Writing My Future!!!

Thank you so much to the Irish Times for including myself and our home in their fantastic THE STORY OF HOME series....

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How to Tantalise your Inner Detective!

So this cheered me up from my sick bed!

Great review of Trouble is our Business in the Irish Times today!

Completely chuffed that John Curran picked my short story, DOUBLE, alongside Colin Bateman's THE GAINING OF WISDOM, as his personal favourites!

Read full review HERE

Authors Christmas Reading - Irish Times Christmas Magazine...

"Louise Phillips has been hailed as 'equal to James Patterson, Sara Paretsky and Patricia Cornwell'. Her novel, The Game Changer, sees Dr Kate Pearson struggling with her own childhood traumas..."

Apart from the fact that the IT mixed up my pic with the fab Hazel Gaynor, this is a lovely piece from the authors who contributed to the short story relay..

.And as the pic is a bit blurred...my Christmas recommended reads are 4 of my favourites....

The Talented Mr Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith, Before I Go to Sleep, by S J Watson, In the Woods, by Tana French and Mystic River by Dennis Lehane....

"God rest ye merry gentlemen.." Short Story Relay - The Irish Times

It's getting to feel a lot like Christmas...and if I may say so - there's a terrific short story in today's Irish Times written by myself, Martina Devlin, E R Murray, Jax Miller,Hazel Gaynor and Claudia Carroll! 

It was great fun to be part of this short story relay, and I think all six of us kept a smooth narrative with lots of surprises. I'll leave the final judgment up to you! 

If you can't guess the order of the author, I'll give you a clue....the names are upside down at the end....

Shelf Life...Irish Times.....

Thank you Irish Times for this Shelf Life piece today...read it HERE

Irish Times Bestseller....

Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen....#irishtimesbestseller #thegamechanger.....

Irish Times Literary Line up...inclusive of book launches in the Gutter Bookshop September!

IRISH TIMES LITERARY LINE UP....

September Launches in the Gutter Bookshop....

In crime fiction, Louise Phillips’s new novel The Game Changer launches on Tuesday, September 8th, while the launch for A Hollow in the Hills by Ruth Frances Long takes place the following evening, September 9th. Lastly, the short story writer ER Murray launches her anticipated debut children’s novel The Book of Learning on Tuesday, September 15th 


READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

THANK YOU!

With the smaller paperback of LAST KISS gradually reaching the shops, I wanted to say a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who reviewed LAST KISS so highly, and especially those who have had their reviews quoted on the back and inside of the novel. It does the writing heart so much good!!! 

Apologies for the pic, but this was the only way I could get them all on one image!!

LAST KISS - Media, author and online sites reviews to date!!

Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who has reviewed LAST KISS to date on Amazon, Goodreads or any other book related site. I have been overwhelmed by how well the novel has been received, so please keep reviewing. 

I've listed below some feedback to date, and again, many thanks!!!

“Louise Phillips takes you on a journey to the dark side with a story that is as fast-paced and thrilling as a rollercoaster.”

Jane Casey

“A dark and terrifying psychological thriller that grips you from the start and doesn't let you go until the very last line.“

Virginia Gilbert

"Louise Phillips goes from strength to strength.... Last Kiss is superior and takes her writing to another, more intense level. The pace is excellent, the characters familiar and new, well drawn and believable.....flows well and airs skilfully some of the disturbing themes laid bare in Ireland in recent years...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED."

Irish Independent - READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

“There are very few books that I couldn’t put down, but LAST KISS was different. Sex, power, greed and evil combine to a satisfying chilling yet enthralling read that had me turning around to see if I was home alone….”

Woman’s Way

“My God, what a book. I just couldn’t put it down. This is a book YOU MUST READ – Fantastic…”

Sunshine Radio

"Phillips is superb at suspense, at conjuring up a dark menacing atmosphere, but her underlying humanity stops it from becoming too bleak..."

