“In the Morning I’ll Be Gone” begins with Detective Sean Duffy, a tough, hard-drinking Catholic in the Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary being set-up for a crime he didn’t commit. In exchange for admitting wrongdoing and going away quietly, he’s offered early retirement with a pension.
When MI5 recruits Duffy to hunt down his childhood friend, Dermot McCann, an IRA bomber who has escaped from Maze Prison, he is excited about getting back to work. During the investigation Duffy finds Mary Fitzpatrick, McCann’s ex-mother-in-law. Mary agrees to give up McCann’s location if Duffy will solve the four-year-old death of her daughter. Since this is the only lead Duffy has to find McCann he begins investigating Lizzie’s death in hopes that Mary’s intel on McCann will be good.
Duffy’s investigation takes him throughout Northern Ireland and England, from Belfast to Brighton, on a quest to solve the “locked room mystery” in which Lizzie died. Time seems to be running out before the IRA bombers will strike again, which makes Duffy more determined to resolve Lizzie’s mysterious death. Soon, Duffy is uncovering clues to help solve the mystery, but begins to wonder if the information on McCann’s location and next target will be enough to stop the next bombing.
As time grows closer, the tension mounts and Duffy formulates a plan. What he doesn’t know is if he has the right location and target. When Duffy finds himself in the worst possible situation he has to find a way to save himself while stopping the bombers.
“In The Morning I’ll be Gone” is the third thriller in The Troubles Trilogy, yet is easy to follow and can be read as a standalone. With plenty of action and suspense, this is a thriller that won’t disappoint.
FTC Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book was provided by its publisher.
