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Sean O'Keefe Series

Set against the backdrop of Ireland's tumultuous War of Independence, this series plunges readers into a world of political intrigue and brutal crime. Follow a wounded Great War veteran, now a constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary, as he investigates murders steeped in treachery and divided loyalties. His pursuit of justice takes him from the war-torn streets of Cork to the rugged West Cork landscape. He must navigate a treacherous path where uncovering the truth could have deadly consequences for himself and a nation on the brink of revolution.

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    • 479 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    4.1(140)Add rating

    West Cork. November 1920. The Irish War of Independence rages. The body of a young woman is found brutally murdered on a windswept hillside. A scrap board sign covering her mutilated body reads 'TRATOR'. Traitor. Acting Sergeant Sean O'Keefe of the Royal Irish Constabulary, a wounded veteran of the Great War, is assigned to investigate the crime, aided by sinister detectives sent from Dublin Castle to ensure he finds the killer, just so long as the killer he finds best serves the purposes of the Crown in Ireland. The IRA has instigated its own investigation into the young woman's death, assigning young Volunteer Liam Farrell - failed gunman and former law student - to the task of finding a killer it cannot allow to be one of its own. Unknown to each other, an RIC constable and an IRA Volunteer relentlessly pursue the truth behind the savage killing, their investigations taking them from the bullet-pocked lanes and thriving brothels of war-torn Cork city to the rugged, deadly hills of West Cork.

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