Ratlines by Stuart Neville
Dublin, 1963: When a German national is murdered just before President John F. Kennedy's scheduled trip to Ireland, Lieutenant Albert Ryan, Directorate of Intelligence, is assigned the case. The German is the third foreigner to die within a few days, and Minister for Justice Charles Haughey wants the killing to end lest a shameful secret be exposed: The dead men were all Nazis granted asylum by the Irish government in the years following World War I.
A note from the killers is found on the dead German's corpse, addressed to Colonel Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's favorite commando, once called the most dangerous man in Europe. The note simply says: We are coming for you.
As Albert Ryan digs deeper into the case he discovers a network of former Nazis and collaborators. But as Ryan closes in on the killers, his loyalty is torn between country and conscience as he is forced to protect the very people he fought against twenty years before. Soon Ryan learns that while Skorzeny might be a dangerous ally, he is a deadly enemy.
Ratlines is thrilling and historically informed.Albert Ryan is a formidable yet damaged hero. --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Stuart Neville, dubbed the king of Belfast noir by The Guardian, has written nine novels, winning the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Dilys, Barry, and Anthony Awards, as well as the CWA Steel Dagger. He lives in the Belfast area.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781616953027 |
| ISBN 10 | 1616953020 |
| Title | Ratlines |
| Author | Stuart Neville |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Soho Press Inc |
| Year published | 2013-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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