‘To get up from rock bottom, you’ve got to take the stairs…’– The Neighbours [ About the Book ] Some women have it all…. Others are thirty-four, renting a tiny flat alone because they recently found their long-term boyfriend in bed with their boss. Unfortunately, the latter applies to Ginny Taylor. Single and jobless, Ginny…
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize with my review of longlisted nominee Yara Rodrigues Fowler and her debut novel Stubborn Archivist I am thrilled to be involved with the blog tour for the prestigious literary award, The International Dylan Thomas Prize, with my review of one of the long-listed titles, Stubborn Archivist…
She has days to live…You have one chance to find her…– Grace is Gone [ About the Book ] Meg and her daughter Grace are the most beloved family in Ashford, the lynchpin that holds the community together. So when Meg is found brutally murdered and her daughter missing, the town is rocked by the…
What if some secrets were meant to stay buried?– None the Wiser [ About the Book ] When a parish priest is brutally murdered in cold blood, a rural community is left in shock – and fear. New to the Vale of the White Horse, Detective Sergeant Mark Turpin discovers the murder bears the hallmark…
‘A story of love, hope and resilience rippling through the generations..’– The Book of Echoes [ About the Book ] Narrated by the soul of an African slave woman, who giving thanks at a shrine in Africa over two hundred years ago, tosses her infant son to safety moments before she is hauled away by slavers.…
‘Every baby’s bracelet held a mother’s secret…’– The Paper Bracelet [ About the Book ] For almost fifty years, Katie has kept a box of secrets. It dates from her time working as a nurse in a west of Ireland mother and baby home, and contains a notebook with details of the babies and young…
They all have a secret They all have a motive The bride The groom The bridesmaid The plus one The wedding planner The best man The past lover The body One won’t leave this wedding alive – The Guest List [ About the Book ] On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather…
‘Family secrets can be deadly…‘– The Snakes [ About the Book ] Newly-weds Dan and Bea decide to escape London. Driving through France in their beaten-up car they anticipate a long lazy summer, worlds away from their ordinary lives. But their idyll cannot last. Stopping off to see Bea’s brother at his crumbling hotel, the…
‘There’s a monster in this family…‘-The Liar’s Daughter [ About the Book ] No one deserves to be taken before their time. Do they? Joe McKee – pillar of the Derry community – is dead. As arrangements are made for the traditional Irish wake, friends and family are left reeling at how cancer could have…
‘One windowThree Lies24 days is all it takes‘– The Sleeper Lies [ About the Book ] ONE WINDOW, THREE LIES I step forward, breathing fast. Movement. I force myself to take another step. I think about all of it, all of the deaths and all of the accidents and all of the pain. And I…