The Brotherhood
by Daithi Kavanagh
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BLURB:
Detective Tadhg Sullivan’s life seems to be falling apart, since being
shifted to Clare from Dublin after falling out with the Minister for Justice
and the Garda Commissioner.
Suddenly
Sullivan is knocked out of his lethargy when a teenage girl goes missing not
far from Ennis where he has been stationed. Sullivan is asked to lead the hunt
by the local Superintendent and is catapulted into a world of unimaginable
horror.
Will he
be able to destroy The Brotherhood before their murderous reign takes another
young life or will The Brotherhood destroy Sullivan and everything he loves?
EXCERPT:
She knew nothing of the white van that pulled up
behind her, until the two men grabbed her and bundled her into the back of
it. She’d been jogging along the road,
with her headphones on listening to Mumford and Sons. At first she’d thought it was a prank being
carried out by some of her friends. But,
as the van tore along the narrow road at top speed and she found herself being
tossed from side to side, she knew something much more sinister was unfolding
and started to scream. Suddenly the van
took a sharp left. She fell and smashed
her face against the side panelling.
Then she could feel it being driven down a long pebbled lane. She stared at her headphones, the music still
blaring, lying on the floor of the van.
She cursed herself for not listening to her parents who had begged her
to bring her mobile phone.
MY REVIEW:
I decided to review this book because I liked the sound of the blurb, and it delivered everything it promised. Detective Sullivan our main character has an issue with authority and with women. He drinks too much. In one way he reminds me of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes was at his best when there was a case to solve, and I think Detective Sullivan is the same.
I was intrigued by the terrorist that Sullivan confronted in the past. He's out of prison now, and without him the book wouldn't have been nearly as good. I hope Mr. Kavanagh uses him in other Detective Sullivan books.
I live in America, not Ireland, so to me the book had a delightful, slightly foreign flavor that I enjoyed.
The plot was well done and hung together well. All in all, I found it to be a nice read. I can recommend it without reservation to anyone who enjoyed crime dramas and detective fiction.
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Daithi
Kavanagh is 57 years old and lives with his wife and two teenage children in
Trinity, Wexford. Up to 2012 when the recession hit Ireland he was making a
living as a musician. He then went back to adult education and completed his
Leaving Certificate in 2014. He is now studying for a degree in Culture and
Heritage Studies at Wexford Campus.
While
he was studying he began writing ‘The Gun’ which is the first book in The Tadhg
Sullivan Series. His second book in the
series called The Brotherhood was released in May 2015. He is currently working
on the third book in the series.
He
plays guitar and sings in many of the pubs in his hometown of Wexford where he
is often joined by his two children Ella and Rory who play fiddle and flute.
In
his spare time he likes to walk his two dogs with his wife Caroline.
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