August 2000 Volume 81 Number 8 "serving the protectors"

Dark Hollow - John Connolly

(Hodder & Stroughton Paperback - $24.95)

Retreating to the wintry Maine landscape of his childhood in an attempt to begin a personal healing process, ex-NYPD cop Charlie “Bird” Parker finds himself drawn into yet another murder investigation. It is an investigation that will force him to confront not only his own family’s past, but also the perverted desires of an insidious serial killer.

Once awakened, the past will prove as mysterious and frightening as the infamous Travelling Man, believed responsible for the brutal slaying of Bird’s own wife and daughter. It soon becomes clear that the true answer to the puzzle lies 30 years in the past, in a tree with a devilish fruit, in the troubled history of Bird’s own grandfather, and in the violent origins of a mythical killer: the monster known as Caleb Kyle.

Dark Hollow is a literary treat that will imprison its readers. Such is its power and passion that few will be able to release themselves from its clutches.

Hope Against History - Jack Holland

(Hodder & Stroughton Hardback - $49.95)

The author of Phoenix: Policing the Shadows, Jack Holland, continues his exposition of the turbulent history of Northern Ireland. More than just a recount of the last 30 turbulent years, the Belfast-born author tells the story from the inside, having been raised on the city streets at the centre of the conflict.

Over the years, he has spoken to Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army gunmen, political activists, the leaders of loyalist assassination squads, and the police officers and SA members who fought against them. This experience allows Holland to deliver a rare account of Ireland’s tumultuous history.

Whether the reader is searching for new authoritative material, or seeking an insight into the history of Ireland, The Troubles and the IRA, Hope Against History will be compelling and satisfying reading. But so detailed is the matter under discussion that those without a previous knowledge should expect to read some chapters more than once.

The Final Detail - Harlan Coben

Myron Bolitar, sports agent to the stars, returns in The Final Detail - described by Publishers Weekly as “the strongest entry yet in a series that deftly balances realism with excitement”. Bolitar’s friend and colleague, Esperanza Diaz, is in trouble - murder trouble. He must battle for her against her wishes with support only from his mildly psychotic friend Winsor Lockwood III - who alarmingly is the only rock in Myron’s troubled existence.

In his search for the truth, he will find that things aren’t always as simple as they appear; that believing in someone’s innocence isn’t always enough; and that often the journey doesn’t take you quite where you expected.

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