The Gatekeepers by Richard Sutton

A new nation brings lost family home... but old threats still remain.

How do you keep a secret from family? Is there any point in trying? The O'Deirgs must protect their ancient Irish legacy. But with their family growing steadily and Civil War violence creeping closer, their simple life is upended again as lost family returns from America. The Irish Civil War, raging in the cities, threatens to engulf another family member in it's terrible struggle. Maybe the blame lies with the local butcher, his shady secrets and his well-spiced sausages, or on the O'Deirgs' long history, or on the cousins from America, or on the practices of the Church, or on the local Innkeeper's past, or on the sheep - or maybe not. The Gatekeepers is the sequel to The Red Gate, which introduced the O'Deirg Secret to the world.

Special! First Edition, Signed by the author, in a larger type size for easier reading.

406 pages, paperback Cover Price US$15.95

Amazon Review:
October 10, 2010, "Gatekeepers" is filled with adventure, mystery, tragedy, love, emotion and human conscience. A historical novel rarely has the ability to make me understand things about my own awareness, and yet, Gatekeepers simply did. I was unable to lay this book aside; I was totally enraptured by the spellbinding story. I felt as if I were standing in the places he described. The character development is beyond any novel I have recently read. Richard Sutton has a true gift for understanding the human condition. He is skilled at translating emotions for the rest of us to comprehend.
C.J.Good, author: Precious Gifts of Love