Book Log 2018 #47: A Death in Summer by Benjamin Black

A newspaper tycoon dies from a shotgun blast, and it's up to Dublin police inspector Hackett - along with medical examiner Quirke - to figure out if it's suicide or murder, and if the latter, who pulled the trigger. Along the way they untangle the deceased's tangled web of personal and professional dealings, while Quirke also has to consider his assistant's relationship with the sister of the victim, both in light of the case and the assistant's burgeoning romance with Quirke's daughter.

I've always been a little on the fence about this series, and that feeling continued after reading this installment. The core mystery was OK if a little dull, and I still have no idea what women see in Quirke. But I'm into it enough to keep going.