‘Everyone is talking about the disappearance of Emma Harte‘– Emma Disappeared [ About Emma Disappeared ] A high-achieving university graduate and young entrepreneur, she was last seen in the early hours of the morning on grainy CCTV footage in Dublin’s city centre before vanishing into thin air. While a national debate about women’s safety rages,…
‘Half a year here in remote Bangladesh, half a year there, crossing from Scotland to Ireland. Alina had lived in all three camps for over five years now, and while she was no longer starry-eyed nor scared witless by her journeys into the Bay of Bengal, her arrivals remained exciting and her departures came with…
‘Friendship tested, secrets revealed, lives shattered: a gripping tale of deception‘-The Lies Beneath [ About The Lies Beneath ] Carla seems to have it all – a big house in a picturesque village on the west coast of Ireland, a rich husband, and two great kids. But she wants to be Carla again. To rediscover…
Earth is the second of a quartet of interlinked novels named after the elements by John Boyne [ About Earth ] It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh…
‘Bestselling and award-winning Irish author, Nuala O’Connor, returns with the intimate and thrilling portrayal of the life of 18th-century Irishwoman, Anne Bonny‘– Seaborne [ About Seaborne ] 1703, Kinsale, County Cork. Anne Coleman is the illegitimate child of a local lawyer and his maid; disguised as ‘Anthony’ to protect reputations, the mask suits Anne just…
An investigative reporter gives up her job when her young twins are killed in a fire, but when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager, she’s thrust into a chilling investigation that will leave no one unscathed…– Crow Moon [ About Crow Moon ] When the crow moon rises, the darkness is unleashed……
‘From the #1 bestselling author of Breaking Point and winner of Crime Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards’– In Her Place [ About In Her Place ] Who is the other woman? That’s for you to decide. Ann devoted years to her mother’s care – and now she’s gone, Ann feels lost.…
‘A young girl who longs for a bigger life.A wife who dreams of change.A vow that can never be broken.And a secret that comes back to haunt then decades later.’– The Lighthouse Secret [ About The Lighthouse Secret ] Family secrets never stay buried… 1951, Ireland On the windswept Cork coast, the lighthouse-keepers’ wives wait,…
I am delighted to be joining in with the longlist celebrations for The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2024. My focus today will be on Close to Home by Michael Magee, but first here is a quick overview of the Prize and the full list of titles. The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize is the world’s…
‘Would you know a serial killer if you met one? What if she served you coffee every day?”– The Good Girl [ About The Good Girl ] Grace Murphy doesn’t seem like the type of woman who’d have a man cable-tied to a chair, slowly dying in her house. She keeps to herself and goes…