Gangrene

‘Ginge’ is, or was, an NCO in military intelligence. Lying in a hospital bed flashbacks unsettle him: a blaze of light, a wall of sound, oblivion. ‘A mercury-tilt bomb? He’d been in a hurry and gunned the car engine - then flash, bang, wallop. The bomb had been placed underneath the care – but a bit behind the driving seat. That saved his legs and his life, maybe… Links and questions begin to form: What were the connections in recent events? What was his Major up to? Was there anyone he could trust? Who was the enemy? Was he just another ‘loose end’? Gangrene is a powerful, well-crafted thriller; a page turner, written with a chilling atmosphere of realism. It’s not for the fainthearted as for anyone who observed something of the ‘hidden war’ in Ireland, there is a terrifying authenticity. Peter Berresford Ellis