Colette McVeigh: widow... mother... terrorist. A woman who has
lived the Republican cause for all of her thirty-three years. A
woman whose brothers are both heavily involved at a senior level in
the IRA, whose husband was killed by the British security forces. A
woman who is now an informer for MI5.
Apprehended by the police in an aborted bombing raid in London,
Colette is given a simple choice: talk and see her children again,
or stay silent and spend the rest of her life watching them grow up
from behind the bars of a prison cell. Gradually and unwillingly
she is led to betray her past by her young MI5 handler, David Ryan,
who has never doubted where his loyalties lie. But when he follows
Colette across the Irish Sea to Belfast, the very tenets of his
existence -- trust, loyalty and honesty -- are quickly sacrificed
on the pyre of the province's history. And, as he watches Colette
put herself in increasing danger to fulfil her side of the bargain,
he realizes that his professional integrity is irrevocably and
fatally compromised.
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"Shadow Dancer "is a chilling, complex and utterly compelling
thriller about the choices we make and why we make them. It is a
riveting portrait of a group of ten people torn apart by the strife
of civil war and the overwhelming pull of family attachments.
General
Imprint: |
Corgi Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2012 |
Authors: |
Tom Bradby
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Dimensions: |
198 x 127 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
413 |
Edition: |
Media tie-in |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-552-16700-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
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LSN: |
0-552-16700-2 |
Barcode: |
9780552167000 |
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