanks。 I've found some better balance on other forums and it just gives us a wider view。 If Goodreads is primarily focused on women writers that's fine but at the very least tell us that。 。。。more
María Alcaide
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3。5*s
Rebecca
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Chilling。 This is such a tragic and heartbreaking story， but it is written with such compassion。 They will never be forgotten。 Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha uaisle。
Ghengis
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I'm surprised by the negative reviews of this book as I found it an engaging and thoroughly researched history of the disappearances of women in Ireland over the last 4 decades。This book is as much a commentary on the rapid social changes in Ireland over the period as an analysis of the cases。 There is much criticism of the treatment of women from male dominated institutions: the Catholic church， the police and paramilitary organisations。 There is some speculation on the author's part but she ma I'm surprised by the negative reviews of this book as I found it an engaging and thoroughly researched history of the disappearances of women in Ireland over the last 4 decades。This book is as much a commentary on the rapid social changes in Ireland over the period as an analysis of the cases。 There is much criticism of the treatment of women from male dominated institutions: the Catholic church， the police and paramilitary organisations。 There is some speculation on the author's part but she makes a clear distinction between facts and opinions。 Despite the dark topic of the book the conclusion is uplifting as it illustrates how change is possible when the will exists to make change， also how technological advances mean that murderers are now much more likely to be caught。 。。。more
Amy Sturgis
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This is a powerful and justifiably angry work about missing and murdered women。
Belinda
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This was just。。。 not good。 Like I'm not sure why I kept listening to be honest。 I'm giving it a very generous two stars， purely because I knew nothing about these cases and it was interesting hearing them being brought to light。。。The author talks about herself and her life in a Northern Irish border town constantly。 This isn't at at relevant to the cases， except maaaaaaybe one， but its a stretch。 She really wants these disappearances to be related to the Troubles， but gives space evidence to sug This was just。。。 not good。 Like I'm not sure why I kept listening to be honest。 I'm giving it a very generous two stars， purely because I knew nothing about these cases and it was interesting hearing them being brought to light。。。The author talks about herself and her life in a Northern Irish border town constantly。 This isn't at at relevant to the cases， except maaaaaaybe one， but its a stretch。 She really wants these disappearances to be related to the Troubles， but gives space evidence to suggest any connection。 She keeps talking about her fiction novels， which honestly， also sound bad from her descriptions of them。 Ireland is referred to at least once as being part of the UK。 I get the author is from the North， but that doesn't excuse information that is plain wrong。Three times the author insinuates that there are bodies buried in the foundations of Celtic Tiger era buildings， which seems to be a flight of fancy she has that she never attempts to justify。She talks down about Ireland。 Constantly。 She talks about the Gardaí consulting psychics as being a super special Irish thing that's done because the Irish believe in fairies， but ignores the fact that police all over the world consult psychics in missing persons cases。 In one case， a farmer find evidence and， presumably thinking its someone fly tipping， burns it。 Which is a completely normal reaction， and the farmer did come forward as soon as he realised what he has burned。 The author paints him as being simple， strange， sinister。。。 the embodiment of everything wrong in Ireland in the 90s。 We're regularly told that Ireland in the 90s was a terrible place to be a woman， which I can't say is wrong， but it is majorly simplifying a complicated societal issue that was changing for the better by the 90s。 On many， many occasions she seems to lose track of what the book is supposed to be about。 I know "Ireland's vanishing triangle" is how these cases are known， but to someone with no knowledge of Irish geography， it would sound like like all take place just a few kilometers apart。 I feel like any book on the subject should at least mention that the "triangle" covers most of leinster， which is nearly 20，000km squared。I could go on， but this is already far too long。 You get the picture。 Its bad， don't bother with it。 。。。more
Darcie Faccio
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Interesting to hear a NI perspective， had not previously thought of how the border figures into this as I was born in the South just before the Good Fri Agreement。 Great to see some other cases not specifically included in the triangle and good to hear the linking in of Ireland's past and attitude of violence towards women， we have come so far in many ways yet when you look at cases like Ana Kriegel and Jastine， it's clear Ireland still has a misogyny issue。 It was good to link this in with the Interesting to hear a NI perspective， had not previously thought of how the border figures into this as I was born in the South just before the Good Fri Agreement。 Great to see some other cases not specifically included in the triangle and good to hear the linking in of Ireland's past and attitude of violence towards women， we have come so far in many ways yet when you look at cases like Ana Kriegel and Jastine， it's clear Ireland still has a misogyny issue。 It was good to link this in with the Church and also the Irish culture of silence。 I think it could have been more detailed in some places on some of the cases and would have liked it to be a bit longer perhaps exploring the psychology of male offenders a bit more but overall was impressed on this perspective of a subject I've read a lot about。 。。。more
Brian
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This is an appalling portrayal of Ireland based on unsubstantiated information。 Clearly it was put together from a cursory trawl of the internet。 She manages to somehow refer to every major crime case in Ireland over last 30 years irrespective of its relevance to her story。 Her personal statements are ridiculous eg OJ Simpson’s not guilty verdict being an example of misogyny when we know the verdict was to do with race 。 Most ridiculous of many crazy comments is when she states that some men in This is an appalling portrayal of Ireland based on unsubstantiated information。 Clearly it was put together from a cursory trawl of the internet。 She manages to somehow refer to every major crime case in Ireland over last 30 years irrespective of its relevance to her story。 Her personal statements are ridiculous eg OJ Simpson’s not guilty verdict being an example of misogyny when we know the verdict was to do with race 。 Most ridiculous of many crazy comments is when she states that some men in Ireland voted no in Abortion referendum to punish women as a protest to the ‘Rugby rape trial’Ireland was and is far from perfect but don’t judge it based on this story 。。。more
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