The Importance of Being Aisling*
(*That’s ASH-ling-small-town girl, big heart, no clue)
First things first, CONGRATS to Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen for winning the SPECSAVERS POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 at the An Post Irish Book Awards on Tuesday evening. I was delighted to be there as a guest of writing.ie and yes ladies the ‘curly hair-dos’ were just fab 🙂
By Royal Appointment
The love affair that almost destroyed the monarchy
By Royal Appointment is the latest novel from bestselling Irish author A. O’ Connor and is a slight departure for him, as it is his first fictionalised account of real events.
In 1861 nineteen-year-old Bertie, Prince of Wales, began an affair with the Irish actress Nellie Cliffden.
Paris in the Dark ~ Kit Cobb is back
Welcome to the City of Lights
Adventure awaits
Drawing on his own experience as a war veteran and news reporter, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Robert Olen Butler has created a thriller described as a ‘page-turner with an unmistakable literary quality’ Paris in the Dark is the fourth Kit Cobb novel and has just been released with No Exit Press.
No Time to Cry
Undercover ops are always dangerous, but DC Constance Fairchild never expected things to go this wrong.
No Time to Cry is the latest novel from James Oswald one of the UK’s biggest crime writers and most well known for bringing us the bestselling Inspector McLean series of detective mysteries.
Christmas at Liberty’s
Even in wartime there is magic at Christmas
Christmas at Liberty’s is the first book in the new Liberty Girls series from Fiona Ford. Set around the iconic Carnaby Street department store during the London Blitz, it is described as a ‘heart-warming story of friendship and courage’
A Keeper
The truth drifts out to sea, riding the waves out of sight. And then the tide turns.
A Keeper is the second novel from the best loved broadcaster Graham Norton. Following on from his debut novel Holding, which was a commercial and critical success, Graham Norton set his mind to writing book two. It is described as a ‘compelling new novel confirming Graham Norton’s status as a fresh, literary voice, bringing his clear-eyed understanding of human nature and its darkest flaws.’
Just published with Hodder and Stoughton, I was delighted to receive a signed copy of A Keeper at an event with Graham Norton which was recently hosted by Easons and Rick O’ Shea at The Cork Opera House.
Please do read on for my thoughts…
The House on Vesper Sands
Ladies and gentlemen, the darkness is complete.
Looking for something exciting? Looking for something dark and mysterious? Well look no further.
The House on Vesper Sands is the latest novel from Paraic O’ Donnell and has just been published with Weidenfeld & Nicolson (an Orion imprint) A perfectly pitched tale of suspense wrapped up in a shadowy cloak of darkness.
In The Court’s Hands
“If it had rained on the 25th of April at least one woman would not have died. Not that I bear any responsibility for that. Nothing I did intentionally caused anyone’s death – though the fact remains, people did die”
Fiona Gartland is a journalist with The Irish Times newspaper and has covered many cases at the Criminal Courts of Justice. With that in mind, she has written her debut novel In The Court’s Hands, which has just been published by Poolbeg Press.
I have my review for you all today so I hope, as ever, that you enjoy!
The Witches of St Petersburg
Based on the true story of the lives of Princess Militza and Princess Anastasia of Montenegro during the dying days of the Russian Empire, The Witches of St Petersburg is a tale of love, lust, power and betrayal at the heart of the Romanov Court.
Oh my! What a book! What a tale!
I am thrilled to be joining the blog tour today with my review of The Witches of St Petersburg by Imogen Edwards-Jones. Just released with Head of Zeus, this book is filled with both fact and fiction, as we are taken on a fascinating historical journey back in time to that of the Russian Imperial Court and the Romanovs.
SINS ~ New Irish Crime Stories
PRIDE ENVY GLUTTONY
LUST ANGER GREED
SLOTH
SINS is a new anthology of crime fiction short stories from the3percenters.
An authors’ collective and publishing partnership, originally associated with the annual Dalkey Creates Writing Festival, the group was formed to promote emerging writers.
I am delighted to introduce you to all the writers involved, including a few thoughts of my own on the collection…
I hope you enjoy!