Disappeared [electronic resource] : Inspector Celcius Daly Series, Book 1
Quinn, Anthony2012
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In Northern Ireland's darkest corner, the Troubles have never ended Though bombs no longer rock Belfast, for some the fight goes on. Retired Special Branch agent David Hughes disappears after looking into the previously closed case of Oliver Jordan, who went missing at the hands of the IRA decades ago. Soon after, a former spy is found bludgeoned to death, the day after placing his own obituary in the newspaper. Beneath Northern Ireland's modern calm, ancient jealousies threaten to rend the country asunder once more. A Catholic detective in a Protestant nation, Celcius Daly knows too well the agonies of sectarian strife. To solve this string of murders, he must reach decades into the past, confronting a painful history that Ireland would prefer to forget.
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Author:
Quinn, Anthony, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : MysteriousPress.com/Open Road, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Inspector Celcius Daly
Biography/History:
Anthony Quinn (b. 1971) is an Irish author and journalist. Born in Northern Ireland's County Tyrone, Quinn majored in English at Queen's University, Belfast. After college, he worked a number of odd jobs—social worker, organic gardener, yoga teacher—before finding work as a journalist. He has written short stories for years, winning critical acclaim and, twice, a place on the short list for the Hennessy Literary Awards for New Irish Writing. His book Disappeared was nominated for the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut Novel, and Kirkus Reviews named it to their list of 2012's Top 10 Best Crime Novels. Quinn also placed as runner-up in a Sunday Timesfood writing competition. Quinn continues his work as a journalist, reporting on his home county for the Tyrone Times.
ISBN:
9781453256794
Language:
English
BRN:
2304059