Set in the turbulent Dublin during the years after the Irish civil war, this is a story of betrayals and secret feuds that portrays the Dublin underworld. Gypo Nolan, a hardened ex-terrorist, wanders the city streets without any money or a place to stay for the night. His luck seems to change when he gathers enough courage to betray a brother in arms and, with the reward money, begin a journey that will take him through the city's boardinghouses and brothels. His peace is threatened when the Revolutionary Organization to which both terrorists belonged decides to hunt him down and pass judgment on him in secret. Ambientada en el convulso Dubl n durante los a os posteriores a la guerra civil irlandesa, sta es una historia de traiciones y lucha clandestina que retrata el mundo de los bajos fondos dublineses. Gypo Nolan, un duro ex terrorista, deambula por la ciudad sin dinero ni un lugar donde pasar la noche. Su suerte parece cambiar cuando re ne el coraje suficiente para delatar a un compa ero de armas y con la recompensa obtenida iniciar un periplo que le llevar por las pensiones y burdeles de la ciudad. Su tranquilidad se ve amenazada cuando la Organizaci n Revolucionaria a la que pertenec an ambos terroristas decide darle caza para juzgarlo en secreto.

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Title: Informer
Publisher: Soho Press Inc
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 156947155X
ISBN 13: 9781569471555
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Based on a real-life incident, a novel of industrial espionage, adultery, and murder features a down-and-out stockbroker who finds himself the prime suspect in the killing of an old friend, who had married his former girlfriend.

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Praise for "The Informer"
"Intricate . . . The reader is left in suspense until the end."
"The Washington Post Book World
""There are many webs and one or more deadly spiders spinning them in this intricate tale of deceit and murder.""
Publishers Weekly

"Praise for Akimitsu Takagi"
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"A delightful, different book, not only because of its unusual setting and premise, but because Takagi is a powerful plotter and constructor of fascinating, complex characters."
"The A.V. Club
""Takagi s factional environment is reminiscent of the postwar photos of Tadahiko Hayashi, who captured telling images of demobbed soldiers, bars set up on garbage pits, bicycle rickshaws, smoking street waifs and striptease joints. More than a mere novel, Takagi has left us a document of the times.""
The Japan Times
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"Intricate, fantastic, and utterly absorbing. More, please.""
Kirkus Reviews""

Praise for The Informer
"Intricate . . . The reader is left in suspense until the end."
The Washington Post Book World
"There are many webs and one or more deadly spiders spinning them in this intricate tale of deceit and murder."
Publishers Weekly

Praise for Akimitsu Takagi

"A delightful, different book, not only because of its unusual setting and premise, but because Takagi is a powerful plotter and constructor of fascinating, complex characters."
The A.V. Club
"Takagi s factional environment is reminiscent of the postwar photos of Tadahiko Hayashi, who captured telling images of demobbed soldiers, bars set up on garbage pits, bicycle rickshaws, smoking street waifs and striptease joints. More than a mere novel, Takagi has left us a document of the times."
The Japan Times

"Intricate, fantastic, and utterly absorbing. More, please."
Kirkus Reviews"

Praise for The Informer
"Intricate . . . The reader is left in suspense until the end."
The Washington Post Book World
Takagi s just-the-facts-ma am pace brings us swiftly to a clever and surprising conclusion.
The Wall Street Journal

"There are many webs and one or more deadly spiders spinning them in this intricate tale of deceit and murder."
Publishers Weekly
The Informer . . . offers the reader an intriguing insight into life in a post-World War II Japan.
Crimespree
Praise for Akimitsu Takagi

"A delightful, different book, not only because of its unusual setting and premise, but because Takagi is a powerful plotter and constructor of fascinating, complex characters."
The A.V. Club
"Takagi s factional environment is reminiscent of the postwar photos of Tadahiko Hayashi, who captured telling images of demobbed soldiers, bars set up on garbage pits, bicycle rickshaws, smoking street waifs and striptease joints. More than a mere novel, Takagi has left us a document of the times."
The Japan Times

"Intricate, fantastic, and utterly absorbing. More, please."
Kirkus Reviews"

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