Night Boat to Tangier

InthedarkwaitingroomoftheferryterminalinthesketchySpanishportofAlgeciras,twoagingIrishmen—MauriceHearneandCharlieRedmond,longtimepartnersinthelucrativeanddangerousenterpriseofsmugglingdrugs—sitatnight,nonetoopatiently.ItisOctober23,2018,andtheyareexpectingMaurice’sestrangeddaughter(orisshe?),Dilly,toeitherarriveonaboatcomingfromTangierordepartononeheadingthere.Thisnocturnalvigilwillinitiateanextraordinaryjourneybackintimetoexcavatetheirsharedhistoryofviolence,romance,mutualbetrayalsandserialexiles,renderedwiththedarkhumorandthehardboiledHibernianlyricismthathavemadeKevinBarryoneofthemoststrikingandadmiredfictionwritersatworktoday.