Irish crime fiction

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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In the Galway Silence by Ken Bruen

By Purity Brown

1 November, 2018

In his latest novel, Ken Bruen – often called the Godfather of Irish noir – brings back his hard living protagonist, Jack Taylor. He’s an ex-garda man, now a private investigator and In the Galway Silence is his 14th outing. But this isn’t the normal…

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Northern Ireland crime fiction: 10 books to try

By crimefictionlover

21 October, 2018

With the 2018 Man Booker Prize going to a Northern Ireland author, Craig Sisterson shines his crime fiction torch towards the six counties and illuminates some seriously brilliant reads… The Troubles. A rather understated term for 30 years of violent conflict in Northern Ireland that…

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A guide to John Connolly's Charlie Parker

By DavidPrestidge

9 April, 2018

Charlie Parker was introduced to the crime fiction world in May 1999 with Every Dead Thing. It won a Shamus Award for best debut novel, and was also the LA Times Book of the Year. Parker is the creation of John Connolly, a Dublin-based author…

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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

In the Galway Silence by Ken Bruen

Northern Ireland crime fiction: 10 books to try

A guide to John Connolly's Charlie Parker

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