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Pray for us sinners / Patrick Taylor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Forge, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 332 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0765335182 (hardcover)
  • 9780765335180 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Belfast, 1974. Two Ulstermen, two sides. On one, British Army bomb-disposal officer Marcus Richardson; on the other, Davy MacCutcheon, Provisional IRA armourer who has been constructing bombs since his teens. After he is nearly killed by a car bomb, Marcus accepts an undercover mission to infiltrate the Falls Road ghetto, join the Provisional IRA, and expose their bomb-maker. When Davy sees his devices used to maim and kill innocent people rather than military targets, the bomb-maker begins to question what he's doing. His request to be discharged is countered by an order that he go on one last mission. The paths of the two men cross in an abandoned farmhouse in the middle of a plot to kill the British Prime Minister.--From publisher description.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In Patrick Taylor's thrilling series set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, a British Army bomb-disposal expert goes undercover to try to identify the source of the bombs being used by the Provisional IRA

PRAY FOR US SINNERS is a compelling look into a turbulent time in Irish history: Belfast 1973, when the Troubles are raging. Two Ulstermen. Two sides. On one, British Army bomb-disposal officer Marcus Richardson; on the other, Davy MacCutcheon, Provisional IRA armourer who has been constructing bombs since his teens. Both men are committed to their causes until events shatter their beliefs, leaving each with a crisis of faith and an overpowering need to get out--but with honour.

When he is nearly killed by an exploding car bomb, Marcus welcomes the offer of a transfer to the elite SAS--provided that he first accept an undercover mission to infiltrate the Falls Road ghetto, join the Provisional IRA, identify their upper echelon, and expose their bomb-maker.

When Davy's devices are used for civilian disruption rather than military targets, the bomb-maker begins to question what he's doing. His work is being used to maim and kill innocent people. His request to be discharged is countered by an order that he go on one last mission. Success will bring Davy redemption and permission to leave Ireland with Fiona Kavanagh, the woman he loves.

When the paths of the two men cross, Davy realizes that he can use Marcus's expertise in plastic explosives. A runaway series of events leaves both men in an abandoned farmhouse in the middle of a plot to kill the British prime minster. Can Marcus find a way to thwart the plan and escape with his life?

"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."

Belfast, 1974. Two Ulstermen, two sides. On one, British Army bomb-disposal officer Marcus Richardson; on the other, Davy MacCutcheon, Provisional IRA armourer who has been constructing bombs since his teens. After he is nearly killed by a car bomb, Marcus accepts an undercover mission to infiltrate the Falls Road ghetto, join the Provisional IRA, and expose their bomb-maker. When Davy sees his devices used to maim and kill innocent people rather than military targets, the bomb-maker begins to question what he's doing. His request to be discharged is countered by an order that he go on one last mission. The paths of the two men cross in an abandoned farmhouse in the middle of a plot to kill the British Prime Minister.--From publisher description.

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