Black Water - Softcover

O'Keeffe, Cormac

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785301624 ISBN 13: 9781785301629

Publisher: Black & White Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

' A raw, unflinching evocation of a community that's struggling to survive' ... THE TIMES

'Think The Wire, set in Dublin' ... BRIAN McGILLOWAY

'Harsh, tender, steely and authentic' ... LOUISE PHILIPS

'A chilling thriller that reveals the dark and desperate world of Dublin gags in gripping detail' ... SAM BLAKE

I killed the boy...

Jig loves football and his dog, hates school, misses his dead granda and knows to lie low when his ma's blitzed on the vodka.

He's just an ordinary boy on the brutal streets alongside Dublin's Grand Canal. Streets that are ruled by Ghost and his crew. And now Ghost inked, vicious, unprincipled has a job for Jig.

A job that no one can afford to go wrong not the gangs, the police, the locals, and least of all not Jig.

A taut, compelling crime thriller set in Dublin, perfect for fans of Sam Blake and Alex Barclay.

PRAISE FOR BLACK WATER:

'A grimly realistic debut novel . . . a compelling work of darkest noir.' – THE IRISH TIMES

'Violent and gritty, this debut sings with authenticity. I couldn't put it down.' – IRISH EXAMINER

'Dublin Noir at its most raw and dangerously violent... a book with a strong sense of empathy for the dispossessed and not a cheerful one, but a solid achievement in reflecting real life in fiction.' – CRIME TIME

'This is a fast read for all the right reasons and like a writer playing the long game, O'Keeffe leaves plenty up in the damp air.' – RTÉ

'Shocking and compulsive ... O'Keeffe explodes onto the Irish crime fiction scene with style.' – BRIAN MCGILLOWAY, NYT bestselling author of Little Girl Lost

'Set in the parts of Dublin that the tourists are better off not knowing about ... relentlessly depicts a city where the ruthless enlist the desperate to prey on the vulnerable. A terrific debut.' – GENE KERRIGAN, journalist and author of The Rage

'A first class, compelling and gritty debut with real hear. I loved this book.' – ANDREA CARTER, author of The Well of Ice

'O'Keeffe pulls you into the dark underbelly of Dublin city with well-drawn characters, chilling dexterity and unflinching truth' – LOUISE PHILLIPS, author of The Game Changer

About this title

Review:

'A chilling thriller that reveals the dark and desperate world of Dublin gangs in gripping detail.' --Sam Blake

'Think The Wire, set in Dublin ... Shocking and compulsive ... O Keeffe explodes onto the Irish crime fiction scene with style.' --Brian McGilloway

'Set in the parts of Dublin that the tourists are better off not knowing about ... relentlessly depicts a city where the ruthless enlist the desperate to prey on the vulnerable. A terrific debut.' --Gene Kerrigan

About the Author:

Cormac O'Keeffe is the award-winning Security Correspondent for the Irish Examiner, where he has worked for nearly 20 years. His work has given him unique access to contacts both in the police and the community. Cormac has lived in gangland communities near the Grand Canal in Dublin for many years and his professional and personal lives have informed and fuelled his novel, giving it an intensity, authenticity and originality which can only come from personal experience. Cormac O'Keeffe runs a regular blog about his writing, is a respected book reviewer and appears frequently on national radio and television.

About this edition

• Publisher: Black & White Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1785301624
• ISBN 13: 9781785301629
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256