The Ghosts of Belfast (The Belfast Novels Book 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004HYHAX0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 487 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. Though those in the militant IRA underworld have written him off as a babbling drunk and a liability to the movement, they take note when their members start turning up dead. (Oct.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. With this stunning debut, Neville joins a select group of Irish writers, including Ken Bruen, Declan Hughes and Adrian McKinty, who have reinvigorated the noir tradition with a Celtic edge. . Meanwhile, Fegan is attracted to Marie McKenna, a relative of one of the newly slain men and a pariah to the Republicans. Gerry Fegan, a former IRA hit man haunted by the ghosts of the 12 people he killed, realizes the only way these specters will give him rest is to systematically assassinate the men who gave him his orders. Can Fegan satisfy his demons and redeem himself, or will the ghosts of Belfast consume him first? This is not only an action-packed, visceral thriller but also an insightful insider's glim
But it’s not enough. A New York Times Notable Book and Winner of The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Neville's debut remains "a flat-out terror trip" (James Ellroy) and "one of the best Irish novels, in any genre, of recent times" (John Connolly).Northern Ireland’s Troubles may be over, but peace has not erased the crimes of the past. Gerry Fegan, a former paramilitary contract killer, is haunted by the ghosts of the twelve people he slaughtered. Every night, at the point of losing his mind, he drowns their screams in drink. In order to appease the ghosts, Fegan is going to have to kill the men who gave him orders.From the greedy politicians to the corrupt security forces, the street thugs to the complacent bystanders who let it happen, all are called to account. But when Fegan’s vendetta threatens to derail
Mostly Brilliant but Marred by One Element maskirovka A lot of what the author, Neville, writes in "Ghosts of Belfast" rings very true to me. I'm not a native of Northern Ireland (or the "North of Ireland," "Ulster," "the Six Counties," or "the Province") but I have read a lot about the violence there that seems to have mostly wound down. I've also been there multiple times, and while I certainly didn't hobnob with paramilitaries, I met at least one former one and I suspect met a few others whose status I didn't know. I've also visited the Maze. Josh Mauthe said A fascinating, odd book that dives into Irish politics and the darkness in men's souls. There's a lot of things that can draw you into a book. Sometimes it's the author; sometimes it's the plot description; sometimes, it's something as simple as an intriguing cover or title that draws you in. In the case of The Ghosts of Belfast, it was the pull quotes. More specifically, it was the authors of two of those quotes, each of whom raved about the book, calling it an incredible debut, and a great - and unsettling - piece of crime fiction. Those two authors? James Ellroy and John Con. "Haunted by the past" according to M. Thornburg. "The Ghosts of Belfast" is thriller fiction, bordering on horror. It is the most violent novel I’ve ever read. It’s set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the first years of this century, several decades after the Troubles of the 1970s and ‘80s, and while that era of violence isn’t even a memory to most of Belfast’s younger residents, its repercussions are still being actively felt. The central character is Gerry Fegan, a Catholic/nationalist man in his Haunted by the past M. Thornburg "The Ghosts of Belfast" is thriller fiction, bordering on horror. It is the most violent novel I’ve ever read. It’s set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the first years of this century, several decades after the Troubles of the 1970s and ‘80s, and while that era of violence isn’t even a memory to most of Belfast’s younger residents, its repercussions are still being actively felt. The central character is Gerry Fegan, a Catholic/nationalist man in his 40s who wa. 0s who wa