Referred to as the finest writer of suspense intrigue around today by none other than Clive Cussler, Eickhoff returns to the rich and turbulent country of his heritage with Fallon's Wake. He has... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I would hesitate calling Mr Eickhoff a genius, but "Fallon's Wake" is a brilliant story, complexing, yet simple in its understanding of the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. As a resident of Belfast, I can say that if Mr Eickhoff is not a resident of the country, then he has an uncanny gift for climbing inside of individuals and becoming them. Given the tenacity and ferocity of Fallon, I'm not certain that I would want to meet the author of "Fallon's Week" as an adversary on some dark night. This is one of the best novels I have ever read by anyone about the situation here in Northern Ireland, Irish, American, or English. If not an Irishman, he should be!
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