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#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 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 #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…

#BookReview of #BodyOfTruth by Marie Cassidy

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne21st November 2023Leave a comment

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…

#BookReview of #TheLockUp by John Banville

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th November 20232 Comments

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…

#Extract from #DarkTruth by C.D. Steele

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne14th November 2023Leave a comment

Dark Truth by C.D. Steele publishes tomorrow November 15th with The Conrad Press. It is the second in a series of three novels in The Joe Wilde Series, following on from False Truth which was published in 2021 and is described as ‘a suspenseful mystery thriller full of intrigue that will leave you guessing right…

#BookReview of #Committed by Chris Merritt @DrCJMerritt

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne6th November 20232 Comments

Six days to stop a deadly attack. And no one else believes it’s real.– Committed [ About Committed ] Former CIA undercover operative Ellen McGinley is battling to overcome PTSD when she stumbles upon a domestic terror plot. The deadly attack is due to take place in six days and will strike at the very…

#BookReview of #CoverTheBones by Chris Hammer

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne1st November 2023Leave a comment

‘NO ONE IS EVER INNOCENT IN PARADISE.A small town.A closely guarded secret, stretching back decades.And blood in the water‘– Cover the Bones [ About Cover the Bones ] A body has washed up in an irrigation canal, the artery running through Yuwonderie, a man-made paradise on the border of the Outback. Stabbed through the heart,…

#BookReview of #Deceit by Casey King

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd October 2023Leave a comment

‘It’s a story as old as time. Girl meets boy. They fall in love. Then it all falls apart.‘– Deceit [ About Deceit ] If you love Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, don’t miss Casey King’s absolutely gripping and gritty crime thriller about betrayal, revenge and family secrets. Ten years ago Danielle Lewis marries Jason…

#BookReview of #TheForfeit by Florence Gillan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th October 20232 Comments

‘Break the rules and face the consequences‘– The Forfeit [ About The Forfeit ] After enduring a turbulent childhood, Bree O Hagan has managed to build a good life for herself and her daughter, Amy. The arrival of a letter threatens to derail everything she has created. Suddenly her world is invaded by a malignant…

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