"Byron" by Michael Corrigan
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ISBN 1-58939-763-0. $13.95. Softcover. 227 Pages. Byron Duffy is an English teacher recently divorced who doesn't expect trouble teaching English for an Idaho university. A female student enlists his help protecting her boyfriend, Ted, a filmmaker who is secretly filming paramilitary maneuvers by white supremacists called the Posse. He inadvertently films evidence of a murder. A mysterious order of assassins, including a schizophrenic college teacher, is killing the Posse members. When Byron starts an affair with Mary Goldstein, an undercover FBI agent, Byron's life turns complex and dangerous. Agent Goldstein investigates the Posse; armed and paranoid, their worst conspiracy theories are coming true. As tension builds, Byron is drawn into a conflict that includes the Indian reservation, avenging Indian spirits from another era, local extremists, the FBI and The Mafia. Their love affair turns poisonous when Byron discovers he has a rival: another FBI agent The investigation reveals a cabal no longer local but international. When Mary takes out a Jamaican drug thug, Byron realizes he is a liability to Mary's safety. The book is an action noir thriller with mordant wit and unexpected action. Along the way, Corrigan manages to satirize higher education, latter day hippies, law enforcement, and popular culture. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Corrigan was born in San Francisco and graduated with a BA and MA in English from San Francisco State. "Byron" is his third book. The first, "Confessions of a Shanty Irishman," was a memoir that garnered considerable critical praise, from Gerald Nicosia at the San Francisco Chronicle to Pauline Ferrie with Emigrant Online in Galway. "The Irish Connection and Other Stories" was his second book. London Agent, Jade Orr, compared the collection of stories to a "proper pint of Guinness, to be shared round the table amongst friends and strangers soon to be friends...." "Byron" is a noir thriller set in Idaho, and a departure from Irish material. In addition to writing and teaching, Corrigan has spent time in the theatre, working as a director and playwright for various companies including the Playwrights' Theatre in San Francisco and the group formerly known as the Pacific Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles. He studied film at the American Film Institute and worked with several theatre artists including Sam Shepard and Peter Coyote. He is married to Karen Corrigan and currently teaches speech at Idaho State University. They share their house with a cat named Karma. Login to review this product