Liam O’Flaherty wrote this story of a man who betrayed a comrade to the enemy of his people. The novel is set in the streets and slums of Dublin. In, Gypo, an ex-policemen and informer, who takes blood money for betraying his friend, the author has created a character of Dostoievskian force.
The Informer is regraded as O’Flaherty’s best novel.