Brian McGilloway's second novel, Gallows Lane, came out back in Spring and I believe I saw it in Borders at Terminal Four at Heathrow. It may have been his first novel, however, as I was dashing through and didn't have time to take a close look. Also spotted was Annabel's Dore's The Great North Road. My own book was in a bookshop in central Sydney and I managed to sign five copies, which was a thrill.
But back to Brian and the second Inspector Devlin mystery... Here's what was posted about the novel on the Macmillan New Writers website. I'm rerunning all these blogs about new MNW titles because I know there are more people out there who ought to know about these books.
I can't wait to get hold of this novel.
Taking its title from the name of the road down which condemned Donegal criminals were once led, Gallows Lane follows Inspector Benedict Devlin as he investigates a series of gruesome murders in and around the Irish borderlands. When a young woman is found beaten to death on a building site, in what appears to be a sexually-motivated killing, Devlin’s enquiries soon point to a local body-builder and steroid addict. But days later, born-again ex-con James Kerr is found nailed to a tree – crucified – having been released from prison and returned to his hometown to spread the word of God.
Increasingly torn between his young family and his job, Devlin is determined to apprehend those responsible for the murders be-fore they strike again, even as the carnage begins to jeopardise those he cares about most.
Gallows Lane is the heart-stopping follow-up to Brian McGilloway's acclaimed debut Borderlands.
'Brian McGilloway joins the roll-call of excellence in Irish crime fiction' - Marcel Berlins, The Times
About the author:
Brian McGilloway was born in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974, and teaches English at St Columb’s College, Derry. Previously he has written plays and short stories. He lives near the Borderlands, with his wife and their two sons.
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