Book description
It was only the first lie... As the snow drives down and the full force
of a Buffalo winter makes itself felt, a man's body is found. Barely
recognisable, the only clues the police have are the '1' carved into the
victim's face and the killer's sinister calling card, a plastic toy
monkey. This is 'The County' - the 27th county of Ireland - a city
cocooned in secrets, suspicion and blood feuds, where the residents will
do anything to protect their own. And for Detective Absalom Kearney,
this case is her one chance to prove to a community more fiercely
secretive than ever, that even the most heinous of murderers can be
stopped. But as her investigation develops and the killer starts sending
her cryptic messages, Absalom finds herself in a race not only to halt
them but also to stop The County's residents exacting their own form of
justice. Because at the heart of this community there is the darkness
peculiar to those forgotten by society, and this darkness will affect
Absalom's life in ways she could never have imagined... Stephan Talty
was born in Buffalo, New York, to parents who`d emigrated from County
Clare, Ireland. He went to Bishop Timon High School before attending
Amherst College, where he graduated with a degree in English. He`s
written for the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Playboy, the Chicago Review
and many others. Stephan Talty now lives outside New York City with his
wife and two children.
