This book is incredibly confusing, straight from the get-go. The book starts with solely focusing on Riordan, then adds characters left and right, each with their own respective background. This makes keeping track of the characters next to impossible, and frankly, plain annoying.Another problem is the main plot. The main plot focuses on Riordan trying to find this gun-runner for the IRA, but then goes off into a tangent with other characters, completely destroying whatever little plot there was. All in all, this book is an incredible blemish on an otherwise widely successful writing career by Mr. Higgins. Read some of his other novels (i.e. "The Friends of Eddie Coyle", "Cogan's Trade"), but please, steer far away from this mashup of frustration!