''In the Forest'' is a 2002 novel by Irish novelist Edna O'Brien. The novel is set in Ireland, and is based on a triple

homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...

: the 1994 murder of Imelda Riney, her son Liam and Catholic priest Fr Joe Walsh by Brendan O'Donnell.

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2002 Irish novels Novels by Edna O'Brien Novels set in Ireland Irish crime novels Novels about murder {{2000s-crime-novel-stub