‘Shame and longing can flow through generations, but the secrets of the heart will not be buried for ever’– Home Stretch [ About the Book ] It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out…
‘When we lose an object, we say it’s been taken by the Thief He’s one of the fae folk and he rides a winged horse He only returns what we’ve lost when we offer something in exchange’– The Thief on the Winged Horse [ About the Book ] The Kendrick family have been making world-famous…
‘Sometimes the past is too frightening to visit’– A Telegram from Berlin [ About the Book ] 1939 – As the clouds of war gather across Europe, diplomat Gabriel Ford is sent to London to outline the Irish government’s intended policy of neutrality. While there, Gabriel, recently engaged and the son of a War of…
‘Getting into prison is easy, it’s getting out that’s tricky.’– The Quiet Man [ About the Book ] Almost everyone in prison will tell you they’re in there for a crime they didn’t commit, but Anthony Rourke really means it. That’s because he’s actually Bunny McGarry, who has got himself into one of Nevada’s finest…
‘One bank robber.Seven strangers.And a really bad idea…’– Anxious People [ About the Book ] In a small town in Sweden it appears to be an ordinary day. But look more closely, and you’ll see a mysterious masked figure approaching a bank… Two hours later, chaos has descended. A bungled attempted robbery has developed into…
‘Some crimes will haunt you forever…’– City of Ghosts City of Ghosts by Ben Creed will be published tomorrow October 15th with Welbeck Publishing. It is an absolute pleasure to be kick-starting the blog tour today, in conjunction with ed pr, with my review of this really compelling and heart-stopping thriller. It is the first…
‘The riveting memoir by Ireland’s former State Pathologist’– Beyond the Tape [ About the Book ] In 1997, Dr Marie Cassidy arrived in Dublin from Glasgow. There to discuss a possible deputy state pathologist post with Professor John Harbison, instead she was whisked by police escort to a Grangegorman murder scene. There was no turning…
She can’t stop writing until she finds the killer.He can’t stop reading because the killer is him.– The Nothing Man [ About the Book ] I was the girl who survived the Nothing Man. Now, I am the woman who is going to catch him. You’ve just read the opening pages of The Nothing Man, the true…
‘Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for the best Nordic Crime Novel’– Betrayal [ About the Book ] Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Úrsula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again. But…
THE D’OYLY CARTES: Three generations through a century of luxury– The Secret Life of the Savoy – and the D’Oyly Carte Family [ About the Book ] In 1889, Victorian impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte opened The Savoy, Britain’s first luxury hotel. Allowing the rich to live like royalty, it attracted glamour, scandal and a cast…