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#BookReview of #CruelDeeds by @catherinekirwan | @HachetteIre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne5th February 2022Leave a comment

‘A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER IS FOUND MURDERED’– Cruel Deeds [ About the Book ] Finn Fitzpatrick barely knows Mandy Breslin from the firm where they both work. Mandy moves in the privileged world of the senior partners’ clique. Finn keeps to herself. But Mandy has secrets and, as Finn is drawn deeper into her dead colleague’s…

#BookReview of #TheMurderBox by Olivia Kiernan | @LivKiernan | @riverrunbooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th July 20213 Comments

The fourth book in the acclaimed Frankie Sheehan series with a high-concept premise– The Murder Box [ About the Book ] Some games can be deadlyAt first, Detective Chief Superintendent Frankie Sheehan believes the murder mystery game sent to her office is a birthday gift from one of her colleagues. But when Frankie studies the…

#BookReview of #AllHerFault by @AndreaMaraBooks | @TransworldBooks | @BeckyShort1

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th July 20212 Comments

‘Four women in a close-knit community are thrust into the harsh spotlight when a young child goes missing’– All Her Fault [ About the Book ] ONE MISSING BOY. Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Tudor Grove, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school.…

#BookReview of #BlindingLies by Amy Cronin @AJCronin1 @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd February 20212 Comments

In a web of lies, who can you trust?– Blinding Lies [ About the Book ] Ten years ago, Anna Clarke’s parents disappeared. The mystery haunts her, and she hopes her job in a busy city Garda Station will one day help her find answers. The case of a man shot dead crosses her desk…

#BookReview | #NothingButBlueSky by Kathleen MacMahon | @KathleenMacM

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th October 20202 Comments

‘Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage? David thought so. But when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he has to think again..’– Nothing But Blue Sky [ About the Book ] Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage? David thought so. But when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he…

#BookReview | #HomeStretch by #GrahamNorton

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd October 20205 Comments

‘Shame and longing can flow through generations, but the secrets of the heart will not be buried for ever’– Home Stretch [ About the Book ] It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out…

#BookReview – #StrangeFlowers by Donal Ryan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th August 20202 Comments

‘All the light left Paddy Gladney’s eyes when his daughter disappeared; all the gladness went from his heart’– Strange Flowers [ About the Book ] In 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home and disappears. Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect: that they will never…

#BookReview | #TheTruthMustDazzleGradually by Helen Cullen | @wordsofhelen | @MichaelJBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne31st July 2020Leave a comment

‘A novel about motherhood and mental health, the different ways that love finds its way into our lives, and the sweetness of new beginnings born from loss’The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually [ Book Description ] On an island off the west coast of Ireland, the Moone family are shattered by tragedy. Murtagh Moone is a…

Hiding in Plain Sight by @eoghanegan | #Extract

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne10th April 20202 Comments

‘A vicious serial killer roams the Irish Midlands, with his sights set on the next victim‘– Hiding in Plain Sight Hiding in Plain Sight by Eoghan Egan is the first book in a trilogy of crime fiction novels. Described as ‘the stunning debut from Ireland’s hottest new crime writer‘ it was published in January 2020…

#BookReview | #MyPearShapedLife by Carmel Harrington |@HappyMrsH | @HCinIreland | @HarperFiction

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd April 20202 Comments

‘You don’t have to be pearfect to be happy’– My Pear-Shaped Life [ About the Book ] Meet Greta. She’s funny. She’s flawed. She’s hiding so much behind her big smile she’s forgotten who she is. But Greta is about to discover that the key to being happy is…being you. Greta Gale has played the part of…

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