‘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…
‘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…
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…
‘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…
** 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.…
‘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…
‘Old friends, new complications – will this be a season to remember?’– The Love Department [ About The Love Department ] The countdown to Christmas is on at Shillington’s luxury department store in Dublin city … Immy Brooks has just been put in charge of personal shopping and seems to have a gift for knowing…
‘An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavia’s deepest, darkest winter’– Yule Island [ About Yule Island ] Art expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when she’s asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor…
WHERE THE SECRETS OF THE MORTUARY ARE UNCOVERED WITH SCALPEL-LIKE PRECISION– Body of Truth I was absolutely delighted to be in Waterstones Cork last week to see Marie Cassidy in conversation with Catherine Kirwan, chatting about her work. life and debut novel, Body of Truth. Having seen and heard Marie Cassidy over the years on…
A Strafford and Quirke Mystery– The Lock-Up [ About The Lock-Up ] 1950s Dublin. in a lock-up garage in the city, the body of a young woman is discovered – an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim’s sister, a newspaper reporter from London, returns to…