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1d ago
‘He vanished ten years ago. Only they know the truth.’– The Trial [ About The Trial ] 2014, Dublin: at St Edmunds, an elite college on the outskirts of the city, twenty-year-old medical student Theo gets up one morning, leaving behind his sleeping girlfriend, Dani, and his studies – never to be seen again. With ..read more
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1d ago
‘Capturing the spirit of the place and the challenges and threats it faced, some from the predominantly male establishment of the time, was very important to me. It was a unique and special place. I wanted it to live again, even if only in a crime fiction book.’– Julie Anderson, author of The Midnight Man ..read more
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2w ago
‘Would this be his life from now on, falling asleep in a semi-drunken haze as the spirit of his best friend watched telly in the next room? Waking up hungover every morning and grimly consuming spirits? How long could he keep that up?’– Spirit Level [ About Spirit Level ] Danny Hook is a directionless ..read more
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3w ago
‘THEY SAY YOU CAN NEVER MAKE NEW OLD FRIENDS‘– Greener [ About Greener ] As teenagers, Helen, Annie and Laura were inseparable, bonding over family, boys and their dreams for the future. But when school ended, so did their friendship. Twenty-five years later, a snowstorm forces the three women to spend time together, leaving them ..read more
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3w ago
‘Living with him was like living at the centre of the universe. It was electrifying and humbling, blissful and destructive, all at the same time.’– The Paris Muse [ About The Paris Muse ] Paris, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is mesmerized by ..read more
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3w ago
‘The truth is, sometimes things slip away from you. The truth is…sometimes the dead walk all night‘– Sparks of Bright Matter [ About Sparks of Bright Matter ] When ambitious apprentice chemist and secret alchemist Peter Woulfe is tasked with caring for a mysterious illustrated book, the Mutus Liber, he quickly realises that the grimy ..read more
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1M ago
‘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 ..read more
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1M ago
‘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 ..read more
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1M ago
‘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 ..read more
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1M ago
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 ..read more