Bailiúchán: Adult Fiction Irish

Drogheda, Ireland 1864. Ellen Cooney is fit to burst with happiness. Her sailor husband is on his way home from a long sea voyage. But devastation awaits on the quayside of her beloved Drogheda. Crippled with grief, Ellen knows she must keep her young family out of the dreaded 'Poorhouse' at all ...

This is an account of the growth of Irish organized crime. Williams provides a revealing insight into how Ireland's crime scene changed so rapidly, describes the shocking depths to which Irish criminals have sunk, and explores how crime has corroded communities and destroyed families.