In this sweeping and powerful epic the journey begins in the "terrible beauty" of Northern Ireland during a time when conflict reigns and no one is spared from tragedy and sorrow, the time known as The Troubles. There is no need to continue the series unless you have completely fallen in love with the characters and want to know more about them. I do think it serves just fine as a stand-alone novel. It was an entertaining audiobook and should be a good read, if you go in with little expectations on delving into a true murder mystery/crime oriented story. Everything is wrapped up nicely in end when even more discoveries about Fin’s past are exposed. I assume this because it is the first of a 3 part series. Apparently, the main part is Fin, himself. I liked getting to know him but, I felt it always took away from what you think is the main part of the story is, the actual crime. The story is a bit of a murder mystery except with more focus on the backstory of the main character, Fin. The setting and scenes were described in a way that is easily envisioned, even if you know absolutely nothing about the area or people. I found myself repeating the odd words or phrases (in a horrible impersonation)because it was just fun. I like an audiobook with great narrators that can really capture the characters and their accents.
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