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Monthly Archives: July 2026

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Cover of The City in Year Zero by Michael Russell and the words - The tenth and final installment in Michael Russell’s Stefan Gillespie series - against a faded image of the book cover

#BookReview of The City in Year Zero by Michael Russell

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne30th July 2026Leave a comment

[ About The City in Year Zero ] Nothing thrived here, but something grew… Germany, 1945. Year Zero. The war is at an end. When Ireland’s ambassador to the Third Reich finally leaves the war-torn country, Garda detective Stefan Gillespie makes his way home under the watchful eye of British Intelligence, who are searching for some…

Cover of The Life Swap by Jeamanne Craig with a quote from the publisher - Two sisters. Two messy lives. One idea that’s going to fix everything...

#BookReview of The Life Swap by Jeananne Craig

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th July 20262 Comments

[ About The Life Swap ] No plans, no responsibilities – Sinead’s ‘living the dream’ in Belfast. Really, she’s been fired, her friends are fed up with her, and her judgy big sister won’t answer her calls. Single parent and out-of-work actor Sarah has just found out urgent repairs to her house in Dublin are…

Feature image of The cover of The Glass Key by Amanda Geard with the quote 'Forty-six years after her disappearance, the name Anna Swan still lingered in Hellebore House, just a whisper on everyone’s lips'

#BookReview of The Glass Key by Amanda Geard

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th July 20262 Comments

[ About The Glass Key ] In Ireland, Maggie has grown up hearing her mother tell her the bedtime story of The Glass Key. It’s a Nordic fairytale passed down by Maggie’s grandmother Anna Swan, who mysteriously left her home one stormy night years ago, never to return. Now Maggie’s grandfather has died and going through…

Feature image for In The Killer's Sight, a novel by Mike Omer displaying the book cover and the quote 'She’ll beat this killer at his own game’

#BookReview of In The Killer’s Sight by Mike Omer

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd July 2026Leave a comment

[ About In The Killer’s Sight ] When her niece disappears, a K-9 officer returns to the home of her own childhood trauma to track down a killer who hunts women like prey—and face the past that continues to haunt her. Officer Kate Marino has a complicated relationship with her hometown. But there’s one thing…

Feature image for Solitary Agents, a novel by David Goodman displaying the book cover and the quote 'Jamie Tulloch and Sam Li never intended to be spies'

#BookReview of Solitary Agents by David Goodman | @davegoodman.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd July 20262 Comments

[ About Solitary Agents ] EVERY TRAITOR WAS ONCE TRUSTED…. Jamie Tulloch and Sam Li never intended to be spies. Jamie, a former exec at a tech company, found himself caught up in a mission and discovered a taste for the secret world while Sam, a burnt-out corporate lawyer, was unexpectedly talent spotted by MI5.…

#BookReview of The Healers’ War by Olive Collins

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd July 2026Leave a comment

Inspired by real events during the Biafran War (1967–1970), The Healers’ War follows three lives bound together by famine, faith, and survival in a besieged corner of Eastern Nigeria. [ About The Healer’s War ] As war encroaches upon their region, Irish missionaries refuse to flee, instead building feeding centers, clinics, and a secret airstrip…

#BookReview of The Future of Bananas by James Dale | @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd July 20264 Comments

The banana is the most eaten fruit in the world – but its future is under threat. [ About The Future of Bananas ] The bananas that we see in our supermarkets, eat for breakfast and blend into our smoothies are facing possible extinction. First cultivated thousands of years ago in the tropics of Southeast…

Write Smarter with Sheena Wilkinson

Write SmarterBy Mairéad Hearne1st July 20262 Comments

Today, for my final Write Smarter Blog post, I am delighted to welcome Sheena Wilkinson. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank every writer who willingly shared their advice with us all. It’s very much appreciated and I do hope you all discovered some nuggets of wisdom to assist you on your…

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