SGT COLLINS RIC: A gripping historical novel of loyalty, identity, conflict and survival

An Irishman in the King's uniform. A country tearing itself apart. A policeman caught between loyalty, duty and survival. Ireland, 1920. A country is at war with itself and Sergeant Patrick Collins is caught in the middle. Serving with the Royal Irish Constabulary in County Tyrone, Collins is an Irish Catholic wearing the King's uniform at one of the most dangerous moments in Ireland's history. As the War of Independence intensifies, IRA attacks, political violence and sectarian tensions close in around him. The creation of the Ulster Special Constabulary brings new divisions, while the prospect of partition threatens to change Ireland, and Collins's place within it, forever. Through ambushes, murder and betrayal, Collins clings to one belief: a policeman's duty is to uphold the law, regardless of politics or religion. But as the RIC itself faces disbandment and a new Northern Ireland emerges, principles become increasingly dangerous things to possess. How long can one man remain loyal to his uniform when the world around him is choosing sides? SGT COLLINS RIC is a gripping historical novel of loyalty, identity, conflict and survival, set against the turbulent final years of the Royal Irish Constabulary and the birth of a divided Ireland.