Last Days of The Tiger

Mystery & Thrillers

By Pat Mullan

Publisher : ATHRY HOUSE Books

ABOUT Pat Mullan

Pat Mullan
Pat Mullan is Ireland Chair of International Thriller Writers and he is a member of Mystery Writers of America. His thriller novels, poetry, and short stories are widely published in the US, Ireland, and the UK.  Recent work has appeared in the anthology, DUBLIN NOIR, published in the USA More...

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"LAST DAYS OF THE TIGERis a razor blade down the spine.  So fast-paced, expect whiplash.  Grab a copy and clear your schedule!"   James Rollins,  New York Times best-selling author of BLACK ORDER. 

Burnt-out lawyer Ed Burke flees New York, a failed marriage, and a high pressure career as a criminal attorney and returns home to Dublin, Europe's most happening city. Hand-in-hand with the new prosperity, a culture of ruthless corruption has taken root and threatens to pervade the highest levels of government in Celtic Tiger Ireland and the EU. Ed's new job, defending a prominent developer in a tribunal investigating the rezoning of prime residential property, draws him into the world of Ireland's elite movers and shakers who will stop at nothing to achieve their aims. He is also drawn into a passionate affair with an old flame, Pia, now the glamorous wife of a corrupt and powerful political leader. As his infatuation turns into love, Pia is murdered in his own bed, and Ed has no doubt that her heartless, power-hungry husband is behind this murder. Edmund Burke's quest to avenge Pia and free himself from a troubled past becomes an adrenaline-pumping race to save Ireland from the grip of a cabal of corrupt power brokers. He must find his way through a tangled web of lies, deceit and murder as he matches his wits against the Machiavellian schemes of the rich, the famous and the powerful who seek to mould the future of Europe and the West.

The opening chapter of LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER, titled 'TRIBUNAL' , appeared in the anthology, DUBLIN NOIR, published in the USA by Akashic Books and in Ireland and the UK by Brandon Books. It was selected again in 'City-Pick DUBLIN', published by Oxygen Books in 2010 to mark Dublin being chosen as UNESCO'S City of Culture for 2010.

"Pat Mullan's latest, LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER, is a razor blade down the spine.  So fast-paced, expect whiplash.  Grab a copy and clear your schedule!"   James Rollins,  New York Times best-selling author of BLACK ORDER.


 
"Pat Mullan is a natural born storyteller with a gripping, engaging style.  He may just be the next big thing in Irish crime fiction." Jason Starr, author of LIGHTS OUT.


"LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER bristles with ingenuity, and a plot to kill for ... has all the Irish gifts:  dizzy narrative, sly humor, and marvelous readability.  It rocks!    Ken Bruen, Shamus and Macavity winning author of THE GUARDS.


"LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER is a tight, intelligent thriller.    Mullan writes suspense with an edge reminiscent of Bob Ludlum.  An author to watch."   Cerri Ellis, Mostly Mystery Reviews.