The Branchman by Nessa O'mahony
In this complex political thriller set in Galway in 1925, Detective Officer Michael Mackey of the newly-created Special Branch has been sent to the Garda Barracks in Ballinasloe on a mission to root out subversives. Soon he has a murder to solve, stolen arms to recover, and a lost love to rescue.This novel offers a timely, irreverent view of a young, febrile Irish Free State from the perspective of its newest police force, An Garda Síochána.
Nessa O’Mahony is a Dublin-born poet and novelist. She has published four books of poetry – Bar Talk, Trapping a Ghost, In Sight of Home, and Her Father’s Daughter. O’Mahony won the National Women’s Poetry Competition in 1997 and was shortlisted for the Patrick Kavanagh Prize and Hennessy Literature Awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781851321896 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851321896 |
| Title | The Branchman |
| Author | Nessa O'mahony |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arlen House |
| Year published | 2018-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 362 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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