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#BookReview of #TheMarriagePortrait by Maggie O’ Farrell

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th August 202210 Comments

“I thought I had made myself clear. I want something that conveys her majesty, her bloodline. Do you understand? She is no ordinary mortal. Treat her thus.” [ About the Book ] Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit…

#Extract from #TheLostDiaryofSamuelPepys by @jackjewers | @moonflowerbooks | @midaspr

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne4th August 20222 Comments

The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys by Jack Jewers published September 4th with Moonflower Books and is described as one where ‘Bridgerton meets Sherlock – an action packed crime thriller from the 17th Century.’ I am delighted to bring you all an extract, courtesy of Midas PR, as well as further details about the enigma that was Samuel…

#BookReview of #TheCityUnderground by Michael Russell | @forgottencities

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th July 20223 Comments

‘In three years as a private detective, Emmet Warde had made many mistakes. He often felt the job itself was a mistake. The woman was certainly a mistake. He could have said no, the first time she came to see him. It was hard now.’– The City Underground [ About the Book ] Ireland 1941.…

#BookReview of #TraitorInTheIce by K.J. Maitland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne15th July 2022Leave a comment

‘Whispers haunt the walls and treachery darkens the shadows in this captivating historical novel for readers of C.J. Sansom, Andrew Taylor’s Ashes of London and Kate Mosse.‘– Traitor in the Ice [ About the Book ] Winter, 1607. A man is struck down in the grounds of Battle Abbey, Sussex. Before dawn breaks, he is dead.…

#BookReview of #TakeMyHand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd June 20222 Comments

‘HISTORY REPEATS WHAT WE DON’T REMEMBER . . .‘– Take My Hand [ About the Book ] Montgomery, Alabama. 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference in her community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she intends to help women make their own choices for their lives…

#BookReview of #BeyondTimeAndTide by Anna Franklin Osborne | @HomeOsborne

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th June 20222 Comments

‘The first boat was returning.Heavily overloaded, men crouching, huddled against one another and holding on tightly to avoid being thrown over the gunwales riding low in the choppy seas. And then, behind this little ship, another and then another, all chugging slowly, all loaded with men on every deck, every surface that could possibly hold…

#Extract from #DeadInTheWater by Mark Ellis @MarkEllis15 | @AccentPress | #BlogTour with @midaspr

Blog Tour, ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne24th May 2022Leave a comment

‘London, 1942: As war rages on, a killer stalks the streets…‘– Dead In The Water Dead In The Water by Mark Ellis published May 19th with Headline Accent. The fifth book in the acclaimed DCI Frank Merlin historical detective series, it can be easily read as a standalone. It is a great pleasure to be…

#BookReview of #ATraitorsHeart by Ben Creed @welbeckpublish

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd May 2022Leave a comment

‘A Revol Rossel thriller‘– A Traitor’s Heart [ About the Book ] Winter 1952. Leningrad’s icy streets are haunted by a murderer. Koshchei, named after a sinister figure from Slavic folklore, is an invisible killer who cuts out the tongue of his victims and replaces it with a scroll of paper containing a few lines…

#BookReview of #Elektra by Jennifer Saint | @jennysaint | @Wildfirebks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th April 20222 Comments

‘IN A WORLD RULED BY GODS AND HEROES, THE VOICES OF STRONG WOMEN HAVE BEEN SILENCED.UNTIL NOW’– ELEKTRA [ About the Book ] The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and…

#BookReview of #EdithAndKim by Charlotte Philby | @PhilbyWrites @BoroughPress

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th April 2022Leave a comment

‘To betray, you must first belong…‘Edith and Kim [ About the Book ] In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was called Edith Tudor-Hart. She changed the course of 20th century history. Then she was written out of it. Drawing on the Secret Intelligence…

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