"A chillingly, well-informed thriller about Irish terrorism ... A series of gripping and vividly narrated events ... Striking pieces of imaginative writing. ... Brilliantly evokes an eerie filming-in-progress atmosphere ..."
—The New York Times

"Clancy takes us up and back in time, into the past of his characters ... releasing his events with the centripetal speed every living novel displays. Through it all, we see the reaching beauty of the country, feel its winds, hear its sounds, smell its pubs. And through it all, too, the war and its agents are moving."
—The Washington Post

As a group and as individuals, the rebels of Blind Pilot rank among the most unforgettable characters in fiction. This novel places Ambrose Clancy in the front ranks of contemporary writers.

Ambrose Clancy is the editor of the Shelter Island Reporter. He is the author of the recently published collection of his journalism, My Life In Pieces: Writers, Rogues, The Road and The Rock; and, with Peter Donahoe, The Night Line: A Memoir of Work, an examination of the New York City taxi driver in text and photographs.

He has been awarded numerous awards for columns, news and feature writing from the New York Press Association.

In 2023 he received top honors from the National Newspaper Association for columns and feature writing.