Books by "Colin F. Fowler"
3 books found
A fascinating investigation the lives of four priest hunters – Sean na Sagart, Edward Tyrrell, Barry Lowe and John Garzia. Ireland in the aftermath of Cromwell – during this period Catholicism and Irish nationalism became inexorably linked and priests were outlawed. The Priest Hunters shines a light on these men who hunted them. Sean naSagart was Irishman who was been condemned to death for horse stealing but was reprieved on condition he become a priest hunter. Edward Tyrrell was an English mercenary driven solely by greed. Barry Lowe indulged in such acts as tying a priest behind his horse and dragging him through the brush. John Garzia, who had fled the Spanish Inquisition, arrived in Ireland and evidently sought revenge hunting down priests. An incredible account of some of the most hated men in Ireland.
"If an injury has to be done to a man, it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared."A chance encounter and an overheard conversation was all it took to undo the psychotherapy that had buried David's bitterness and suppressed his desire for revenge.Little by little, the ruthless characters David had once played on London's premier stages, forced their way in to his consciousness.Little by little, David identified the undeserving, balanced the evidence, and passed sentences.Deluded by a demanding imaginary audience, and manipulated by an increasingly powerful subconscious, David is compelled to act.Killing for the adulation of his 'audience', David cleansed his past, purged the unworthy and settled his soul.But...Little by little, unknown by David, the protective and inquisitive child of the woman he loves has watched, made notes, and took photographs.As the killings become more personal, and the child reveals what he knows, David must make a choice.Is he too far gone to make a rational choice?Will his now dominant subconscious demand David kill the child of the woman he loves?Will David's imaginary audience recoil at the murder of a child?Or is there another way out?