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"The great tradition of Irish-American literature welcomes a bright new light with this stunning first novel. ..In this colorful, suspenseful, moving imagining by McEvoy, a PW contributing editor, Collins awakens in Heaven after 70 years in Purgatory to be handed a task that will determine his soul's final fate: God, with Michael the Archangel as his intermediary, orders Collins to go to Manhattan to spring from behind bars one Martin Twomey, falsely accused of terrorism and about to be extradited to Britain to stand trial; the hitch is that Collins must not use violence to free Twomey. In New York, Collins makes contact with several IRA sympathizers, confronts several enemies-most notably a corrupt NYPD detective and the sadistic head of MI-5's Belfast Division-and, taking inspiration from a common street scam, hatches a clever plan. McEvoy's meticulous depictions of the city's neighborhoods and characters reveal a deep knowledge and love of Gotham; the salty, witty dialogue expertly sparks the narrative as the pages surge toward their satisfying conclusion. Most impressive is the author's rich portrayal of Collins, here neither saint nor devil but a flawed, good man struggling to do right without resorting to the ease of bloodshed. In Collins's heartfelt, necessarily brief affair with a Jewish waitress, McEvoy captures the poignancy of human temporality; in this novel as a whole, he captures, in a voice as fresh as sea spray, the indomitable romance of the Irish spirit."--"Pulishers Weekly " ""Terrible Angel" is a novel so intriguing you'll keep turning the pages." --Frank McCourt, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Angela's Ashes" "An inventive first novel. You're in for a slew of head-spinning plot twists and a delightful romp through Greenwich Village."-- "Washington Post (Book World)" ""Terrible Angel" is literally a marvelous novel. No novel could be more Irish or more American." --Pete Hamill, author of "Snow in August "and "A Drinking Life " "Provided that the reader accepts this premise, is willing to maintain a continuous suspension of disbelief and doesnt mind the meshing of past and present (usually deftly handled), McEvoys debut is an intriguing tapestry; Part recollection of New York in 1914, part 20th-century Irish history, and part suspense novel. A novel of some potential; order where subject matter is of interest to patrons."--"Library Journal Review "A pleasant and amusing debut."" --"Kirkus Review "Terrible Angel is a first novel as confident as another author's 10th book. The book is original, witty, funny and suspensful."--"New York Daily News
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"Terrible Angel is a novel so intriguing you'll keep turning the pages." -Frank McCourt, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angela's Ashes "Terrible Angel is literally a marvelous novel. No novel could be more Irish or more American." -Pete Hamill, author of Snow in August and A Drinking Life On August 22, 1922, Michael Collins was assassinated at Beal na mBlath in County Cork. The charismatic Collins was 31 years old and the leader of the Irish Free State. In the previous six years he had been busy: He fought in the 1916 Easter Rebellion, invented the IRA, financed the new Irish state, assassinated the entire British Secret Service in Dublin, and negotiated the treaty that drove the British out of twenty-six counties of Ireland for the first time in 700 years. Terrible Angel, Dermot McEvoy's suspenseful and lightning-paced romp through New York's streets, finds Collins 70 years after his bloody death desperately seeking to make amends for his violent life by completing one last worldly mission: springing a wrongly accused Irishman from the clutches of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, the British MI-5, and a certain life sentence in a British jail. You'll meet a cast of characters that entertains, frightens, and amazes: Tommy Butler-a 275-pound bartender at Greenwich Village's famed Lion's Head saloon who can tell a tale and handle a thug with equal ease. Earl Holder-a retired black detective first grade, NYPD, with a nose for intelligence and a passion for justice. Sadie Robinson-a homeless woman who becomes Collins's guide to a grimy underworld that few New Yorkers ever see. Naomi Ottinger-the sexy Village bartender who knows what she wants, andshe wants Michael Collins. Quentin Quinney-a double-dealing detective in NYPD's intelligence unit who's after Collins's head. Sir Ian Boxer-Clegg-chief of MI-5's Belfast Division, with a penchant for the more exotic things in life, be they fine wines, young boys, or fugitive Fenians.
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- VerlagThe Lyons Press
- Erscheinungsdatum2003
- ISBN 10 1592284175
- ISBN 13 9781592284177
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten284
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