Those We Left Behind

from jfe16

In Belfast, nineteen-year-old Ciaran Devine, who was convicted of the gruesome bludgeoning murder of his foster father some seven years earlier, is about to be released from the Young Offenders Centre. His older brother, Thomas, convicted as an accessory in the crime, has already been released. D...

from norinrad10

Stuart Neville has evolved into one of my favorite novelist. This one is set in Belfast and involves two brothers that are released from jail after killing their foster father when they were 12 and 14. It explores several themes, including the boys inability to escape their past. Fast paced and t...

from hairball

Those We Left Behind is my first Neville book, and I'll likely read more. I whipped though this book in a few hours, curious about the outcome. However, it had something that I really dislike in crime novels,and having it in the very first of a series (not sure if this is meant to be the first of...

from Carol420

Those We Left Behind by Stuart Neville Serena Flanagan series Book #1 3.5&#9733's From The Book: Ciaran Devine, who made Belfast headlines seven years ago as the "schoolboy killer," is about to walk free. At the age of twelve, he confessed to the brutal murder of his foster father; his testimony ...

from Beamis12

Serena Flannigan has just returned to police work after a major health issue. She will soon find herself embroiled in a case that seriously affected her years ago. A case that will for a short time pair her with a young parole officer, finding themselves confronting something over which they have...