Iron Annie

By Luke Cassidy

Book Overview

**LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE**

An uncompromising, darkly humorous look at life in the criminal underworld of the Irish border from a major new Irish literary voice.

Dundalk--The Town, to locals--took Aoife in when she left home at eighteen. Now she's gone from a small-time slinger of hash to a bona fide player in Dundalk's criminal underworld. Aoife's smart, savvy, and cool under pressure. Except, that is, when it comes to Annie. Annie is mysterious and compelling, and Aoife is desperate to impress her and keep her close. Unfortunately, not everyone in The Town shares Aoife's opinion of Annie. So much so that when Aoife's friend and associate, the Rat King, approaches her about off-loading ten kilos of stolen coke, he specifically tells her to keep Annie out of it. Aoife doesn't want to do the job without Annie, though, so she lands on an idea. Annie has contacts in the UK, and sure it'd be better to get the coke as far away from Dundalk as possible. At first, everything goes to plan. But when Annie decides she'd like to stay in the UK, Aoife makes a decision that changes everything, and finds her whole world turned upside down.

Gritty yet tender, tragic yet hopeful, Iron Annie crackles with energy, warmth, and heart.

A VINTAGE CRIME/BLACK LIZARD ORIGINAL.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593314816
• ISBN13: 9780593314814
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Surprisingly endearing with lots of excitement❤️‍🔥

I grabbed this book randomly at the airport on a flight to Ireland! I noticed the Irish theme and thought it was so fitting. I absolutely loved this book. The story is wild and reminded me of my own early 20’s partying days lol! But what truly stuck with me was the ending. I was so touched by how the story ended so realistically yet comforting. The idea that sometimes it is what it is and that is beautiful in its own right. This was such a great read and I’m thankful to have read it while in the gorgeous backdrop of the Irish country side.