Ring Of Ruse - James Vella-Bardon

"a stunningly impressive historical adventure" - The London Economic

THE FINAL STANDOFF LOOMS LARGE

The northern rebels of Dartry have seized a prisoner from their enemies' grasp, a crucial witness who can seal the end of the Sheriff of Sligo.

Yet a series of devastating murders leave the MacGlannaghs in disarray, with further mayhem caused by an unexpected ambush. Suddenly everything is no longer what it once seemed, in a struggle where one wrong step could spell torment and death.

A new order is fast closing about the northern rebels, with a last battle against the Sheriff of Sligo at hand. Before long the MacGlannagh's army marches off to counter a Sassenach incursion, with rebel and loyalist forces closing in for the final kill.

Amid the bloody fallout, Santiago finds himself back where he started, fleeing a sinister hand which extends far beyond Dublin and all the way from London. Before the end he must choose whether to save his own hide or pursue a fast-fading hope of personal redemption.

'reminds me of works by today's masters such as Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Wilbur Smith' - The Scotsman

'history told from a totally fresh perspective' - Reader's Digest

'swept away by the craftsmanship in his writing' - The Pigeonhole online book club