ElNioistheexcitingdebutnovelfromIrishScreenwriterandPlaywrightMickDonnellan.Slick,stylishandalwaysentertaining,thestoryisarollercoasterofdramaandtensionthathasn'tbeenseeninIrishfictionforaverylongtime.Charlieisourprotagonist,thepickpocketthatstealsElNino'swalletandthenfallsinlovewithher.She'sthewildfemmefatale,beautiful;enigmaticandseductive.HerfathernamedherElNiobecausethenightshewasborntherewasastorm,andhesaiditsignifiedthewayshewastoliveherlife.Darkandedgywithcrispfreshdialogue,thisisanovelthatengagesthereaderfromthefirstlinerightthroughtothepowerfulfinish.ReviewExcerpt.."..perhapsthemostexcitingpartofthispublicationisthatitcomesfromtheheartofMayo.SetinBallinrobe,thenspanningtoGalwayandbackagain,DonnellanhastakentheWestofIrelandandfirmlyplaceditonthecrimewritingmap.WithflavoursofDashielHammetandMickySpillane,theauthorneverlosessightofhisownlocality.ThepoetryofIreland'sWestisalwaysfreshonthepage.EverythingfromthebustleofGalwaycity,tothecuriousstreetsofBallinrobebouncesoffthebookwiththekindofvividimageryandpoeticdescriptionworthyoftheworld'sfinestwriters.Apparently,wehaveenteredanexplosivetimeforWestofIrelandfictionandlongmayitlast..."