The City in Darkness
$25.61
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2017
Summary
Christmas 1939. In Europe the Phoney War hides carnage to come. In Ireland Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie keeps tabs on Irishmen joining the British Forces. It’s unpleasant work, but when an IRA raid on a military arsenal sends Garda Special Branch in search of guns and explosives, Stefan is soon convinced his boss, Superintendent Terry Gregory, is working for the IRA.
At home for Christmas, Stefan is abruptly called to Laragh, an isolated mountain town. A postman has disappeare…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472121912 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472121910 |
| Author: | Michael Russell |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Stefan Gillespie |
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Part thriller and part historical novel, this is a blinder of a read!– The Sun
Having already brought 1930s Dublin and Danzig vividly to life in his outstanding debut The City of Shadows, Russell does the same for New York in a sequel that’s even better. The unique complexity of Ireland’s divided loyalties and enmities on the eve of the Second World War is explored with unusual clarity and intelligence, and there are plenty of thrills and spills too
Complex but compelling … utterly vivid and convincing … Michael Russell’s style is a pleasure: easy, fluent, clear, always calm and never over-heated. The result is an exciting comfort read, which sounds like a paradox but isn’t - Independent on SundayPart thriller and part historical novel, this is a blinder of a read! - The SunA great insight into a turbulent time in Dublin and Ireland, in a challenging-to-your-heartbeat kind of way - Evening HeraldA superb, atmospheric thriller…A page turner of high quality, populated by a marvellous set of fictional characters, interwoven cleverly with real characters of the era. Highly recommended - Irish IndependentIn action ranging from Dublin to Danzig Russell has drawn on real-life Irish characters whose decent behaviour in the face of the impending Holocaust has been sadly lost over the years. This book has triumphantly revived their reputation - Jewish ChronicleAbout The Author
Michael Russell
After a successful career as a television writer and producer, working on such series as A Touch of Frost, Midsomer Murders and Between the Lines, Michael Russell decided to write what he had always wanted to: books.
Michael’s Stefan Gillespie historical crime fiction series takes a sideways look at the Second World War through Irish eyes, and explores unexpected corners of the conflict, such as Danzig, New York and Franco’s Spain. The first two Stefan Gillespie novels, The City of Shadows and The City of Strangers were both shortlisted for Crime Writers’ Association awards.
Michael lives with his family in West Wicklow, in Ireland, not a million miles from Stefan Gillespie’s home.
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