Irregulars, Kevin McCarthy
Irregulars, Kevin McCarthy
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Irregulars
A Sean O'Keefe Mystery

Author: Kevin McCarthy

Narrator: Tim Gerard Reynolds

Unabridged: 13 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2019

Synopsis

Irregulars is astounding. Kevin McCarthy is doing for Irish history what Dennis Lehane is doing for the history of Boston. Wonderfully written, tense, provocative and oh so highly entertaining. Shaping up to be THE SERIES of accessible Irish history. Cries out to be filmed.' - Ken BruenDublin, 1922, as civil war sets brother against brother and Free State and Republican death squads stalk the streets and back lanes of Dublin, demobbed RIC-man, Sean O’Keefe, takes a break from life as a whiskey-soaked waster to search for the missing son of one of Monto's most powerful brothel owners.Hired to find the boy amid the tumult and terror of a country at war with itself O’Keefe soon finds that the story is not as simple as it first seemed and that the truth can be hard to pin down.The second book in the O’Keefe series, Irregulars explores a fascinating and complex period of Irish history.Praise for Peeler:A '...dark, brooding, morally complex masterpiece...' The Belfast Telegraph

About Kevin McCarthy

Originally from the USA, Kevin McCarthy is the author of the highly acclaimed historical crime novel, Peeler (Mercier Press, 2010). Called a '...dark, brooding, morally complex masterpiece...' by The Belfast Telegraph, Peeler was selected by The Irish Times as one of its Top Ten Thrillers of 2010 and as a Read of the Year 2010 by the Philadelphia Inquirer. His short story “Twenty-five and Out” appears in Down These Green Streets: Irish Crime Writing in the 21st Century. Irregulars, which features the Sean O'Keefe character, was published in June 2013 and shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2013. He blogs at www.kevinmccarthyauthor.blogspot.ie. He lives in Dublin with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by LenaRibka

4,5 stars A great series set in Ireland in the troubled 1920s. A gripping plot, memorable characters, an authentic historical atmosphere, difficult to put down.......more

Goodreads review by Urmila

A gripping, nuanced and vivid portrait of a particular moment in history, with compelling characters - I love this author’s mixing of historical fiction and crime fiction. Just as good as the first book. Do the audiobook version to get the different flavors of Irish accents - it’s 💯!......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

Just as good, if not better, than the first Sean O'Keefe novel. Great, believable, multifaceted characters and a really interesting perspective on Irish history, this time the civil war that followed the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1921. The language can be difficult to decipher at time......more

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