Through world wars and civil strife the Bangor Express has never missed an issue but now it is losing money handoverfist and Rob Cullen fresh off the plane from his London news desk has absolutely no idea that hes the man to save it Lured back to Northern Ireland for the first time in 20 years by the demise of his onetime mentor the Bangor Express makes Rob an offer he cant refuse and the Guardian reporter cant resist sticking around After all it has been a long time since Rob had a real story to get his teeth in to and with the Bangor Express thats just what hes going to get When local artist and Turner prize nominee Richard Turner returns to Bangor to open a retrospective at a small gallery not everyone is happy to welcome him home As Richard takes to the stage to make a speech he is greeted by violent heckling from his former teacher Pat Hadley Alix resolves to get to the bottom of the story behind this hostility and uncovers a deeprooted personal grudge its not just a matter of stolen art but a matter of a stolen heart