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Set in the early 1980s, the novel follows Sean Duffy, a conflicted Catholic officer in the Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary, who is recruited by MI5 to locate the escaped IRA bomb‑maker Dermot McCann. Sean’s investigation leads him to a woman whose own quest for justice may unlock the secret of McCann’s whereabouts. As the narrative unfolds, the looming Conservative Party Conference in Brighton, where Mrs. Thatcher is set to speak, adds urgency to the hunt.
The story blends police procedural tropes with a tense locked‑room mystery, placing the readers in the politically charged atmosphere of Northern Ireland during The Troubles and the broader United Kingdom political scene of the 1980s.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Adrian McKinty
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