Jim W Hammond

The Burren Weeps Jim W Hammond

Set in Ireland during the turbulent 1990s, The Burren Weeps is a mystery and romance of the Emerald Isle. The events that begin in a dark alley in Belfast set off a killing in the Republic of Ireland that may foreshadow sectarian violence on a level not seen before during the "troubles", as the bombings and terror are euphemistically called. Inspector Brendan O'Neill had moved to Cork to escape the madness of Northern Ireland, but now it looks like it has followed him to his new home. Beth O'Hara has started a new life with her son in a cottage above Bantry Bay, but a shadowing presence that may be her abusive husband is stalking her and renewed fears for her and her son. Riding her bike on a lonely road above the bay those fears are realized. Soon both Inspector O'Neill and Beth O'Hara's worlds will collide as murder and worse darken their lives.