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#bookreview The Wacky Man ~ Lyn G Farrell @FarrellWrites @Legend_Press

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne6th December 2016Leave a comment

The book that sent my emotions into overdrive….. The Wacky Man by Lyn G Farrell Published by Legend Press May 2016, following on from Lyn achieving the 2015 Luke Bitmead Bursary, The Wacky Man is described as a ‘Raw, unflinching debut novel that journeys through one girl’s abusive upbringing and the catastrophic effects this can…

#qanda Abigail Osborne ~ The Puppet Master @Abigail_Author

Q & ABy Mairéad Hearne4th December 2016Leave a comment

Today I am joined by new author and book blogger Abigail Osborne, who has just written her debut novel The Puppet Master, which was published in August 2016. Abigail kindly dropped by for a wonderful Q & A where we find out a little more about what makes her tick…..

#BlogTour #ScaredtoDeath #GuestPost ~ My Road to Publication @RachelAmphlett

Blog Tour, Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne3rd December 20165 Comments

Today I am on tour with Scared to Death from Rachel Amphlett. Scared to Death is the first novel in a new series about Detective Kay Hunter and is due for release on 6th Dec by Saxon Publishing. I have read and reviewed Scared to Death (Click Here) and today I am also lucky enough to have a…

#bookreview #ScaredtoDeath by @RachelAmphlett

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd December 20161 Comment

Scared to Death is the first in a series of Crime Fiction novels written by Rachel Amphlett. Due for release on 6th December and published by Saxon Publishing, I was lucky to get an advance copy from the author. I joined Rachel on her blogtour (Dec 3rd), where she wrote a wonderful post on her ‘Road to Publication‘.…

Three Women ~ All with Strength All with a Story to Tell ~ #bookrecommendations

Book Review, Recommended ReadingBy Mairéad Hearne1st December 20164 Comments

Today I am writing about three under-celebrated women that have featured in books I have read in recent times. Women are very often portrayed as the victim in books and while these women had their difficulties, they fought against the norm as they strove to live their lives their way. There are so many books in the…

#blogtour #Guestpost ‘Crime and Technology’ ~ Cherly Rees-Price @CherylreesPrice

Blog Tour, Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne30th November 2016Leave a comment

Today I am absolutely thrilled to be on the tour bus with Cherly Rees-Price and her second novel in the DI Winter Meadows Series, Frozen Minds. Published by Accent Press in October 2016, Frozen Minds is a novel based around a murder in a residential care home, Bethesda House. DI Meadows is called in to solve…

#bookreview ~ What Alice Knew by T.A. Cotterell @TACotterell1

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th November 2016Leave a comment

‘Sometimes it’s better not to know’ What Alice Knew is unbelievably a debut novel by T.A Cotterell. Published by Black Swan, a Transworld/Penguin Random House imprint, What Alice Knew is available in ebook format from Dec 1st 2016 and will be available in paperback next Spring (20th April 2017). I was so so lucky to…

#bookreview The Girl Behind The Lens by Tanya Farrelly @tanyafarrelly

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th November 20164 Comments

‘Where every word’s a lie A picture is worth a thousand’ The Girl Behind The Lens is a new release from Irish Writer Tanya Farrelly, published by Killer Reads (Harper Collins). The ebook was released on 28th October and paperback is due for release in December (2016). I received my copy via NetGalley after a request…

#bookreview Silent is the Forest by Gisa Klönne @BonnierZaffre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th November 20167 Comments

A deeply unsettling psychological thriller for fans of Sophie Hannah, Sarah Hilary and Nicci French… Silent is the Forest is a newly translated novel published in ebook format by Manilla in September 2016. Manilla is the joint initiative of Bonnier Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing in the UK, and Ullstein Verlag in Germany. Written…

#blogtour #guestpost Top Tips For Writing Thrillers ~ Jessikah Hope Stenson @JessikahHope

Blog Tour, Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne23rd November 2016Leave a comment

Jessikah Hope Stenson is a young writer not afraid to take risks. Having previously released a book of short stories A Single Drop of Perfect  , Jessikah is now embarking on a new and very exciting venture with a Psychological Thriller Trace This Scar, due for release by Excalibur Press November 24th. I am delighted to…

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