Irish crime fiction

April in Spain by John Banville

20 October, 2021

Until recently John Banville published his crime novels under the pseudonym Benjamin Black to separate them from his more complex fiction. According to the author, he could write a crime fiction novel in three or four months while his more literary work took up more…

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The Doctor will see you now... Jo Spain

By crimefictionlover

31 August, 2021

Well, this is exciting. Today we bring you the first in a series of posts featuring Dr Jacky Collins – AKA Dr Noir – in consultation with leading crime fiction authors, and Jacky’s guest in this post is the Irish author Jo Spain. If you’re…

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The Nameless Ones by John Connolly

By RoughJustice

21 July, 2021

The 19th novel in the Charlie Parker series barely features John Connolly’s troubled detective. Instead, this story belongs to his associates Louis and Angel. Lovers, as well as partners in crime, they are a study in contrasts. Louis is black, always immaculately presented, and a…

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The Perfect Lie by Jo Spain

By DeathBecomesHer

17 May, 2021

Interviews with Irish author Jo Spain always meander into the same territory – she would just LOVE to be a big name in the US. And that bid for world domination makes a massive step forward with The Perfect Lie, which leaves the rolling green…

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Guilty by Siobhán MacDonald

By Vicki Weisfeld

13 May, 2021

In her 2020 psychological thriller, now available in paperback, Irish author Siobhán MacDonald explores the consequences of a tragedy that occurred a decade-and-a-half before the story begins. The perpetrator, Dr Luke Forde, a paediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, has tried to put it behind him, but his…

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A Galway Epiphany by Ken Bruen audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

6 April, 2021

Narrated by Gerry O’Brien — A Galway Epiphany is the 17th novel in award-winning Irish author Ken Bruen’s long-running series involving former Garda detective Jack Taylor. Now a private investigator, he has had a haphazard career since being thrown off the force for excessive drinking…

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The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

By DeathBecomesHer

14 September, 2020

Department store security men. You probably never even notice them but being inconspicuous comes with the job description, I imagine. So Jim definitely fits the bill as he patrols the aisles of a shop in Cork in the Republic of Ireland. He’s an ex garda…

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Dublin Murders coming to BBC One

By crimefictionlover

9 October, 2019

The Dublin Murder Squad series of crime novels by Tana French are being adapted for television by the BBC and RTE. Starting on Monday 14 October, BBC One will be broadcasting Dublin Murders, a crime show based on the books In the Woods and The…

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April in Spain by John Banville

The Doctor will see you now... Jo Spain

The Nameless Ones by John Connolly

The Perfect Lie by Jo Spain

Guilty by Siobhán MacDonald

A Galway Epiphany by Ken Bruen audiobook

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

Dublin Murders coming to BBC One

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