To Keep a Bird Singing: He Knows it's a Cover-Up, but Can He Prove it?: 1 (Solidarity Books Trilogy)

To Keep a Bird Singing: He Knows it's a Cover-Up, but Can He Prove it?: 1 (Solidarity Books Trilogy)

by KevinDoyle (Author), Kevin Doyle (Author)

Synopsis

Ireland, 2010, and austerity is biting. When downbeat and disaffected Noelie Sullivan finds his missing punk records for sale in a charity shop in Cork, it seems like a lucky break until he discovers documents inside one of the sleeves, alleging that missing local man, Jim Dalton, was murdered twenty years ago. In spite of himself, Noelie is drawn into the story of Dalton's disappearance and uncovers a link between the missing man and a powerful family of brothers, the Donnellys, who have ties to Danesfort, a former industrial school near Cork. What Noelie doesn't know is that Special Branch are watching his every move and they have a vested interest in making sure that he doesn't discover the truth. Topical and brilliantly plotted, this is a gripping political thriller about power and the abuse of power from an original and exciting new voice who already has a track record as a prize-winning short story writer. 'An impressive and thrilling debut that looks corruption in the eye and never blinks.' David Park

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Blackstaff Press Ltd
Published: 26 Apr 2018

ISBN 10: 178073171X
ISBN 13: 9781780731711

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'An impressive and thrilling debut that looks corruption in the eye and never blinks.' David Park
Author Bio
Kevin Doyle was born in 1961. He holds a Masters in Organic Synthesis from NUI (Cork), and now works as a writer and creative writing teacher. He has been published in many literary journals including Stinging Fly, The Cork Review, Southwords and The Cuirt Journal. He is the winner of a string of awards including the Tipperary Short Story Award (1998) - first; Over The Edge New Writer Of The Year - shortlist; Hennessy Literary Awards (2011) - shortlist; Sean O Faolain Prize (2013) - runner-up; Michael McLaverty Short Story Award (2016) - winner. He lives in Cork.