The City Underground
a gripping historical thriller
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4.1 • 12 Ratings
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- £5.49
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
Ireland 1941. A German spy escapes from Mountjoy Prison, clearly with inside help. Yet no one wants to catch him. When the head of Garda Special Branch sends Inspector Stefan Gillespie to find out why, it must be in secret. But he meets a web of deceit in which the past's dark shadows loom over the lies of the present. Alone, except for an alcoholic private detective and a woman who could betray him to the IRA, Stefan embarks on a journey that drags him into a plot to attack British interests in Ireland and an attempt on the life of the IRA Chief-of-Staff by his own men. Crossing into war-torn Northern Ireland, he is suddenly unprotected, a rogue policeman to the Royal Ulster Constabulary, a dangerous spy to the IRA.
Praise for Michael Russell
'Complex but compelling . . . utterly vivid and convincing' Independent on Sunday
'A superb, atmospheric thriller' Irish Independent
'A thriller to keep you guessing and gasping' Daily Mail
'Atmospheric' Sunday Times
Customer Reviews
This could not be better.
Michael Russell’s time taken to complete this story rewards our wait: the resultant novel is worth every second of anticipation. Excellent, compelling; even more human, in the sense of true to being human, and humane than his previous books, and fully engaging because Russell has been fully engaged in making this the best it could be. I sense closure, a narrative circle completed. If so, it is difficult to imagine that Mr. Russell could contrive a better end.
But such is the control demonstrated, and the surprise thus engendered, that perhaps he has yet further surprises to bring forth. I look forward with hope.