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There Came A-Tapping

There Came A-Tapping
  • Author(s): Andrea Carter
  • Location(s): Dublin, Slieve Bloom Mountains
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Since losing her parents in a car crash as a teen, Allie has struggled to cope. Meeting Rory finally made things easier. She’s come to rely on him for almost everything, so when he disappears while filming a documentary...

There Was an Ancient House

There Was an Ancient House
  • Author(s): Benedict Kiely
  • Location(s): County Laois
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Earlier 20th Century

Within the walls of the ancient house, thirty novices try hard to conform to the religious life. Frawley, boisterous and unconventional; Barragry, the cynical journalist who has left behind a full life and a good woman; MacKenna, sensitive and...

This Is Happiness

This Is Happiness
  • Author(s): Niall Williams
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century

Change is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish unaltered in a thousand years. For one thing, the rain is stopping. Nobody remembers when it started; rain on the western seaboard is a condition of living. But now –...

This Plague of Souls

This Plague of Souls
  • Author(s): Mike McCormack
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

How do you rebuild a world that seems to be falling apart? Nealon returns to his family home in Ireland after a long time away, only to be greeted by a completely empty house. No heat or light, no...

To the Island

To the Island
  • Author(s): Patricia Forde, Nicola Bernardelli (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Galway, Ireland
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Fia looks out her window and across the bay. She longs to see the mysterious island, which appears and disappears in the water. One night a moonbeam reaches across the bay and leads her to the island. She walks...

Toward the Sea of Freedom

Toward the Sea of Freedom
  • Author(s): Sarah Lark
  • Location(s): Ireland, New Zealand (Aotearoa)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 19th century

Part one of a trilogy charting a love story that sees two Irish young people both end up in the new young country of New Zealand. In mid-nineteenth-century Ireland, charming Kathleen and dashing Michael harbor secrets and dreams. Imagining...

Treacherous Strand (Inishowen Mysteries)

Treacherous Strand (Inishowen Mysteries)
  • Author(s): Andrea Carter
  • Location(s): Inishowen
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A woman’s body washes up on a remote beach on the Inishowen peninsula. Partially-clothed, with a strange tattoo on her thigh, she is identified as Marguerite Etienne, a French woman who has been living in the area. Solicitor Benedicta...

Uncle Joe’s Revenge (Death On The Cut)

Uncle Joe’s Revenge (Death On The Cut)
  • Author(s): K E Heaton
  • Location(s): Ireland, North-West England
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • Era(s): Current

Devastated by recent events in Ireland Anthony Smith decides to return to the U.K. start a new life and hopefully vanish completely. Despite help from old friends Bob and Elaine who provide a narrow boat on the Leeds Liverpool...

Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child
  • Author(s): Maggie Hamand
  • Location(s): County Cork, Rome, Vatican City
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Present Day

‘A surprisingly realistic and robust exploration of the church’s view on femininity, abortion, the body, love and more… clever and intriguing’ – The Irish Times In Virgin & Child, acclaimed novelist, Maggie Hamand tackles issues of abortion, sexuality, gender,...

Water Street

Water Street
  • Author(s): J P Maxwell
  • Location(s): Liverpool, Ireland, London, New Orleans
  • Genre(s): Historical, Espionage, Fiction
  • Era(s): Victorian

Liverpool 1863. The American Civil War comes to the British Empire’s second city and the world’s richest port. Confederate Commander Banastre X. Dunwoody has a plan to turn the conflict by securing advanced warships, but the U.S. Government is...

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