Aloysius Nell

These secret streets and highways in hiding were all below the adults’ plane of vision and were consequently overlooked by them . . . although there had been exceptions. One of them had been a cop named Aloysius Nell—Mr.

Both novels identify Aloysius Nell as an old Derry policeman, including the familiar Mr Nell remembered by local children.

Or they will simply look you full in the face and lie to you. The police logs for that day indicate that Chief Sullivan was not even in town (Sure I remember, Aloysius Nell told me from a chair on the sun-terrace of the Paulson Nursing Home in Bangor.

Derry policeman interviewed about the Bradley ambush.