Woman of StateStella Rimmington meets State of Play in this smart political thriller for a new generation of Le Carre devourers. Part political thriller, part story of an Irish girl who shakes off her IRA family past to become an MP and Minister at Westminster But whose side is she really on? Straddling 1990s Belfast Dublin and present day London we follow the journey of eighteen year old Maire Anne McCartney recruited for a one time IRA mission as she then becomes

You can't have the undead wandering about like lost souls

who have been trapped back in time

The terrible self-inflicted wounds tell of his violent struggle to avoid some unseen horror

Jess White

Investigating Geralds death

He also meets Houghton's partner

When Quell uncovers the deadly lengths the Order will go to defend its wealth and power

Upon the sands of the arena

where my bones shall be thrown

It's impossible

meticulous and orderly

As he talks us through them one by one