'A gripping and heart-rending story of a disturbing and bitter search for justice for the victim of cruel political violence' -- Eamon Dillon * Sunday World *
'A must read for anyone who has interest in Irish politics ... A powerful account of a loving son's long quest for justice' -- Paul Williams
'A searing analysis of the threat the Irish State faced from terrorism during the Troubles' -- Ronan McGreevy * co-author of The Kidnapping *
'A moving memoir of growing up in the long shadow of an IRA atrocity, and in the shadow of a formidable father' * Irish Independent *
'An important and bleak retrospective on Ireland during the Troubles' * The Irish Times *
'An excellent book' * Strategic Culture Foundation *