Del Norte Public Library

"The rebels will be hanged at dawn, and their brotherhood is already plotting revenge. Stephen Doyle, an Irish-American veteran of the Civil War, arrives in Manchester from New York with a thirst for blood. He has joined the Fenians, a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland by any means necessary. Head Constable James O'Connor has fled grief and drink in Dublin for a sober start in Manchester, and connections with his fellow Irishmen...

Newly-appointed DI Jack Striker, of Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team, has a dark secret, one that would land him in prison. Striker's first case seems a straight-forward gang-on-gang slaying, until a notorious youth is found hanged.

In the squad room, the cops on the Manchester murder investigation unit call Janine Lewis Boss. At home, the kids simply call her Mum. In both places, she manages to keep everybody in line but just barely with a firm yet affectionate hand. Janine tackle some of her most baffling cases yet: the murders of an illegal Belarusian émigré, a suburban cheerleading coach, a rock star about to break into the big time, and more.

Modern-day police detective Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973 after he is knocked unconscious in a traffic collision.