Gallowglass (novel)
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Author | Barbara Vine |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Crime / Mystery novel |
Publisher | Viking |
Released | March 1 1990 |
Media type | Print/Audiobook |
Pages | 304 (paperback) |
ISBN | ISBN 0140132058 |
Preceded by | The House of Stairs |
Followed by | King Solomon's Carpet |
Gallowglass is a 1990 novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, written under the name Barbara Vine.
[edit] Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
When Sandor snatches little Joe from the path of a London tube, he makes it clear that Joe's life now belongs to him. Sandor begins to tell him a mysterious story and teaches Joe that he is a "gallowglass", the servant of a chief.
Gallowglass was made into a miniseries for the PBS Series Mystery! in Fall 1995. Jacqueline Holborough wrote the screenplay. Michael Sheen plays the character of Joe. Paul Rhys plays the character of Sandor.