A BBC radio producer in Belfast sees on television that her sister appears to be part of an IRA terrorist cell, and ends up in extreme danger learning how and why, in Flynn Berry's Northern Spy.
The latest from Berry has all of her hallmarks; it's a high-octane thriller set against the backdrop of family dynamics, with a sudden, explosive climax.
I have liked all three of Berry's novels, which I read this year almost back to back, but the political background adds value to the storytelling in this case.
And the words "page turning" is thrown around a lot, but this one genuinely is, as the last chapters really kept me glued to the fate of the protagonist, a single mom trying to help her sister while keeping her son and her mother out of harm's way.
Reese Witherspoon and I both recommend this one. I checked it out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library in New Castle, Indiana and read it very quickly.
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