Book description
Soldier and war photographer Hugo Fitzduane is beginning to think about settling down on his lovely, remote Irish island when he discovers a student from a nearby private school hanging from a tree near his castle. Unable to resist investigating why the son of a wealthy Swiss family committed suicide, Fitzduane uses contacts with police and security forces in Ireland and Switzerland to slowly peel away the multiple identities of a brilliant but sadistic corrupter and murderer–"the Hangman."
The war between the forces of good and evil provides the framework for this overly long, high-body-count story. While the first-time author shows promise, the frequent scenes of graphic and gratuitous violence do not supply needed suspense or substitute for taut plotting. This is a thriller in name only.
