Bibliograph

Woman of state, Simon Berthon

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Woman of state, Simon Berthon

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Woman of state

Responsibility statement

Simon Berthon

Summary

1991, Belfast. Maire Anne McCartney is recruited for a one-off IRA mission as a honey trap. She is told there will be no violence. But she has been lied to. To save herself, eighteen-year-old Maire must flee across the border alone, and start a new life. Present day, London. Human rights lawyer Anne-Marie Gallagher is appointed Minister of State for Security and Immigration. At the same time, the police in Belfast receive an anonymous tip-off. The password is verified from the Troubles and the co-ordinates lead DCI Jon Carne to a field. And a body. The new Minister receives a message and realises that the new life she has crafted is at risk of being uncovered

Target audience

adult

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