A tense, thrilling debut novel that spans two continents, from Booker Prize-winning author Paul Lynch, "a writer to watch out for" (Colum McCann).
It's 1832 and Coll Coyle has killed the wrong man. The dead man's father is an expert tracker and ruthless killer with a single-minded focus on vengeance. The hunt leads from the windswept bogs of County Donegal, across the Atlantic to the choleric work camps of the Pennsylvania railroad, where both men will find their fates in the hardship and rough country of the fledgling United States.
Language and landscape combine powerfully in this tense exploration of life and death, parts of which are based on historical events. With lyrical prose balancing the stark realities of the hunter and the hunted,Red Sky in Morningis a visceral and meditative novel that marks the debut of a stunning new talent.
Paul Lynchwas born in 1977 and lives in Dublin. He was the chief film critic of Ireland'sSunday Tribunenewspaper from 2007-2011. He has written regularly for theSunday Timeson film and has also written for theIrish Times, theSunday Business Post, theIrish Daily Mail, andFilm Ireland. He is the author ofRed Sky in Morning.
Lynch's language, which is musical, close, and alive, evokes something that seems quintessentially Irish....His combination of nightmarish poetry and heart-racing plot is what makes
Red Sky in Morningso compelling, like a gorgeous, terrifying ghost story. You'll want to close your eyes and cover your ears, but find you can't turn away. ---Damaris Colhoun,
Daily Beast Sumptuous and poetic....Lynch's sense of the period, and the huge disruptions in society which affected every single character, is clever and well informed, but he has taken a real and fascinating risk with the style. ---Colm To?b?n,
The Guardian A novel of great beauty and violence from Irish wril$
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