A brutal murder in the grounds of Trinity College, Dublin sparks a police investigation with unexpected consequences for Sergeant Matt Minogue of the Garda Murder Squad. When the body of student Jarlath Walsh is discovered with his head beaten in, Minogue instinctively knows that this is no random killing.Walsh was a young idealist, an innocent, as his grieving girlfriend Agnes McGuire confirms, yet someone wants Minogue to believe that Walsh was a drug-pusher who got what he deserved.As the Sergeant digs deeper into the case, Dublin is rocked by IRA violence - a violence which seems somehow linked to the student’s murder. It is only after Minogue himself is nearly killed that he discovers the truth, when a hair-raising chase ends in a fateful clash in that no-man’s land which is the border with Northern Ireland.

John Brady is the author of ten Matt Minogue novels, some of which have been published in the US and UK and optioned for television. Islandbridge was shortlisted for the Dashiell Hammett Award. Born in Dublin, Brady frequently revisits Ireland, particuarly Minogue’s birthplace, County Clare. He lives north of Toronto with his wife and family.

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