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: Reviewers from The Guardian describe the writing as having the "vividness and economy of a screenplay," likening its grit and tension to " The Wire by gaslight ". Strengths :

: The story follows an Irish-American Civil War veteran, Stephen Doyle, seeking vengeance against British rule, and his adversary, Head Constable James O’Connor, who is struggling with his own "demons" and past tragedies. abstainer

“The conclusion seems inevitable, somehow even more so when it turned out not to be the one I’d been anticipating... The scene is jarring, heartbreaking—and brilliant.” The New York Times · 5 years ago Personality Review: Are You an Abstainer? : Reviewers from The Guardian describe the writing