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The Last Crossing

The Last Crossing
  • Author(s): Brian McGilloway
  • Location(s): Northern Ireland, Scotland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Tony, Hugh and Karen thought they’d seen the last of each other thirty years ago. Half a lifetime has passed and memories have been buried. But when they are asked to reunite – to lay ghosts to rest for...

The Last Resort

The Last Resort
  • Author(s): Jan Carson
  • Location(s): County Antrim
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Modern

The season’s just begun at Seacliff Caravan Park, but none of the residents are having a good time. Frankie is haunted by his daughter’s death. Vidas, homeless and far from Lithuania, seeks sanctuary in an abandoned caravan. Anna struggles...

The Perfume Killer

The Perfume Killer
  • Author(s): Linda Hagan
  • Location(s): Belfast
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

A gripping murder mystery set in Belfast. A murder in a public place, a victim who hides his killer’s intent… A German citizen is murdered in Belfast Botanic Gardens. Investigating, DCI Gawn Girvin concludes it is a revenge killing....

The Raptures

The Raptures
  • Author(s): Jan Carson
  • Location(s): County Antrim
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When several children from the same village start succumbing to a mysterious illness, the quest to discover the cause has devastating and extraordinary consequences. It is late June in Ballylack. Hannah Adger anticipates eight long weeks’ reprieve from school,...

The Reacher Guy: The Authorised Biography of Lee Child

The Reacher Guy: The Authorised Biography of Lee Child
  • Author(s): Heather Martin
  • Location(s): Kirkby Lonsdale, Belfast, The Midlands, United States (USA), Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Biography
  • Era(s): Present

Lee Child is the enigmatic powerhouse behind the bestselling Jack Reacher novels. With millions of devoted fans across the globe, and over a hundred million copies of his books sold in more than forty languages, he is that rarity,...

The Slowworm’s Song

The Slowworm’s Song
  • Author(s): Andrew Miller
  • Location(s): Northern Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1982

By the Costa Award-winning author of PURE, a profound and tender tale of guilt, a search for atonement and the hard, uncertain work of loving. ‘The writing is near perfect. But the novel’s excellence goes far beyond this ....

The Sunken Road

The Sunken Road
  • Author(s): Ciaran McMenamin
  • Location(s): County Fermanagh
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Early 20th Century

Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Annie, Francie and Archie were inseparable growing up, but in 1914 the boys are seduced by the drama of the Great War. Before leaving their small Irish village for the...

The Tavern on Maple Street

The Tavern on Maple Street
  • Author(s): Sharon Owens
  • Location(s): Belfast
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Beautiful Lily Beaumont and her husband Jack are owners of a genuine Victorian tavern, situated on one of Belfast’s few remaining narrow cobbled streets. It’s a favourite among the locals who love the quiet atmosphere, good beer and simple...

The Thrones Murders

The Thrones Murders
  • Author(s): Glen Gormley
  • Location(s): Barnsley, Northern Ireland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Present

Shane’s Castle Co. Antrim Northern Ireland, one of the locations used to film the hugely popular Game of Thrones series. The filming has finished and indeed the show has ended but one morning a body is found in the...

The Way To Impossible Island

The Way To Impossible Island
  • Author(s): Sophie Kirtley
  • Location(s): Ireland, Northern Ireland
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

‘Dazzling storytelling’ – Hilary McKay Born with a serious heart condition, Dara has been waiting for his Big Operation forever, and this summer it’s finally going to happen. The moment his heart is fixed he’ll row out to the...

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