A Wigwam for a Goose's Bridle

For a novel with so much action packed into just one week, this was quite slow in places and took me a long time to get into. For the first third of the book I was not sure if I would or should finish it. However I did then become hooked on the story line.

In 1950s Northern Ireland, Macken is a Catholic cop in Protestant territory. His brother is dead, he wants to find someone to blame. The Border is heating up. And he thinks he has finally found true love, but everyone keeps warning him off her. Even his own lies start to blur to truth inside his mind. Can he stay alive? Can he find his brother killer, avenge his brother and assuage his own guilt? Can he trust any of his colleagues? What is the secret his girlfriend is hiding? And how will this affect the future they are planning?

Content/trigger warning: child abuse.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this in return for my honest review.