Running Mates

Irish Independent Downey’s latest offering is unashamedly creating a new kind of genre – the Irish cross-border political thriller… Its rapid-fire pace, intriguing twists, high body count, and brilliant dialogue make it a really exciting read, and a worthy addition to the ever growing list of classy Irish crime novels. Sunday Business Post Fast-paced, outlandish and funny. Irish Mail on Sunday This blackly humorous romp fizzes with dark wit and has a razor sharp edge. Irish News Irresistibly funny. A wickedly sharp and often hilarious portrayal of the ubiquitous crookery that takes place behind closed doors in the run up to an election. Sunday World A superb blend of comedy, political dirty tricks, grisly murder and bizarre twists! Kenny’s Books, Ireland (Fiction Book of the Month, July 2007) A roller-coaster tale – a good cynical look at the Northern attitude towards the South and vice versa. Books Ireland Those who appreciated the dry wit and acerbic comment of the previous novels will enjoy this one as Downey turns his satiric eye on politics North and South in a story of intrigue, deceit, blackmail and even murder. Sunday Tribune Ultimately, this is a satire about Irish politics and all politics are filthy. Is the book based on truth? What does it matter, the vicious infighting presented here as fiction is probably closer to the objective truth. Irish Voice He’s a bit of one, is Garbhan Downey. In his new novel, a fast paced satire of Irish politics and political life, thinly veiled Irish public figures are given the full treatment. …It just so happens that Downey has a talent for writing vivid dialogue in the Irish vernacular that makes this outrageous caper work on its own terms. News Letter A really good book… a brilliantly plotted and written comedy romp through a tremendously corrupt race for the Irish presidency. Ulster Herald His style captures the fly-boy humour and wise-cracking lack of deference of his Derry City home. Yet it is his knowledge of what former Irish President Erskine Childers once described longingly as the “cut and thrust” of Irish party politics that gives Running Mates its surprising authenticity. This work of fiction will amuse and inform anybody with even an inkling of interest in Irish politics in a new era. This is one to savour. Alternative Ulster Fictional gold …a hilarious romp through affairs of state. County Times The plot, which is ingeniously constructed, has the fingerprints of a master craftsman and propels Downe

שנה

2007

שפה

English

הוצאה

Blackstaff Press

מהדורות

1

עמודים

304

ISBN

9780856407994

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata