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Sat 03 Mar 2007Busy, busy times for the Dublin Murder SquadCrimeOne would have expected a mystery novel from the Prior of Glenstal, Fr Andrew Nugent, to be conservative, a little staid, somewhat old-fashioned, but no, Second Burial is as up to date as an SSIA. It deals with racism, child sexual abuse and the problems facing immigrants in this country, and the profusion of the F-word leaves one gaping.The story begins with the finding of a wounded Nigerian man named Shadrack in the Dublin Mountains. His leg has been amputated below the knee and he is in a bad way. He is taken to Loughlinstown Hospital, but dies soon after getting there.