Peeler
Written by Kevin McCarthy
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
5/5
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Part war story, part murder mystery, this subtle but savage thriller evokes a time, a place and a breed of men which have all been airbrushed out of Ireland's history.' - Ed O'Loughlin, author of the Booker longlisted Not Untrue, Not Unkind
West Cork. November 1920. The Irish War of Independence rages. The body of a young woman is found brutally murdered on a windswept hillside, a scrapboard sign covering her mutilated body reads ‘TRATOR’. Traitor.
Acting Sergeant Séan O’Keefe of the Royal Irish Constabulary, a wounded veteran of the Great War, is assigned to investigate the crime, aided by sinister detectives sent from Dublin Castle to ensure he finds the killer, just so long as the killer he finds best serves the purposes of the crown in Ireland. . . The IRA has instigated its own investigation into the young woman’s death, assigning young Volunteer Liam Farrell – failed gunman and former law student – to the task of finding a killer it cannot allow to be one of its own.
Unknown to each other, the RIC Constable and the IRA Volunteer relentlessly pursue the truth behind the savage killing, their investigations taking them from the bullet-pocked lanes and thriving brothels of a war-torn Cork city to the rugged, deadly hills of West Cork, both seeking a killer, both seeking to stay alive in a time where 'murder’s as common as rain and no one knows a thing about it, even when they do.'
'a vivid, sometimes stunning evocation of a historical period through one police officer's life. - Detectives Beyond Borders
'...a page-turning thriller..' -Irish Examiner
Kevin McCarthy
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.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As an armchair historian of The Troubles, I found myself transfixed by the this book. Character’s, descriptions, dialogue, delivery and overall premise cemented this as one of my favorite books on the subject thus far to date. And I’ve read quite a few. Narration was near perfect as well. Exceptionally enjoyable. Outstanding!!! Sláinte!!