Blood Guilt — David Rice

Drawn into the republican movement by fiery idealist Maeve Halloran, Con Emmet soon finds himself carrying a gun for Mother Ireland. But his first mission goes tragically, unspeakably, wrong...
Exiled in America, Con's brilliant talent as a journalist brings him fame and success through his nationwide syndicated column. But even as he becomes a household name, his past continues to haunt him - slowly but surely, guilt and liquor drag him towards the gutter.
In the north-west Pacific town of Rainhaven, he thinks he has finally found another chance in the love of the beautiful Anna Maria Paz. But as Maeve returns from the shadows of the past, he finds he must face another choice - the most fearful choice a man can make.