Book Blurb
Garda Detective Tadhg Sullivan leads a special unit that investigates
politically
motivated crime. A man known only as The Deerstalker is a cancer who has
infected
the Irish political system.
Sullivan teams up with journalist Helen Carty, and together they try
tracking down
the mysterious killer. Carty adds to Sullivan’s problems, when he finds
himself falling
in love with her. And further complicating things, he starts losing
trust in his partner,
Detective Pat Carter, who appears to be on the side of the Garda
Commissioner,
who Sullivan is rapidly falling out with.
Sullivan’s case is further thrown into confusion when a copycat killer,
Tommy Walsh,
is shot dead by the CIA. When the CIA discovers that they've killed the
wrong
person, the two agents involved--Simon, who has become disillusioned by
his time
stationed in the Middle East, and Joey, a psychopath who confuses
zealotry with
patriotism--are also in pursuit of The Deerstalker.
Sullivan finds himself in a race against time, if he is to arrest The
Deerstalker before
the CIA take him out, and use his death as a pawn in a political game of
chess.
Who will win out in
the end?
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Excerpt
He stared at the gun lying on the bed. It was in his possession for nearly half his
life and he’d never known what to do with it.
The funny thing was, he’d always hated guns and yet, here he was.
He heard his wife moving around downstairs and knew
that very soon she would call him for a cup of tea. He had to get the gun back into its hiding
place.
He thought back to the first time he’d seen it. A late night knock at the door and a man from
down the street had handed the gun and ammunition to him, wrapped in fertilizer
bags.
“What the h*ll is this?” he’d blurted out.
“It’s a gun,”
the man had said showing no expression.
“What are you
giving it to me for?” he’d whispered, not wanting his family to hear them.”
“Because I
trust you,” he’d replied.
“What the h*ll
do you mean, you trust me? You hardly know me! And all I know about you is that
you’re mixed up in the IRA. I have a
family and I don’t give a damn about the North.
Now please get away from my door and take that thing with you.”
The man had stared at him, but all calm had
disappeared from his features. Then he
spoke through gritted teeth.
“Now listen to
me. The guards are going to be here
shortly. Something serious happened
tonight and now you’re mixed up in it, whether you like it or not. If you don’t take the gun from me now, when
the guards arrive here and see us together, I’ll implicate you. Even if they don’t believe me, it will mean
that you’ll have to stand up in Court and give evidence against me. Do you want
that for your family? It would be much
easier for you to stick the gun in the boot of your car drive off somewhere and
hide it. But you’d better make your mind
up fast, before they drive up and arrest us both.”
He often wondered why he’d taken it. Was it because he’d had sympathy for the
man? He didn’t think so. Maybe it was the fear of being implicated, or
like the man had said, being branded an informer. He wasn’t sure, but whatever the reason, it
seemed like providence.
BIO
I
am 56 years old and I live with my wife and two teenage children in Trinity,
Wexford. Up to 2012 when the recession hit Ireland I was making my living as a
musician. I then went back to adult education and completed my Leaving
Certificate in 2014. I am now studying for a degree in Culture and Heritage
Studies at Wexford Campus.
While
I was studying for I began writing ‘The Gun’ which is the first book in The
Tadhg Sullivan Series. I have just completed
the second book in the series.
I
play guitar and sing in many of the pubs in my hometown of Wexford where I am
often joined by my two children Ella and Rory who play fiddle and flute.
In
my spare time (which I do not have a lot of) I like to walk my two dogs with my
wife Caroline.
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