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Category Archives: Ireland
The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway
The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway Macmillan, 2012 Inspector Ben Devlin #5 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Europe, Ireland, Medical, Police procedural, Psychology, Social comment, Thriller
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Broken Harbour by Tana French
Broken Harbour by Tana French Hodder & Stoughton, 2012. Reviewed at Petrona, April 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Financial, Ireland, Police procedural, Series, Social comment
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The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty Serpent’s Tail, 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 3.5 stars, Australasia, Australia, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Ireland, Police procedural, Social comment
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Bloodland by Alan Glynn
Bloodland by Alan Glynn Faber & Faber, 2011. Reviewed at Petrona, February 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Africa, Books, Crime fiction, Current affairs, Europe, Ireland, Italy, Journalism, North America, Political, Social comment, The Congo, Thriller, USA
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The Rage by Gene Kerrigan
The Rage by Gene Kerrigan Reviewed at Petrona, June 2011. See here for review.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Ireland, Police procedural, Political, Series, Social comment
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Little Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway
McGilloway, Brian – ‘Little Girl Lost’ Trade Paperback: 304 pages (May 2011) Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 0230753365 Brian McGilloway, author of BORDERLANDS and three subsequent excellent crime novels about Inspector Ben Devlin, here changes tack to write a readable book about … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Ireland, Police procedural
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The Guards by Ken Bruen
For a long time I have been planning to read Ken Bruen, a highly regarded writer, and have finally made good my intention in the shape of The Guards, the first novel in a series about Jack Taylor. Taylor is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Ireland, Private investigator, Series
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All the Colours of the Town, by Liam McIlvanney
Gerry Conway is a political journalist for the Glasgow Tribune. Divorced with two young sons, he lives in a flat in the city centre and when he isn’t at work he’s in the pub. Aware of the general unease and insecurities … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Europe, Ireland, Journalism, Political, Scotland
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Winterland, by Alan Glynn
Winterland WINTERLAND is a brilliant book. A young man is shot in the beer garden of a Dublin pub. His mother Catherine is devastated but most of his family are privately unsurprised, as the victim is a known … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Ireland, Political, Thriller
Tagged crime fiction, eurocrime, ireland, noir, political thriller, psychology thriller, thriller
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The Last Girl by Jane Casey
The Last Girl by Jane Casey Ebury Press, 2012 Maeve Kerrigan #3 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.