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OverviewIrregulars is astounding. Kevin McCarthy is doing for Irish history what Dennis Lehane is doing for the history of Boston. Wonderfully written, tense, provocative and oh so highly entertaining. Shaping up to be THE SERIES of accessible Irish history. Cries out to be filmed.' - Ken Bruen Dublin, 1922, as civil war sets brother against brother and Free State and Republican death squads stalk the streets and back lanes of Dublin, demobbed RIC-man, Sean O’Keefe, takes a break from life as a whiskey-soaked waster to search for the missing son of one of Monto's most powerful brothel owners. Hired to find the boy amid the tumult and terror of a country at war with itself O’Keefe soon finds that the story is not as simple as it first seemed and that the truth can be hard to pin down. The second book in the O’Keefe series, Irregulars explores a fascinating and complex period of Irish history. Praise for Peeler: A '...dark, brooding, morally complex masterpiece...' The Belfast Telegraph Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kevin McCarthy , Tim Gerard ReynoldsPublisher: Brilliance Corporation Imprint: Brilliance Audio Edition: Unabridged Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 14.00cm ISBN: 9781721387694ISBN 10: 1721387692 Publication Date: 30 June 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"Originally from the USA, Kevin McCarthy is the author of the highly acclaimed historical crime novel, Peeler (Mercier Press, 2010). Called a '...dark, brooding, morally complex masterpiece...' by The Belfast Telegraph, Peeler was selected by The Irish Times as one of its Top Ten Thrillers of 2010 and as a Read of the Year 2010 by the Philadelphia Inquirer. His short story ""Twenty-five and Out"" appears in Down These Green Streets: Irish Crime Writing in the 21st Century. Irregulars, which features the Sean O'Keefe character, was published in June 2013 and shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2013. He blogs at www.kevinmccarthyauthor.blogspot.ie. He lives in Dublin with his family." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |