Serpentine
Published on 4. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-84596-498-6 (ISBN)
Description
A name from the murkiest corners of Britain's secret war in Ireland: Serpentine.
At first it's just gossip and fearful whispers. But then people begin to die and all hell breaks loose from Palestine to the remote Highlands of Scotland.
Fresh from the toughest assignments in the mercenary world comes former SAS officer Murricane. Can he find Serpentine before it's too late and before the horrific secrets of the past threaten to cause chaos not just in Ireland but in the Middle East too?
In a trail of mayhem that leads through Scotland, Gaza and Ireland, Murricane battles his own demons, as well as a monstrous former RUC officer, a disgraced policeman and a series of unreliable Land Rovers, until Serpentine plays his final, devastating game . . .
Serpentine is an explosive, bitterly funny journey into the darkest heart of the Irish Troubles and the violence that lurks in Scotland's most scenic Highland communities.
At first it's just gossip and fearful whispers. But then people begin to die and all hell breaks loose from Palestine to the remote Highlands of Scotland.
Fresh from the toughest assignments in the mercenary world comes former SAS officer Murricane. Can he find Serpentine before it's too late and before the horrific secrets of the past threaten to cause chaos not just in Ireland but in the Middle East too?
In a trail of mayhem that leads through Scotland, Gaza and Ireland, Murricane battles his own demons, as well as a monstrous former RUC officer, a disgraced policeman and a series of unreliable Land Rovers, until Serpentine plays his final, devastating game . . .
Serpentine is an explosive, bitterly funny journey into the darkest heart of the Irish Troubles and the violence that lurks in Scotland's most scenic Highland communities.
Reviews / Votes
Fast paced, lucidly narrated and featuring articulate characters, Serpentine is an addictive read * The Scottish Review of Books * A rattlingly good dark comedy thriller * The Big Issue * This is more than just a gripping page-turner. Morton combines his skill as a story-teller with the literary flair that readers will recognise from his other books -- Jeff Zycinski, head of BBC Radio Scotland Morton is up there with the best of Scotland's almost-young literary lions * Highland News *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
329 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84596-498-6 (9781845964986)
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Tom Morton is a broadcaster, author and award-winning journalist. He has hosted a weekday afternoon show on BBC Radio Scotland for the past seven years and is the author of various books, including the acclaimed novels Guttered, Red Guitars in Heaven and The Further North You Go, while his whisky travelogue, Spirit of Adventure, was made into a successful television series.