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An Enemy Like Me by Teri M Brown | @TeriMBrown1| Q & A

Q & A with AuthorBy Mairéad Hearne7th February 20233 Comments

 ‘Loosely based on Teri M. Brown’s grandfather who is of German descent and fought in WWII in the US Army in Germany’– An Enemy Like Me An Enemy Like Me by Teri M. Brown was published 24th January with Atmosphere Press. Using the backdrop of World War II Teri M. Brown ‘explores the concepts of…

#Bookreview of #AMillionToOne by Adiba Jaigirdar

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th January 20232 Comments

‘A THIEF. AN ARTIST. AN ACROBAT. AN ACTRESS. THE TITANIC WHILE JOSEFA, EMILIE, HINNAH, AND VIOLET SEEMINGLY DON’T HAVE ANYTHING IN COMMON, THEY’RE UNITED IN ONE GOAL: STEALING THE RUBAIYAT’– A Million to One [ About A Million to One ] Four friends have stolen aboard the Titanic. They’re after the Rubaiyat – a book inlaid with priceless jewels.…

#BookReview of #TheEmeraldSpy by @Nicola_Cassidy_ | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th November 20222 Comments

Read my book review of The Emerald Spy by Nicola Cassidy, a book that ‘explores Ireland’s complicated refugee past’

#BookReview of #ThePoisonMachine by Robert J. Lloyd | @robjlloyd @melvillehouse

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th October 2022Leave a comment

In this thrilling and addictive sequel to The Bloodless Boy, Harry Hunt must go to Paris in search of a spy and imposter who has knowledge of a plot to kill the Queen of England…– The Poison Machine [ About the Book ] 1679. A year has passed since the sensational attempt to murder King Charles…

#BookReview of The Other Guinness Girl: A Question of Honor by Emily Hourican | @EmilyH71 | @HachetteIre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th September 20222 Comments

‘Over the years of their marriage she had learned that really, what he meant was politics where he was at the centre, change that brought something glittering to him. How long it had taken her to understand.’– The Other Guinness Girl: A Question of Honor [ About the Book ] Honor Guinness is rich, aristocratic,…

#BookReview of #Haven by Emma Donoghue

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th August 20224 Comments

‘Three men vow to leave the world behind them and start anew . . .‘ [ About the Book ] In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. Taking two monks – young Trian and old Cormac – he travels down the river…

#BookReview of #TheMarriagePortrait by Maggie O’ Farrell

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th August 202210 Comments

“I thought I had made myself clear. I want something that conveys her majesty, her bloodline. Do you understand? She is no ordinary mortal. Treat her thus.” [ About the Book ] Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit…

#Extract from #TheLostDiaryofSamuelPepys by @jackjewers | @moonflowerbooks | @midaspr

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne4th August 20222 Comments

The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys by Jack Jewers published September 4th with Moonflower Books and is described as one where ‘Bridgerton meets Sherlock – an action packed crime thriller from the 17th Century.’ I am delighted to bring you all an extract, courtesy of Midas PR, as well as further details about the enigma that was Samuel…

#BookReview of #TheCityUnderground by Michael Russell | @forgottencities

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th July 20222 Comments

‘In three years as a private detective, Emmet Warde had made many mistakes. He often felt the job itself was a mistake. The woman was certainly a mistake. He could have said no, the first time she came to see him. It was hard now.’– The City Underground [ About the Book ] Ireland 1941.…

#BookReview of #TraitorInTheIce by K.J. Maitland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne15th July 2022Leave a comment

‘Whispers haunt the walls and treachery darkens the shadows in this captivating historical novel for readers of C.J. Sansom, Andrew Taylor’s Ashes of London and Kate Mosse.‘– Traitor in the Ice [ About the Book ] Winter, 1607. A man is struck down in the grounds of Battle Abbey, Sussex. Before dawn breaks, he is dead.…

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