The Betrayer

by Michael Hennessey

In 1941, two Prince Edward Island men were hanged for the murder of a Charlottetown shopkeeper. The two went to the gallows claiming that another man, never identified, actually committed the crime. What if there really was a mysterious third man? How did he manage to elude the law? This is the intriguing premise behind Charlottetown writer MICHAEL HENNESSEY's gripping historical novel about Prince Edward Island's most famous true-crime legend. An intimate psychological portrait of a man who literally get away with murder, "The Betrayer tells the fictional story of newspaperman Hugh Michael (Mickey) Casey. Looking back over his life with equal measures of insight and delusion, Mickey recounts his childhood in a Charlottetown orphanage, his youth on the tough streets of the city's west end, and the brutal crime that he kept secret throughout his career as a popular newspaper columnist. Island native MICHAEL HENNESSEY is the author of two highly regarded short story collections. "An Arch for the King and "My Broken Hero. A recipient of the Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts Award for his distinguished contribution to the literary arts, he has also written numerous award-winning plays for both radio and stage. "The Betrayer is his first novel.

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2003

Reviews

[Nicole Cannell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE this book. The Betrayer was a gift to me in 2003 and since then I have read it 6 times. Something about this book makes me pick it up every couple of years. It pulls me in and I can't put it down..atleast till the next time. Hope you give it a shot.

[Virginia]

for 14 books- 1 island

this just was not for me. i found Mikey to be completely unsympathic and at the best times, just a jerk. I also found there was inconsistencies in the tense used, which i find really annoying. Not my cup of tea, although i won't fault anyone who does like it....