'A smart and pacy debut' Irish Times

'One is struck by its mordant wit and fierce intelligence' Martin W. Sandler, National Book Award-winning author and historian

'A cracker read about morality and ethics in a time of conflict . . . A really accessible way of getting into complex stuff on nation-building and justice' Claire Hanna, MP for Belfast South

1920, the Irish War of Independence. Amid the turmoil of an emerging nation, two young IRA members assigned to police a rural village discover the body of a young boy, apparently drowned.

One of them, a veteran of the First World War, recognises violence when he sees it - but does one more corpse really matter in this time of bitter conflict?

The reluctant detectives must navigate the vicious bloodshed, murky allegiances and savage complexities of a land defining itself to find justice for the murdered boy. Neither of them realises just how dangerous their task will become.

Two IRA detectives attempt to solve the murder of a young boy during the Irish War of Independence

About the Author

Dr Aidan McQuade was CEO of Anti-Slavery International from 2006 to 2017, and prior to that worked extensively in development and humanitarian response for thirteen years. He comes from South Armagh in Ireland, and now lives in London.

@the_mcquade

Reviews

• 'A smart and pacy debut that details a historical period that deserves further exploration' Irish Times
• 'A cracker read about morality and ethics in a time of conflict . . . A really accessible way of getting into complex stuff on nation-building and justice' Claire Hanna, MP for Belfast South
• 'The Undiscovered Country is a book characterised from first page to last by a dialogue at once McQuade's own and reminiscent of the late Robert B. Parker. One is struck also by its mordant wit and its fierce intelligence as it follows the travails of its main characters, ordinary people confronting a horror that they would rather turn away from but can't' Martin W. Sandler, National Book Award-winning author and historian

Book Information
ISBN 9781783528073
Author Aidan McQuade
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Unbound Digital
Publisher Unbound