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S.O.B.s · #13

No Sanctuary

by Robin Hardy · July 1986

8.3 / 10 average from 3 rated reviews

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THE IRA WANTS HIS HEAD And they're going to get it! Liam O'Toole, the hard-drinking Irish member of the Soldiers of Barrabas, is marked for death by a prominent Irish Republican Army ringleader. But the IRA boss is murdered before he can fulfill his vendetta, and a new wave of terrorism shakes Northern Ireland. The dead man's comrades form a hit squad with one goal in mind: get O'Toole! O'Toole sends out an SOS to Nile Barrabas and his fellow mercs- and the streets of Belfast are set to run with blood once more.

Reviews (3)

The Phantom 9/10 January 20, 2018
This adventure has a focus on Liam O'Toole and his home town of Belfast, North Ireland. Background on this SOB is essential to the plot, and his new wife has a shocking role. Hayes sits out this mission as the rest of the SOBs gather in Ireland to get O'Toole out of trouble. We see for the first time Barrabas in his hometown in Wyoming, and Nanos and Beck are up to the usual crazy antics to add more flavor to the story before the mission begins. A variety of plot development and action scenes build the story, nasty villains introduced, and O'Toole gets about as rough a time of it as it gets. Hardy's storytelling is always fresh and innovative, I really enjoy these books a lot, and the pacing of the novel keeps me turning the pages no matter what is going on. I always like a good plot twist, and here we have a good one that I did not see coming. Excellent close to the book and how about O'Toole's nemesis in this story, what an evil guy, the train scene was crazy! Terrific book again, don't miss out on this series.
ice_cracked 9/10 September 14, 2012
Brilliant title in the series where our beloved mad Irishman Liam O'Toole recently married to his nympho girlfriend Suzie and resigned from the SOB's is on a honeymoon with his lady back in the old country but unfortunately for him things have not been forgotten or forgiven. Captured by the IRA which he was a member of so long ago and held as a deserter and traitor he is given one of the biggest beatings known and is still alive. Going to be set up for a Kangaroo court sitting where upon he is going to be executed after being found guilty and all is not looking good for our favourite Irish member. After a brief moment of freedom after having escaped and a frantic telephone call to Barrabas being recaptured dashes all hopes of being saved or does it? Excellent high paced adrenaline pumping title here folks where the SOB's are racing against time to try and rescue one of their own favourites amidst IRA terrorism attacks which may destroy any attempts they make to try for some normality. The ending sections are extremely good reading with the excitement level rising as all seems lost. The final sections featuring O'Toole's missus certainly took me by surprise and is worth the read by itself in relation to the continuation of the series itself. Loved it and if you are going to read this series one day you MUST read this one it is a cracker. Highly recommended reading in the series.
Gunslinger 7/10 June 13, 2003
A kick-ass book that focuses on Liam O'Toole. It was such a hoot to have O'Toole trying desperately to have his crappy poetry published, and some of his run in's with some truly A-hole editors.