Cold Spring by Patrick Mcginley
He got down on his hands and knees and reached in under the bed where he kept his toolbox. Careful not to make a sound, he searched desperately for a weapon of defence. Then the bedroom door creaked behind him and he knew he was no longer alone in the room...' When one of the few remaining villagers in Leaca is murdered, suspicion falls on the one resident Englishman and outsider, Nick Ambrose. As tensions rise and old forms of law threaten to impose summary justice, the easy and rich fabric of life that has sustained the town for so many years unravels and tears with shocking results. Set in rural western Ireland in 1948, Patrick McGinley's novel is a gripping and powerful exploration of community, violence and Irish ways.
"Filled with elegiac prose, this shocking tale of moral decay that spreads from one black heart to claim everything in its path will keep readers turning the pages" -- Aug. 26, 2013 "Publishers Weekly"
Patrick McGinley was born in Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal. He was educated at Galway University. Subsequently, he moved to London to work in book publishing. His novels include Bogmail (London, Martin Brian & O’Keeffe, 1978); Goosefoot (London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982); Fox Prints (London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983); Foggage (New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1983/London, Jonathan Cape 1984); The Trick of The Ga Bolga (Jonathan Cape, 1985); The Red Men (Jonathan Cape 1987); The Devil’s Diary (Jonathan Cape, 1988); and The Lost Soldier’s Song (London, Sinclair Stevenson, 1994). His Donegal childhood and boyhood are described in his memoir, That Unearthly Valley, published by New Island in 2011.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848402201 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848402201 |
| Title | Cold Spring |
| Author | Patrick Mcginley |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Island Books |
| Year published | 2013-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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