Not Untrue and Not Unkind by Ed O'Loughlin - A gripping story of friendship, rivalry and betrayal

Ed O’Loughlin has lived much of his professional life as a correspondent in Africa. He leaves a deep impression in his novels through his fine, darkly authoritative.

Not Untrue and Not Unkind is a fictional debut about journalist reporting from the continent, trying toprotect the port of Dublin from the chaotic African conflict on a journey of private discovery. The story begins at Dublin, where a newspaper editor called Cartwright commits suicide. His colleague, Owen Simmons, working as foreign editor of a Dublin newspaper, gets the post of Cartwright who has left behind a dossier.

One day, Owen discovers the dossier, which has some pictures and clippings that remind Owen of his own memories as a roving correspondent and take his thoughts to a dusty road in Africa and to the woman he once loved in Africa during the 1990s. It was a hard time in that continent, with the genocide in Rwanda, outbreaks in Nigeria and disruptions in the Congo. Due to such mess and outbreaks, Owen is forced to make compromises. Departing away from the women he loved and from the place he never wants to miss, Owen stepped into Dublin leaving behind the wonderful times he spent in his native.

Soon, Owen steps out from his memories and tries to figure out the relation between the photos and his late colleague. In this book, the author has brought out a gripping tale of friendship, rivalry and betrayal that prevails among the group of journalists and photographers covering Africa’s wars. Will Owen finds the reason behind his colleague’s suicide?