Trespass: A Detective Daly Mystery

by Anthony Quinn

Overview

The new novel by a master of Irish crime fiction catapults Detective Celsius Daly into the search for of missing boy—which leads to an unsolved mystery from the era of The Troubles.

Detective Celcius Daly is investigating the abduction of a boy by a group of travelers already under investigation for smuggling and organized crime. As he digs into the child's background, he discovers a family secret linked to an unsolved crime during The Troubles – the disappearance of a young woman and her baby. Daly's investigation shakes loose some harrowing truths about the lawlessness of Northern Ireland's border country.

Undergoing an internal investigation over his handling of the search for IRA spy Daniel Hegarty, Daly soon finds himself entangled in a vigilante mission, discovering just how far a group of outsiders will go to find their own justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681775500
Publisher:	Pegasus Books
Publication date:	11/07/2017
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Anthony J. Quinn was born in Northern Ireland's County Tyrone and studied English at Queen's University, Belfast. He works as a journalist and author. His first novel to appear in America, Disappeared, was published by Mysterious Press/Open Road last year.

Editorial Reviews

09/04/2017
Set largely in the border country between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Quinn’s uneven fourth mystery featuring Insp. Celcius Daly (after 2015’s Silence) chronicles the embattled Belfast police detective’s struggle to find a missing 10-year-old boy, who has allegedly been abducted by Travellers. Daly quickly finds himself in a politically precarious investigation after he unearths connections between the boy’s disappearance and an decades-old unsolved mystery concerning a missing Traveller woman who was suspected of being an IRA informer during the Troubles. Powered by relentlessly bleak atmospherics and symbolism, this story is darkly immersive on many levels. Quinn’s exploration of the hidden war being waged over the purchase of property on the border is intriguing, as is the secretive culture of the Travellers, a nomadic group who survive by navigating ancient routes through the wilderness. But there’s an emotional numbness to the narrative—particularly in Daly’s characterization—that gives the book a detached and almost indifferent feel that dulls the story’s impact. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

"Daly’s personal troubles, unsettling details about his fellow officers and the victim’s family, and an enlightening look at the travelers and their wandering ways unfold in carefully wrought, often lyrical prose, always rich with foreboding. The ending is somewhat surprising and totally satisfying. Fans of Adrian McKinty and Stuart Neville, in particular as well as all readers who relish that Celtic edge, will not want to miss this one."

Booklist (starred)

"Quinn's prose has a quality of bleak poetry. Trespass is a bracing tale of a society ravaged by violence."

Irish Times

"An outstanding, deeply satisfying and beautifully written police procedural."

Irish Independent

"A major piece of work. Eerily tender, a wonderfully wrought classic that is a landmark in the fiction of Northern Ireland. . . . Line up the glittering prizes of mystery. This one is going to take ’em all. "

Ken Bruen

"A deftly crafted and inherently riveting read from cover to cover, Trespass is another narrative driven mystery by a master of the genre and unreservedly recommended, especially for community library Mystery/Suspense collections."

Midwest Book Review

"Beautiful writing about ugly events with a plot that's pleasingly serpentine."

Sunday Times Crime Club (U.K.)

"Daly’s personal troubles, unsettling details about his fellow officers and the victim’s family, and an enlightening look at the travelers and their wandering ways unfold in carefully wrought, often lyrical prose, always rich with foreboding. The ending is somewhat surprising and totally satisfying. Fans of Adrian McKinty and Stuart Neville, in particular as well as all readers who relish that Celtic edge, will not want to miss this one."

Booklist

“Quinn is a writer to watch. His prose is careful, rich, dense, and full of Celtic edge, and Quinn’s insights into the world of the vagabond travelers adds much depth and atmosphere. Fans of Adrian McKinty and Stuart Neville will love it. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal (starred)

“Daly’s personal troubles, unsettling details about his fellow officers and the victim’s family, and an enlightening look at the travelers and their wandering ways unfold in carefully wrought, often lyrical prose, always rich with foreboding. All readers who relish that Celtic edge, will not want to miss this one.” —Booklist (starred)

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