The Wrong Man: A Novel

by Danny Morrison

IRA member Raymond Massey has spent seven years in prison in Long Kesh. When he is released, he longs for a normal life but finds difficulty in reconciling his love for Roisin and her son with his continued commitment to Republican activism. His life whirls between an ordinary, everyday routine and a dark and brutal agenda of bombs and guns.
This dark and sinister tale infiltrates the activities of the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, exposing a complex and contradictory world of brutality and bravery, of loyalty and betrayal, a place of hatred and love.

Genres: Fiction, Ireland

198 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1997

Reviews

[Robert Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting view "from the other side of the hill". I read it just before "Secret Victory" by William Matchett, which describes the police-led intelligence effort referenced in this book.