Orginally, I thought this book was going to fit more in the literary/character driven bucket, but as I got further and further in, the book seemed more and more like a tense movie thriller.

The plot centers on Gerry Fegan, a former paramilitary contract killer, in Ireland. He killed twelve people all told, and every night their ghosts haunt him, and he can’t sleep, so he attempts to drink himself to oblivion, nightly. Predictably, that doesn’t work very well.

His solution: kill all the people who ordered him to kill his victims.

The book gets into post troubles Irish politics, and Gerry has a love interest that he’s trying to save. I never thought of Ireland as being scenic, but the book does a good job of describing important locations, especially the farm of a particularly hateful Irish crime boss.

Readers who are looking for deep discussions of the plight of man post violent civil wars probably won’t enjoy this book that much, but if you like Liam Neeson movies like Taken or Saints and Sinners, you’ll enjoy this book.

My Take: Not essential but not terrible either.