No Special Hurry
Seamus Shea is drinking his way through a messy life. He just lost his job as a San Francisco Chronicle columnist, his wife left him eight months ago, and he’s still wrestling with the tragic death of his brother, a former SFPD narcotics agent.
When Seamus learns his best friend, a beloved high school teacher, has confessed to killing one of his students, Seamus must put aside personal demons and act to save his friend.
Determined to find the real killer, Seamus’s investigation takes him to all corners of San Francisco, where he confronts cold-hearted criminals, crooked cops, haughty philanthropists, and a high school student with a solid right cross. To succeed and uncover the truth behind the murder, Seamus will need to confront uncomfortable truths from his past, his own addiction, and even his mortality.
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Colman Conroy was born and raised in Noe Valley, a once working-class neighborhood in the heart of San Francisco. Twelve years of Catholic education spurred a love of reading and writing. While his work experience includes advertising management and nonprofit communication, he has spent the past few years teaching English and American history. Colman’s diverse life experiences and love of San Francisco are evident in each character he creates. Colman continues to live in Noe Valley. No Special Hurry is his first novel.