From the second I set foot in the coastal village of Dunmore East in Waterford, I knew I was onto something truly special. The cliffs, the tidal strand, the hotels tucked into the side of hills and beaches. I was instantly inspired to set a novel there, and so The Lies Between Us was born. As I stood on the beach, part of the story appeared in front of me, almost fully formed. A family visiting on their holidays in …
Category: Thriller
As a crime writer and a huge crime reader, I love nothing more than discovering new authors and hearing about how my favourite writers put a book together – where …
Usually when asked where my inspiration comes from, I tend to say that it begins with character. But The Night I Killed Him started with a location – specifically the …
It Should Have Been You is about a woman named Susan who writes a mean, gossipy message to her sisters all about a neighbour, Celeste, who gets on her nerves. …
The Kindness of Strangers. In an increasingly volatile world, I’ve been thinking about kindness. What does it mean? And why is it important. My new novel, Two Kinds of Stranger, …
We’re thrilled to share a compelling blog piece from Mary Watson in celebration of her upcoming novel, The Cleaner. This beautifully dark and gripping page-turner delves into themes of identity …
Commissario Guido Brunetti returns with a gripping case about the murkiness of power and a test of loyalties in A Refiner’s Fire, by Donna Leon. She shares a few words …
Marie Cassidy shares how she came about to write her new read, Body of Truth. One of the most important skills we can teach our children is reading. But it …
The sequel to the No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller Murder Before Evensong, A Death in the Parish is here! And Daniel Clement is back… It’s been a few months since murder …
Sometimes my book ideas start with plot and sometimes they start with a character. Don’t Look Back has a little of both. I had this wonderful opener in my head: …
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