Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett

Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett is the second novel of the Eddie & the Gang with No Name trilogy by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, published on 13 May 2004 through Hodder Children's Books.

Two runaway orphans, Pat and Sean, witness the theft of Saint Oliver Plunkett’s head from St. Peter's Church in Drogheda, where it was on display for a forthcoming papal visit.

[3] Though the book is especially good at getting inside the heads of boys to reveal the ambiguous motivations and dynamics of boy-boy interaction with its nuanced body language and subtle power plays, this is no touchy-feely psychological drama.

In conclusion, he stated "overall, I thought that Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett was an excellent story with fun and excitement that all readers will enjoy.

[7] Cooper Renner, for the School Library Journal, praised the "marvelously over-the-top plot"; the "likable, down-to-earth main characters"; and stated that "plot-turns worthy of an adult thriller keep the pages turning, and Bateman's light touch keeps the violence from seeming as frightening as it otherwise might".