A torso inside a suitcase looks like an impossiblecase, but Sean Duffy isn’t easily deterred, especially when his flounderinglove life leaves him in need of a distraction. So with Detective Constables McCrabbanand McBride, he would go to function identifying the victim. The torso works out to beall that’s still left of the American tourist who once offered in america armed service. Whatwas he doing in North Ireland in the midst of the 1982 Problems? The trailleads towards the doorstep of a lovely, flame-haired, twentysomething widow,whose spouse died at the hands of an IRA assassination group just a couple monthsbefore. Instantly Duffy is captured between his passionate instincts, grossprofessional misconduct, and effective men he should know better than to messwith. These include British intelligence, the FBI, and local paramilitary deathsquads-enough to keep actually the savviest detective busy. Duffy’s growing senseof self-doubt isn’t assisting. But being a legendarily persistent man, he doesn’t letthat end him from seeking the case to its explosive summary.