Marie Kottenstette

When their small charter school is shut down in the middle of the academic year, a group of at-risk inner city students comes face-to-face with America's broken education system and a world that's full of contradicting lessons.

Armed only with faith, wit and eloquence, Irish champion Daniel O'Connell leads a peaceful rebellion against English tyranny that ends 300 years of exile from Parliament. But when the ultimate prize - Ireland's nationhood - comes within his reach, will The Liberator remain true to the path of peace?

A well-mannered assassin strikes up a relationship with the ex-wife of the manic detective who's tracking him down.