** An Irish Times Book of the Year ** [ About So Late in the Day ] After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently.…
‘When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. Icelandic politician Katrín Júlíusdóttir’s award-winning debut’ **Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut** [ About Dead Sweet ] A murder is just…
‘The Redmond family is facing into a storm’– The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Eleanor O’Kelly-Lynch was launched last week and I was honoured and thrilled to be asked by Eleanor to host the Q&A on the evening in the sparkling Vienna Woods Hotel in Glanmire.…
‘Old friends, new complications – will this be a season to remember?’– The Love Department [ About The Love Department ] The countdown to Christmas is on at Shillington’s luxury department store in Dublin city … Immy Brooks has just been put in charge of personal shopping and seems to have a gift for knowing…
‘An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavia’s deepest, darkest winter’– Yule Island [ About Yule Island ] Art expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when she’s asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor…
‘A cautionary tale for a world in which social media has shattered the boundaries of intimacy.’– Kids Run the Show [ Review of Kids Run the Show ] The first time that Melanie met Clara, Melanie was stunned by Clara’s sense of authority, and Clara was struck by Melanie’s pink, glittery nails, which shimmered in…
WHERE THE SECRETS OF THE MORTUARY ARE UNCOVERED WITH SCALPEL-LIKE PRECISION– Body of Truth I was absolutely delighted to be in Waterstones Cork last week to see Marie Cassidy in conversation with Catherine Kirwan, chatting about her work. life and debut novel, Body of Truth. Having seen and heard Marie Cassidy over the years on…
A Strafford and Quirke Mystery– The Lock-Up [ About The Lock-Up ] 1950s Dublin. in a lock-up garage in the city, the body of a young woman is discovered – an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim’s sister, a newspaper reporter from London, returns to…
A young Pakistani woman is the victim of an unthinkable act of vengeance, when she defies convention for love, facing seemingly insurmountable challenges and danger as she attempts to rebuild her life.– Someone Like Her [ About Someone Like Her ] Multan, Pakistan. A conservative city where an unmarried woman over the age of twenty-five is…
‘EXTREMELY funny and refreshingly honest about the unacknowledged complexity of female friendship’ Marian Keyes [ About My Hot Friend ] Lexi is on top of the worldThe podcast she co-hosts with her ride-or-die bestie is going stratospheric. But will all this fame and success cost them their friendship?Joanne’s just had a babyBut her pals keep…