In 1867 Manchester, the hangings of three Irishman have the city on edge. The rebels of the Fenian brotherhood have sworn revenge, and to put it in motion they’ve imported a hired gun from America. Stephen Doyle is an Irish-born veteran of the U.S. Civil War, having escaped abuse and overwork on his uncle’s farm. He’s a hard, unforgiving man committed to the cause of Irish freedom and unafraid to use violent means to achieve it. The Abstainer of the title is James O’Connor, an […]