The Boy: A searing, unflinching debut that announces a major new voice in Irish fiction

'A very fine debut novel from a future star of Irish crime writing' John Connolly

The Boy is a powerful novel of wasted talent, loss, greed and revenge – but also of discovered genius and life-affirming friendship.

By turns terrifying, taut, humane and tender it tells the origin story of Ireland's organised-crime epidemic with a skill and grace which belies a debut novel, and is the calling-card of a ringing new voice in Irish fiction.

When the Guards knock on the door The Boy already knows hi...