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Francis O´Neill is an IRA terrorist - and he will kill for the cause. Gentleman Joe is his boss - and he wants power. Liam is his brother - and he wants money. Richard is the British intelligence officer - and he wants to recruit him. Bridget is his wife - and she wants to get out. This is the story of a man who remains devoted to a cause, while everyone around him gives in to temptation...

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GOOD LIAR, SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM ´Unbearably tense´ Daily Telegraph

´While her husband prepared to murder a young man he had never met, Bridget O´Neill completed her packing for Christmas with her in-laws.´

Francis O´Neill is a terrorist, trained to kill for his cause. Bridget is his wife, expected to be loyal and stand by her husband. She has learned not to hope for much more, until the day she glimpses, for the first time, the chance of a new life. A life without violence, without secrets, and without knocks on the door in the dead of night. A life without her husband.

But what if freedom for Bridget means grave danger for Francis?

In A Traitor in the Family, bestselling author, Nicholas Searle, tells a story of shocking, intimate betrayal. Can a treacherous act of the most personal kind ever be, in this darkly violent world, an act of mercy?

´It reminded me strongly of John le Carre ... this is high praise´ Daily Mail

"The Good Liar was excellent ... this is even better´ Sunday Express

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In its subtlety it reminded me strongly of John le Carré´s wonderful A Small Town in Germany, which also brought home the delicate confusions that lie at the heart of those who work in the shadow of treachery. This is high praise Daily Mail

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Searle, Nicholas
Nicholas Searle is the author of three novels. His first novel, The Good Liar, was a Sunday Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for the best debut crime novel. Before becoming a writer, he enjoyed a long and successful public service career in intelligence and security. He lives in Yorkshire.

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