S3E15: Check In: Jack Byrne - Bonus Episode
We first sat down with Liverpudlian, Jack Byrne back in Season 2 when we talked about his first novel: Under the Bridge. You can catch that episode here: Jack Byrne: Mystery Writer.
Now Jack is back with the second installment of his Liverpool Mystery Series - Across the Water which continues the story of Paddy and Vinnie Connolly. The action moves from Liverpool to Wicklow as Vinnie traces the story of his long-deceased father against a backdrop of corruption and political violence.
Join Martin Nutty in conversation with Jack as they talk about the new book and how the violence of The Troubles touched Jack's family in the worst possible way.
Links
- Book 1: Under the Bridge
- Book 2: Across the Water
00:00 - Introduction
01:28 - Across the Water
03:06 - Puncturing Irish Emigrant Romanticism
05:56 - Economics and ATW's Dual Timeline
08:12 - Creating Irish Characters as a Liverpudlian
10:23 - The Dublin Bombing of 1974
13:58 - How the Troubles Touched Jack's Family
18:15 - Replacing Irish Romanticism with Gritty Reality
20:23 - Nationalistic Tensions as Novel Fodder
24:35 - Credits
