Too Close to Home

Fast-paced vigilante thriller with political suspense, a sharp Irish edge, a café bombing, and an ex-commando father hunting through Northern Ireland's buried secrets.

A bomb shatters his daughter's world. Sam Ireland will make the guilty answer.

Sam Ireland has spent his life around violence. He knows the sound of it, the aftermath, and the lies men tell when the bodies are cleared away.

But nothing prepares him for Ballycastle.

A café bomb kills a young friend of his daughter, Isla, and rips apart the life Sam fought to build. The police want order. The security services want silence. And in the smoke and wreckage, someone is already burying the truth.

The trail leads back through dissident republicans, compromised intelligence files, and men who have spent years protected by the state.

For Sam, this is no longer about revenge. It is about the people who knew, the people who lied, and the people who thought his daughter was simply collateral damage.

The Troubles may be history to some — to Sam, they have just come home.

Too Close to Home is the explosive third book in the Sam Ireland series, a fast-paced political thriller packed with hard-hitting action, authentic Northern Ireland grit, and a fierce father-daughter bond. Perfect for readers who want Reacher-style justice with more heart, or Andy McNab with real emotional weight.
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Praise for the Sam Ireland thrillers:

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I’ve read and loved, Lee Child, John Sanford, John Grisham, Jeffrey Deaver, etc and Finn Og leaves them for dead…I could not recommend Finn highly enough."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Amazing gripping yarn… as authentic a feeling as I’ve read on Northern Ireland."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Finn Og is without a doubt the best I’ve read! Incredibly clever plots."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "My heart is still racing."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Sam is a flawed character which makes him believable. It's been a while since I read a book in a day."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "A gripping suspenseful thriller. I brought this book to read on holiday and had it done on the first day!"

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I thought this book was a great read, and it would make a great film. The character Sam is well written and the plot doesn't slow down and drag. Great rhythm till the very end."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "This is a fantastic book - from the first page it grips you and just refuses to let go, but with a sensitivity that is rare in novels of this kind."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I found myself getting pulled into the story from the off. It's articulately written in nice sharp paragraphs and chapters that always leave you feeling like you want more (part of what makes it hard to put down!). I don't leave many reviews, but this book grabbed me."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Great plot & storyline. A thought provoking and gripping read."

Finn Óg lives in Ireland, surrounded by rogues and the sea. Finn is a pen name and away from writing he is a multi award-winning creator and exec of globally-distributed content across multiple genres. A previous career took him to all of the places featured in his novels, allowing him to draw upon real events or direct experience. He spends most of his time on the water, often with the 'real' Isla, upon whom swathes of his novels are based. The series can be read in any order.
1. Charlie
2. The Sea and the Sand
3. Too Close to Home
4. Before
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