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Monthly Archives: December 2024

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#BookReview of #TheKillingSense by Sam Blake

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th December 2024Leave a comment

 ‘When instinct tells you no one can be trusted, who should you fear the most?‘– The Killing Sense [ About The Killing Sense ] Danger is closer than you think… Single Mum Kate Wilde has escaped an abusive marriage and hasn’t had a holiday in years, so when she wins a five-day trip to Paris…

#BookReview of #TheBrokenRiver by Chris Hammer | @headlinepg

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th December 2024Leave a comment

‘The page-turning new mystery from Chris Hammer, the international bestselling author of Scrublands, The Times Crime Book of the Year 2023 Dead Man’s Creek and Crime Book of the Month (January 2024) Cover the Bones.‘– The Broken River [ About The Broken River ] A murder on the river bank.A secret worth its weight in gold. A body has been discovered on…

#Extract from #FallenFeathers by @adamhoworth | @FMcMAssociates

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne12th December 2024Leave a comment

Fallen Feathers by Adam Howorth published October 28th and is described as ‘an accomplished time-slip novel, combining myth and folklore with a contemporary tale of family, love and dangerous secrets in a London suburb.’ I am delighted to be sharing an extract with you all today with additional information about Fallen Feathers so I do…

#BookReview of #MayAllYourSkiesBeBlue by Fíona Scarlett | @Scarlett_for_ya | @FaberBooks | @faberbooks.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th December 20244 Comments

‘From the author of the beloved debut Boys Don’t Cry‘– May All Your Skies Be Blue [About May All Your Skies Be Blue] Summer, 1991. Dean: sun-stung and sticky with cool ice-pop juice, walks to the middle of The Green to get a good gawk at the new salon. And at the owner’s kid. Hands deep…

#BookReview of #TheDarkHours by Amy Jordan | @amyjordanbooks @HQstories | @hqstories.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne5th December 20242 Comments

‘A gripping police thriller ‘– The Dark Hours [ About The Dark Hours ] 1994: When Gardaí Julia Harte and Adrian Clancy are called out to a sleepy housing estate in Cork to investigate a noise complaint, they are entirely unprepared for what they find. What happens next will haunt Julia for the rest of…

#Extract from How To Contact The Living by Bryan Farrell | #paranormal #TuesdayBookBlog

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne3rd December 2024Leave a comment

How To Contact The Living by Irish writer Bryan Farrell published October 2024 and is described as ‘a different kind of ghost story, a darkly comic paranormal thriller about learning that in this life or the afterlife, the most dangerous lies are always the ones we tell ourselves.’ Bryan has kindly shared an extract ,…

#BookReview of #ALivelyMidwinterMurder by Katy Watson | @KWatsonAuthor

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd December 2024Leave a comment

‘The three Dahlias face their next mystery at a castle in the Scottish Highlands which is cut off by the snow . .’– A Lively Midwinter Murder [ About A Lively Midwinter Murder ] FIRST COMES LOVE . . . THEN COMES MURDER A high society Christmas Eve wedding at a remote Scottish castle sounds…

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