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Cover of Reported Missing by Joseph Birchall against a evening skyline with a quote from the book in white writing

#BookReview of #ReportedMissing by Joseph Birchall

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne8th May 2026Leave a comment

[About Reported Missing] When four-year-old Alfie disappears during a community sports day, Detective Sergeant Darcy Doyle and Detective Inspector Mick Kelly are thrust into their most chilling investigation yet. What begins as a frantic missing-child case quickly escalates when a grim discovery is made in the Dublin Mountains — one that raises more questions than…

#BookReview of #TellTheTruth by Karen Fitzgibbon

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne13th April 20261 Comment

‘Telling the truth could destroy something – or someone.’ [ About Tell The Truth ] A woman is accused of murdering her husband. Twelve jurors must decide her fate. Marion McMahon lies in her cell, guarding a secret that could set her free. But she will never tell. She is safer on the inside. Stephanie…

#BookReview of The Last Week of Him by Ruth O’Leary | @ruthwriter.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th March 20262 Comments

The reunion they never wanted. The truth they can’t ignore. [ About The Last Week of Him ] Nora Cunningham is walking her dog on a Dublin beach when a message flashes on her phone that shatters her world. In London, Fern O’Malley is on her way to rehearsals at the Globe Theatre when the same message shocks…

#BookReview of Love & Other Liabilities by Fiona McCann

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th February 20264 Comments

‘If Lily Barrett had ever imagined herself returning to this place, it wouldn’t have been broke, in disguise or with an attention-attracting happy-head in tow’ [ About Love & Other Liabilities ] When a financial crisis sends emotionally-hardened accountant Lily Barrett to the West Cork island of Inish Ruin, to put her deceased Nana’s beloved…

#Extract from Love like the (Real) Reel Thing by Sharon Black | @SBlackwriter | @PoolbegBooks

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne18th November 2025Leave a comment

‘An Irish Castle – A Hollywood Movie Set – Six Weeks To Mend A Broken Heart’ Love like the (Real) Reel Thing by Sharon Black published November 5th with Poolbeg Press and is described as ‘a warm, funny, feel-good romantic comedy about second chances, small-town secrets, and the magic of movies‘. In celebration of its recent…

#BookReview of The Sins of Armstrong House by A. O’Connor | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th September 20252 Comments

‘With his usual meticulous research writing historical fiction O’Connor captures the turbulent times of Ireland in the early 1920s as the fledgling country fought for survival’– Poolbeg Press, The Sins of Armstrong House [ About The Sins of Armstrong House ] Present Day During a lavish wedding at her husband Nico’s ancestral home, Armstrong House,…

#BookReview of #InPlainSight by @JosephCBirchall | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne1st July 20251 Comment

‘She gazed at the red line that ran along the circumference of the woman’s neck, the laceration open slightly like a small crevice in the snow. The woman’s face was paler than her short blonde hair, her blue eyes frozen in a stare as if caught in a photograph. They stared away and behind Darcy…

#BookReview of #AssemblingAilish by Sharon Guard | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne13th February 20252 Comments

‘An honest, heartfelt exploration of love, loss, and the bravery to face your demons.‘– Assembling Ailish [ About Assembling Ailish ] Ailish McCarthy is not doing well. Outwardly successful – career, beautiful home, wealthy husband, two daughters reared and on the cusp of their own lives– inwardly she is crumbling.  Her relationship with her mother…

#BookReview of #MeetingMae by Karen O’Connor | @KarenOCC75 | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th July 2024Leave a comment

‘Balancing family, fertility treatments, and a surprising friendship, Susan finds solace in Mae. Will digging into Mae’s past bring closure?’– Meeting Mae (Publisher Quote) [ About Meeting Mae ] Susan Quinn is distracted as she’s driving through a rat run one dark January night and nearly runs elderly Mae over. Sharp-tongued and feisty, Mae sends…

#Extract from Between Love & Betrayal by Mary Clancy | @MaryBAClancy1

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne9th July 2024Leave a comment

Between Love & Betrayal by Mary Clancy was published February 2022 by Poolbeg Press and is described as ‘a saga spanning the lives of five women struggling to find their place in the world.’ This is Mary Clancy’s second book following The Blue Washing Bag which was published in 2020. I am delighted to bring…

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