Category Archives: Political fiction

“The Woman On The Bridge” by Sheila O’Flanagan – Book Review

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Fictionophile

Sheila O’Flanagan has accomplished what many have tried and few have been successful at doing. She has put a human face on Ireland’s history while making all the myriad allegiances, battles, uprisings, rebellions, and suffering understandable to the lay reader. … Continue reading →

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“The Winter Guest” by W.C. Ryan – Book Review

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Fictionophile

“There is an air of desolation about the place.” WWI has recently ended but Ireland is still fighting. A Civil War rages in Ireland, and it is an escalating and bloody battle. The action in this novel takes place after … Continue reading →

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“Undertow” by Anthony J. Quinn – Book Review

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Fictionophile

Blurb:  The body of a dead police detective drifts ashore at Lough Neagh. What appears to be a simple case of suicide takes on a more sinister tone when Detective Celcius Daly travels across the Irish border to the desolate … Continue reading →

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“Duplicity” by Jane Haseldine – Book Review

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Fictionophile

You have to have your wits about you when you read this novel.  Contrary to what the rather gothic-toned cover would have you believe – this is a modern, action-packed thriller where the ‘good guys’ and the ‘bad guys’ are … Continue reading →

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“The boy from Zion Street” by Geoffrey Seed – Book Review

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Fictionophile

An articulate and beautifully rendered story that shows how the sins of the fathers do often profoundly effect subsequent generations.  As Shakespeare once said: “The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children.” Like many historical novels, “The … Continue reading →

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