The Imitation of Patsy Burke by John J Gaynard (Createspace, 2011)
Patsy Burke, a famous Irish sculptor in Paris, wakes in a small apartment hungover, battered
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Ghost Town by Michael Clifford (Hachette 2012)
Joshua ‘The Dancer’ Molloy could have been a professional footballer. Instead, he turned to drink
Tana French, Broken Harbour
I am rather belatedly getting around to reading crime writer Tana French (this is her fourth book)
Headstone – Ken Bruen
A depressing setting is a prerequisite in crime fiction, yet there are few Irish crime
The Big Book of Hope Authors: Various· Poolbeg 2010
Through an assortment of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, the Big Book of Hope delivers exactly
Our Man in Hibernia by Charlie Connelly, Little Brown
Charlie Connelly may have had to dig a little deeper than he originally anticipated in
The Dubliner Diaries by Trevor White, Lilliput Press
The Dubliner Diaries, The Lilliput Press In the summer of 2000, long before the boom
Bust by Dearbhail McDonald, Penguin Books
As legal editor of the Irish Independent, Dearbhail McDonald enjoys unique access to the high
Jerusalem, The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Jerusalem is the disputed capital of two peoples, a holy city to three different faiths
Saved by Cake, Marian Keyes
Many years ago, while out driving on a Sunday afternoon we had an accident. No
Returning Home – Irish Servicemen after the Second World War by Bernard Kelly
Returning Home – Irish Servicemen after the Second World War by Bernard Kelly This timely
Blasphemers and Blackguards-The Irish Hellfire Clubs by David Ryan
This book is extremely rich in historical detail and an excellent and easy read. It
A Monster Calls by Siobhan Dowd, Patrick Ness
This is an extraordinarily moving novel about coming to terms with loss. The monster showed
Wonder by RJ Palacio
‘So, why can’t you have surgery to fix your face’, asks Jack Will. ‘Dude’, replies
The Viper by Mick McCaffrey
Mick McCaffrey- who stepped in to fill Paul Williams’ shoes at the Sunday World- is
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