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Showing posts with label Patricia Gibney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patricia Gibney. Show all posts

Thursday, February 18, 2021

WHO KILLED EDEN MULLIGAN?

A MASSIVE CONGRATS to Sharon Dempsey whose novel 'WHO TOOK EDEN MULLIGAN' is out today! It's been getting great reviews and I for one can't wait to get reading, especially with the amazing blurb below.....


 ‘A dark, disturbing and gripping read ... Sharon Dempsey will be one to watch!’ Claire Allan, USA Today bestselling author

‘They’re dead. They’re all dead. It’s my fault. I killed them.’

Those are the words of Iona Gardener, who stands bloodied and staring as she confesses to the murder of four people in a run-down cottage outside of Belfast.

Outside the cottage, five old dolls are hanging from a tree. Inside the cottage, the words “WHO TOOK EDEN MULLIGAN?” are graffitied on the wall, connecting the murder scene with the famous cold case of Eden Mulligan, a mother-of-five who went missing during The Troubles.

But this case is different. Right from the start.

Because no one in the community is willing to tell the truth, and the only thing DI Danny Stowe and forensic psychologist Rose Lainey can be certain of is that Iona Gardener’s confession is false....

A creepy, gritty and very compelling crime novel, perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney, Angela Marsons and Jane Casey.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Dublin Writers Conference 2019!


            21st-23rd JUNE 2019

Another set of dates for the diary!

I'm so looking forward to sharing a panel with some very talented folks during this year's conference. For full details see link below.

5th Annual Dublin Writers’ Conference

This conference will help you to improve your writing craft, publish successfully, and plan the marketing necessary for any author to achieve success whether traditionally published or self-published.

For full details visit HERE

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Liz Nugent Wins Double at An Post Irish Book Awards!

This year's Irish Book Awards ceremony on the 27th November In the Clayton Hotel was the glitzy culmination of the first year of An Post as the award sponsors, and if the first year is anything to go by, the sponsorship will be a very positive one indeed. I was lucky to be there on the night, and it was one of the best awards nights I have ever attended.

Also notable on the night, were the many female winners of awards. This shouldn't be unusual, after all, there are a lot of us around, and certainly the Irish Crime Fiction Award has reflected this trend for the last few years. But all in all it was a great night in the celebration of Irish writing which is alive and very much kicking!

Liz Nugent, picked up two awards on the night for her latest novel SKIN DEEP. The first for Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year, and the second, for the Ryan Tubridy Listeners Choice Award. If you want to find a positive writing community, then look no further than the Irish Crime Writing scene, with Liz being a really popular and gracious winner on the night. The standard this year in the Irish crime writing section was phenomenal, and of the six books shortlisted in the Ryan Tubridy Listeners Choice, four were crime novels. Another reflection of how popular crime writing continues to be.

You can see the Awards Night on RTE on Thursday the 29th November, or catch it on RTE Real Player.

So, all that is left are some pics from the night to give you a flavour of the atmosphere and glamour!! 

All images copyright writing.ie and Ger Holland Photography

Pic:1 Liz Nugent Winner of Best Irish Crime Novel and RTE Ryan Tubridy Listener Choice Award
Pic:2 Irish Crime Writer Jo Spain nominated in Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year
Pic:3 Emilie Pine Winner of Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year for Notes to Self
Pic:4 Andrea Mara nominated in Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year & Patricia Gibney nominated in RTE Ryan Tubridy Listeners Choice Award
Pic:5 Keelin Shanley and Evelyn O Rourke presenters for the awards
Pic:6 Short story award presented by Vanessa O Loughlin of writing.ie to Roisin O Donnell for her winning story How to Build a Space Rocket
Pic:7 Myself, (aka Louise Phillips crime fiction author) Marie Brennan and Niamh Brennan crime author
Pic:10 Sally Rooney - Winner of Easons Book Club Novel of the Year for Normal People
Pic:11 Alex Barclay Irish Crime Author
Pic:12 Cathy Kelly paying tribute to the late Emma Hannigan AN POST Special Award Winner


Monday, September 3, 2018

KILLER INSTINCTS - RED LINE BOOK FESTIVAL 2018!!

Killer Instincts

 

As part of the RED LINE BOOK FESTIVAL October 2018, this is an event not to be missed!
 
Hosted by Sam Blake, this panel discussion features some of the top British and Irish writers in the genre, including yours truly!

Joining Sam will be acclaimed writer Sophie Hannah, whose books have achieved worldwide success, crime reporter turned author Cormac O’Keeffe (Black Water), best-selling writer of the Detective Lottie Parker series Patricia Gibney (The Missing Ones, No Safe Place) and Irish Crime Novel of the Year winner Louise Phillips (Me) (The Game Changer, Last Kiss, The Doll's House & Red Ribbons).

Sam Blake is a pseudonym for Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, founder of The Inkwell Group publishing consultancy and the national writing resources website Writing.ie, as well as best- selling author in her own right.
  • VENUE: Civic Theatre
  • TIME: Sat 13 Oct, 8:00pm
  • PRICE: €15/€12
  • BOOK NOW

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Fiction Extravaganza!!!



Event, Time & Date for the diary!!

An evening of reading from 'READING THE FUTURE' from Hodges Figgis 250 year anniversary anthology (Arlen House)

Date & Time: Thursday 26 July 2018 @ 6.30

Place: Hodges Figgis - Dawson Street

FREE EVENT

Readers:

Sam Blake, Gavin Corbett, Tanya Farrelly,Patricia Gibney, Paul Lynch,Niamh McBrannan, Louise Phillips & Kevin Power....

It should be a cracker of a night!!!

ALL WELCOME

Thursday, March 8, 2018

International Women's Day - Crime Fiction Style


It seems like a very good day to talk about Irish women writers in the crime fiction genre, and you’re in for lots of treats this year if the start of the year is anything to go by. 
So, for a list of books you may want to dabble into, here you go, and you're certainly spoiled for choice!! And it's only March!!

Patricia Gibney - The Missing Ones



Dervla McTiernan - The Ruin 



Susan Stairs - One Good Reason



Joe Spain - The Confession



Catherine Ryan Howard - The Liar's Girl



Sharon Thompson - The Abandoned



Adele O Neill - Behind a Closed Door



And no doubt I've left some out, but if I have, let me know and I'll add them in!!

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Star Line up for Dublin Writers Conference!!


There is lots happening over the next few days at the Dublin Writers Conference.....I'm delighted to be taking part on Saturday discussing the 'Writing Craft - Creative Elements', but there is certainly a star-studded line for the various events. Check it out by clicking the link below

http://dublinwritersconference.com/

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Crime Fiction Hits Culture Night at the IWC!!





CRIME FICTION hit Culture Night at the Irish Writers' Centre with a bang. Readings from mise, Patricia Gibney, Niamh Brennan, Susan Condon, Carolann Copeland, Tara Sparling, Jackie Walsh, Trish Kean Nugent and Darren Darker.....over 250 guests and overall a great success!!
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