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Brian McGilloway
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Publisher | MacMillan New Writing | ||
ISBN | 9780230700611 | ||
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Jayne
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Synopsis
Taking its title from the name of the road down which condemned Donegal criminals were once led, "Gallows Lane" follows Inspector Benedict Devlin as he investigates a series of gruesome murders in and around the Irish borderlands. When a young woman is found beaten to death on a building site, in what appears to be a sexually-motivated killing, Devlin's enquiries soon point to a local body-builder and steroid addict. But days later, born-again ex-con James Kerr is found nailed to a tree - crucified - having been released from prison and returned to his hometown to spread the word of God. Increasingly torn between his young family and his job, Devlin is determined to apprehend those responsible for the murders before they strike again, even as the carnage begins to jeopardise those he cares about most."Gallows Lane" is the heart-stopping follow-up to Brian McGilloway's acclaimed debut "Borderlands". 'Brian McGilloway joins the roll-call of excellence in Irish crime fiction' - Marcel Berlins, "The Times". 'A satisfying mystery with an attractive central character' - "Sunday Telegraph". 'Another masterly thriller' - "Irish News
Review
Gallows Lane by Brian McGilloway is the second in the Inspector Devlin Mysteries. I loved this Ireland based book and especially as there seems to be not so many Irish based crime novelists, but Brian certainly knows his subject based on very good research and time spent watching and observing the local Garda (police).The title is taken from the area that was well known to Donnegal criminals.
The book is very discriptive and the storyline keeps you on your toes, taking you from above and below the border following the various different killings and the trauma that follows these events. We meet more of his colleagues at his police station base. We also find him tusselling with special branch and discovering the number of coverups which he cannot get the answers to help him sort the clues of people's envolvement with others and why they are being protected. This leads to some very frustrating times and I am sure that this must happen in many a police station up and down the land, when coppers are so desperate to put away known criminals but just can not quite get all the dots joined together.
I love Brian's way of writing and the speed and also the frustrations that he faces day by day. This book is brilliant and I cannot wait to read the next one.
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