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#BookReview of #TheYacht by Sarah Goodwin

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne31st January 20242 Comments

‘The Yacht is a twisty locked-room thriller perfect for fans of The White Lotus, The Hunting Party and The Castaways.‘ [ About The Yacht ] WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES… New Year’s Eve, 2023. When Hannah and her friends rent a luxury yacht in an Italian marina, they party in style under the stars until they pass out. …WHO WILL SINK……

#BookReview of #RelightMyFire by C.K. McDonnell | @Caimh

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne25th January 20242 Comments

Some comebacks can be murder . . .– Relight My Fire [ About Relight My Fire ] Stella is enjoying life as an almost student, or at least she is until a man falls from the sky right in front of her, leaving a big old hole in the pavement for Manchester Council to fill.…

#BookReview of #TheGuests by Agnes Ravatn | @OrendaBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd January 20242 Comments

‘A young couple are entangled in an unrelenting spiral of lies when they pretend to be someone else …‘– The Guests [ About The Guests ] It started with a lie… Married couple Karin and Kai are looking for a pleasant escape from their busy lives, and reluctantly accept an offer to stay in a…

#BookReview of #Breakdown by Cathy Sweeney | @wnbooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne18th January 20241 Comment

‘Mothers are not supposed to go on road trips’– Breakdown [ About Breakdown ] One winter morning on an ordinary day in contemporary Dublin, an ordinary middle-class woman wakes up in her ordinary suburban home. Her husband is next to her in bed, her teenage children sleeping nearby. Without thinking much about it, she walks…

#BookReview of #InTheShadows by Amy Cronin @AmyCroninAuthor | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th January 20242 Comments

‘The thrilling finale in the Anna Clarke series’In The Shadows [ About In The Shadows ] Tom has found you! You need to run! Kate Crowley has tried to put the past, and Cork city, behind her, but Tom Gallagher isn’t ready to absolve her of her sins. As she flees across Spain his henchmen…

#BookReview: One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall & The Favourite by Rosemary Hennigan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne11th January 20244 Comments

One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall and The Favourite by Rosemary Hennigan are two new releases with a very similar theme so I have decided to put them both into one post with my thoughts, and details, on both below. One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall published January 4th with Macmillan…

#BookReview of #LastChanceInParis by Lynda Marron | @eriu_books

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne9th January 20241 Comment

‘When their lives briefly intertwine, something extraordinary happens…’– Last Chance in Paris [ About Last Chance in Paris ] When her husband suggests a romantic break, Claire feels obliged to say yes but immediately regrets it. After all that they’ve been through, how can one weekend in Paris save their marriage? Claire and Ronan aren’t…

#BookReview of #ThreeLittleBirds by Sam Blake | @samblakebooks | @CorvusBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th December 20232 Comments

Three Little Birds –‘Sam Blake at her masterful best’ – Andrea Mara [ About Three Little Birds ] Two decades of secrets. One shocking discovery… When a skull is found in Lough Coyne, facial reconstruction expert Dr Carla Steele is drawn into a fourteen-year-old case – but not all cases are cold, as Carla discovers…

#BookReview of So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th December 20234 Comments

** 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.…

#BookReview of #DeadSweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir 

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne18th December 20232 Comments

‘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…

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