Sunday Independent - READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

“A deliciously dark thriller that leaves a bitter aftertaste, like a great dark chocolate or superior claret. The writing is truly spectacular…I didn’t think the author could get much better…she is set for great, great things….Top notch crime thriller which deserves its place at the top of bestseller lists, not just in Ireland, but worldwide.”

Writing.ie

“LAST KISS is the best one yet...loved this. You are immediately sucked in. Once you start reading, you have to keep going. Phillips deserves to be known well beyond these shores. This is not just an Irish Crime Thriller-it’s among the best crime writing in the world- top notch thriller."

BBC Radio Ulster

"The blend of first and third-person narratives gives the story great pace...Phillips is exploring the dark matter of damaged sexual identity…. the abiding impression is of the empathy Phillips evokes on behalf of her lethal but fragile anti-heroine."

Irish Times - READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

“This book is superb! A chilling and original storyline about nature versus nurture, it has you hooked right from the very first page - It has an ending that you just can't see coming, even if you do manage to work out who the killer is. Highly Recommended” 

Eurocrime

“I can certainly validate that Phillips is an equal to James Patterson, Sara Paretsky, Patricia Cornwell or any other authors of cracking good police procedurals…”

By the Book Reviews

“I couldn't put Last Kiss down…It was dark, it was deep, it was scary, it chilled me to the bone. It was brilliant!”

Kim the Bookworm

“I loved both the previous books in this series…and this book easily matches…and maybe even surpasses them in terms of the depth and complexity of the plot. This is a dark book with the inclusion of the S&M and Tarot cards so that when the killer and their motives are unmasked, it left me with a feeling as if this were all somehow more than just fiction.”
Cleopatra Loves Books

“The fact the killer is female adds to the novel, it’s unusual for a woman to be so brutal and as she shares her thought processes with us, it almost feels like we are waiting to be discovered too even though we’re also in the dark - very clever - a well written, clever and dark novel - enjoy.”

Irish Farmerette

“The only problem we are left with is what to read next. Last Kiss is impossible to follow and is Phillips best novel so far.”

Carousel Creates 

“This is a page turning, gut wrenching thriller which will undoubtedly earn Phillips further accolades and hordes of new fans. This book will appeal to fans of Sophie Hannah, Arlene Hunt, Erin Kelly and Claire McGowan.”

Lisa Reads Books

"I was holding my breath – Last Kiss is a brilliant,dark,deep,scary,chilled to the bone novel-superb!"

Siren FM

"It’s dark, devious and totally gripping with interesting and engaging central characters, a good use of the contrasting locations, and more slippery than an eel covered in Vaseline. Thanks to Phillips for restoring my faith in the psychological thriller and in some style!"

Raven Crime Read

“This is Louise Phillips third crime fiction novel and I believe it may be her best…The narrative is strong, very strong. A combination of love and hate, desire and disgust, murder and malice, the tension so well described that I felt myself wanting to shout " look behind you…cannot recommend enough”

Bleach House Library

“(Last Kiss) I became totally caught up in it to the extent of a couple of late nights when I didn’t want to stop reading, wanting to learn more about the killer and to understand the whys and wherefores of the elaborate crime, with twists and tensions building up the history..”

Landing Tales

“This is Louise Phillips's third novel - amazing, definitely her best one yet. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I couldn't wait to find out what was going to be on the following pages, devouring it. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes psychological thrillers; a well-crafted book that takes you on a thrilling journey, full of twists and turns.”

Celeste Loves Books

Why women kill???

"I didn’t need the reader to agree with the killer’s actions, far from it, but I did want them to be drawn to her, to want to know more about her, and rather than being offended and enraged by her contradiction of the female carer, to be pulled into the why of the story.." Read full article on the IRISH TIMES website HERE

Get your Short Story in the Irish Times!!

In case you missed this a couple of weeks ago — A chance to get your short story published in the Irish Times. 

Closing Date 8 August!!

READ GUIDELINES HERE