Tag Archives: Ireland

“The Scholar” by Dervla McTiernan – Book Review

Posted on September 12, 2019 by

A complex, character-driven police procedural mystery set in Galway, Ireland. After almost a year, D.S. Cormac Reilly is still being ‘frozen out‘ of the good cases and relegated to the cold case files. His co-worker, D.S. Carrie O’Halloran, is meanwhile … Continue reading →

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“The Beach at Doonshean” by Penny Feeny – Book Review

Posted on August 26, 2019 by

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It spoke to the dysfunctional nature of families. Even the most stable families can be a tad dysfunctional on the inside. The characters were all fully developed and people who I enjoyed meeting via the … Continue reading →

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#CoverReveal – “Silent Night” by Geraldine Hogan @Bookouture

Posted on May 29, 2019 by

Many readers are familiar with the outstanding women’s fiction of Faith Hogan. Well, good news folks, she has turned her hand to detective fiction! Writing under her real name, Geraldine Hogan, she has a two book publishing deal with Bookouture. … Continue reading →

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“From a Low and Quiet Sea” by Donal Ryan – Book Review

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

Part I- Farouk The war is Syria has escalated and finally reached the town where Farouk, a doctor, and his wife Martha, a biologist, and their young daughter live. When a boy is crucified in public, this serves as a … Continue reading →

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“The Rebels: and other short fiction” by Richard Power – Book Review

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

“A beautifully crafted collection that reflects the best of the Irish short story tradition.” The stories The Rebels – It was a time when corporal punishment and segregation in Irish schools was the norm. A time when schoolboys brought a … Continue reading →

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“The lost child” by Patricia Gibney – Book Review

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed the first two novels in Patricia Gibney’s Lottie Parker police procedural series.  They were fantastic! I’ve been meaning to read the third in the series for some time now – I’m SO glad to report … Continue reading →

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“Undertow” by Anthony J. Quinn – Book Review

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

Blurb:  The body of a dead police detective drifts ashore at Lough Neagh. What appears to be a simple case of suicide takes on a more sinister tone when Detective Celcius Daly travels across the Irish border to the desolate … Continue reading →

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“The Ludlow Ladies’ Society” by Ann O’Loughlin – Book Review

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

Connie Carter is reeling from the death of her five-year-old daughter, Molly. Her husband, Ed Carter, murdered their daughter, and then himself. Grief stricken, she suffers a break-down and for two years barely gets through the interminable days. Now, she … Continue reading →

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“Path into Darkness” by Lisa Alber – Book Review

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

“A haunting tale of family secrets, madness, and healing”. Lisfenora, Ireland.  Renown for its annual matchmaking festival. The ‘matchmaker’ in this case is the terminally ill Liam. Knowing that his end is near, he appoints his daughter, Merritt Chase, to … Continue reading →

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“Madam Tulip” by David Ahern – Book Review

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

Twenty-something Derry O’Donnell is an out-of-work actress.  With bills to pay, and talent to use, she is frustrated that her agent seems to have forgotten her phone number.  When Derry and her friend Bella (another out-of-work actress) put their heads … Continue reading →

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“The Rúin” by Dervla McTiernan – Book Review

Posted on October 28, 2018 by

A complex, character-driven police procedural mystery set in Galway, Ireland. “In Irish, Rúin means something hidden, a mystery, or a secret, but the word also has a long history as a term of endearment.” From the publisher’s blurb: “This unsettling … Continue reading →

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“The Girl I Used to Know” by Faith Hogan

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

Told in two time-lines over forty years apart. Over forty years ago: This lovely story begins with two sisters from rural Ireland. On the cusp of adulthood, they travel together to Dublin where one sister will attend Trinity College’s prestigious … Continue reading →

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“The stolen girls” by Patricia Gibney – Book Review

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Almost exactly a year ago, I read the first novel in Patricia Gibney’s Lottie Parker police procedural series.  It was fantastic! I’ve been meaning to read the second in the series for some time now – I’m SO glad to … Continue reading →

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“This must be the place” by Maggie O’Farrell

Posted on March 31, 2018 by

For my seventh and final read of the 2018 ‘Reading Ireland‘ challenge, I thought I’d try an author I’ve heard a lot about.  I’d never read any of her work before, but after this one Maggie O’Farrell will be on … Continue reading →

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“Death at Whitewater Church” by Andrea Carter

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

“Death at Whitewater Church” marks my first time reading the work of Andrea Carter and my 6th title for “Reading Ireland Month“. This mystery, a first in a new series set in Inishowen, is a well wrought novel with likeable … Continue reading →

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