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The Mystery of Sundays Well

The Mystery of Sundays Well
  • Author(s): Anne Crosse
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Present day

Following a double murder, the residents of a small Irish town refuse to give up their secrets. “This book brims with subtle Irish humour.” DI Robert Carroll hates rural Magnerstown with a passion. So he’s none too pleased when...

The Night of the Party

The Night of the Party
  • Author(s): Rachael English
  • Location(s): County Clare
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1982

January 1982: In the rural village of Kilmitten, the Crossan family is holding its annual party during the biggest snowstorm Ireland has seen in decades. By the end of the night, the parish priest has been found dead, in...

The Nothing Man

The Nothing Man
  • Author(s): Catherine Ryan Howard
  • Location(s): County Cork
  • Genre(s): Mystery

You’ve just read the opening pages of The Nothing Man, the true crime memoir Eve Black has written about her obsessive search for the man who killed her family nearly two decades ago. Supermarket security guard Jim Doyle is...

The Oyster Catcher

The Oyster Catcher
  • Author(s): Jo Thomas
  • Location(s): Galway
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Dooleybridge, County Galway: the last place Fiona Clutterbuck expects to end up, alone, on her wedding night. But after the words ‘I do’ have barely left her mouth, that’s exactly where she is – with only her sequined shoes...

The Paper Man

The Paper Man
  • Author(s): Billy O'Callaghan
  • Location(s): Cork City, Vienna
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1980s looking back to 1930s

1980s Cork. Jack Shine is sorting through his mother’s belongings when he discovers a shoe box full of love letters and newspaper clippings. Jack’s mother, Rebekah, was a young woman when the Second World War broke out, and she...

The Place We Call Home

The Place We Call Home
  • Author(s): Faith Hogan
  • Location(s): West Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Welcome to Ballycove, the home of Corrigan Mills… Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the famed Corrigan Mills are run by the seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and they don’t always...

The Pretender

The Pretender
  • Author(s): Jo Harkin
  • Location(s): England, France, Ireland
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1480s

The year is 1483 and England is in peril. The much-despised Richard III is not long for the throne, and the man who will become Henry VII stands poised to snatch the crown for himself. But for twelve-year-old John...

The Queen of Dirt Island

The Queen of Dirt Island
  • Author(s): Donal Ryan
  • Location(s): Nenagh
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s onwards

The Aylward women are mad about each other, but you wouldn’t always think it. You’d have to know them – in spite of what neighbours might say about raised voices and dramatic scenes – to know that that their...

The Rachel Incident

The Rachel Incident
  • Author(s): Caroline O'Donoghue
  • Location(s): Cork City
  • Genre(s): Fiction, LGBTQIA+
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The Rachel Incident is an all-consuming love story. But it’s not the one you’re expecting. It’s unconventional and messy. It’s young and foolish. It’s about losing and finding yourself. But it is always about love. When Rachel falls in...

The Red Shoes Mystery

The Red Shoes Mystery
  • Author(s): David Pearson
  • Location(s): Connemara
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Current

A desperate plea. A tangled web. Lead investigators O’Shea and Maguire face their most challenging case yet—the mysterious death of Maria Hyka. As Maguire and her team dig deeper, they uncover connections to a shadowy underworld. Their journey leads...

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