description: England in the 1630s: turbulent times, with fears of foreign invasion and Catholic conspiracies rife. John Brigge, a farmer and coroner, is respected in his North Country community, but harbours a dangerous secret: he is also a Catholic. When he is called to adjudicate on the murder of a new-born child, Brigge finds himself drawn into matters he would rather avoid. Katherine Shay, an Irishwoman, is accused of killing her baby, and the town's powerful Puritan faction demands her immediate death. Brigge suspects their haste has little to do with a quest for justice. What are they hiding? And does he really want to know?
language: English
title: Havoc, in Its Third Year
titlecomplete: Havoc, in Its Third Year
genres: Fiction, Historical, English Literature, British Literature, Book Club, Literature, Adult Fiction, Irish Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 518
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Booker Prize
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award
category: Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Review