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ACTS OF ALLEGIANCE

Peter Cunningham

Paris: May, 1969. Scents of spring blossom, coffee and high-octane petrol. Irish diplomat Marty Ransom has been summoned to meet Charles J. Haughey, the Irish Minister for Finance what's decided between them will change the course of Irish history. The Minister wants a go-between with the new IRA faction in the North: he knows a key player is Marty's cousin Ignatius. He has no idea Marty is reporting to MI5 in Dublin. As the deadly endgame draws near, Marty must choose between the past and all he holds dear.

Peter Cunningham is the author of the Monument series, widely acclaimed novels set in a fictional version of his home town, Waterford. His novel, The Taoiseach was a controversial best seller. He is a member of Aosdána, the Irish academy of arts and letters.
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Published 2017-09-01 by Sandstone Press

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Acts of Allegiance is a wonderful brew of a book about politics, family, violence, love, betrayal - life, in other words. Peter Cunningham has written a winner. -- John Banville

Masterful ... The sign of a great writer is to take the personal and specific and draw out what is universal about it, and Peter Cunningham achieves this with tremendous skill. Read more...

Readers are advised to pay close attention as Cunningham's beautiful, twisting story unfolds until arriving at its sad, shocking conclusion. (starred review) Read more...

Unputdownable. A masterly story that excavates the deep ambivalence at the heart of Irish life. -- Joe Joyce, co-author of The Boss

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