Hi, does anyone know of any crime books based in Ireland? Thank you
Hi, does anyone know of any crime books based in Ireland? Thank you
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Hi, does anyone know of any crime books based in Ireland? Thank you
The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French.
Brilliant thank you, i noticed yesterday ive never read a book that is based there x
Graham masterton
http://katiemaguire.co.uk/
Thank you David I will take a look xx
Superb book series, and smashing website with xtra details … recommend!
Distress Signals – the bits that aren’t at sea anyway
Try the books by Brian McGilloway I particularly like his Insp Devlin books…fine writer
Thank you i will do x
Agree, … really like these books too xx
Fantastic books
Thanks @Jennie I’ll take a look at that one too x
@Patricia has two novels released in her Detective Lottie Parker series – The Missing Ones and The Stolen Girls. Both set in the fictional town of Ragmullin in Ireland(she’s from Mullingar arf arf) it is one of the superior current female detective series that are on the market. Highly recommended.
Thank you x
I agree – The Stolen Girls, in particular, is a fantastic read.
Sinead Crowley has a new book out, read a review last weekend and it sounded good…now I can’t for the life of me remember the name of it!!
Thanks Sharon, it’s called One Bad Turn ?
I’ve just read Lying in Wait, set in Dublin and Athlone
Thanks Sharon i will google her x
Claire McGowan and her Paula McGuire series is brilliant
I’ve only read one so far but I agree!
I’m busy reading Lying In Wait and it’s set in Ireland…and the book is excellent! Totally gripping. I recommend it.
Second this. Brilliant read!
Check out Graham masterton ..
Yeah Lying In Wait is a brilliant read too.
Thank you I’ll take a look at all of these x
There is a series of radio dramas, The Father Paolo Baldi Mysteries, which I found most enjoyable. They are available on audio CDs. This is just one of them but you will find links to others on the same page:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Father-Paolo-Baldi-Mysteries-Three-Twilight-Crimes/1408469723
A Man with One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell ?
Ha! Sorry for the blatant self-promotion but my The Body at Ballytierney is set in 1950s Ireland!
Thanks Noreen x
@Kevin writes books based in Ireland. Death rains down & The whole of the moon, you can download or buy from Amazon x
There are also books set in Galway,
Written by Ken Bruen.
His character is jack taylor.
Been televised as well.
Very good.
The Guard
The London trilogy is excellent as well
Love that show, not read the books yet
Ken Bruen is very much an acquired taste. I haven’t acquired it.
I have never read on of the books but I did watch the televised series. I like my lead characters with flaws, makes them more human and relatable.
If you’re looking Northern Irish – try Adrian McKinty’s Sean Duffy series – brilliant crime noir. If you’re looking for “written by an Irish guy but stories based in Camden London” then take a look at Ian Andrew’s Wright & Tran Novels…
Adrian McKinty first rate loved them all.
Thank you x
I highly recommend Louise Philips. The first book in the series is ‘Red Ribbons’.
Adrian Mc Kinty, Best series of books I’ve read in years , inspector Sean Duffy, set in 1980’s N.Ireland, 6 books in series
Jst viewed these and now hav on kindle, … thnx
Book 1
Read this, thought his Everyman protagonist was well done. Have the next book on my Kindle.
Brilliant loved it
I recommend the Riley Steele books by Casey Hill
Adrian McKinley Claire MacGowan Graham Norton
The Sean Duffy series is set in.northern Ireland.
Has anyone mentioned Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad series? Was in Hodges Figgis bookstore in Dublin last November and her books took up a whole shelf. Each narrated by different detective in the unit. Extremely inventive and well written.
Great read
Yeah Tana French is excellent
@Patricia‘s series. The first one is just 99p for your kindle now too! The Missing Ones: An absolutely gripping thriller with a jaw-dropping twist (Detective Lottie Parker Book 1) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5I5EV7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.NYAzb5YGMMA6
These are about an Irish detective Daly in Ireland not read them yet in my TBR pile
The Dublin murder squad A series I think by tana french. Very good read.
There are loads of great ones, but most recently @Caimh‘s got a couple of clever, funny, thoroughly good crime novels set in Ireland. Start with A Man With One of those Faces.
Great minds think alike!
Books by @Brian
@Stuart @Claire all based in Northern Ireland
This link will help to start you off http://www.tripfiction.com/find-a-book/?location=Ireland&btitle=Title…&bauthor=Author…&genre=Crime&order=rating includes @Jennie‘s suggestions “Distress Signals”, great read which starts our in Ireland
Derek Fee has written an excellent series of crime books based in Northern Ireland. Well worth reading. The 1st in the set was free at Amazon and from his website, I think it still is. Check it out.
Little Bones by Sam Blake, really good too
Gerard 0′ Donovan wrote two books The Priest and Dublin Dead. really good no follow ups yet. About a detective and a Journalist caught up in the usual murders I won’t spoil it for you. worth a read.
I enjoyed most of Colin Batemans comedy thriller output and particularly his later series the Mystery Man
Derek Fee. DCI Wilson
Thank you everyone i will take a look at all of your suggestions xx
Kerry I found this by chance as my dad was born near kilkenny (carlow) and it was a brilliant read I couldn’t put it down xx
Thank you so much Rosie Lee
my pleasure Kerry xx
Tana French writes a series about the Dublin Murder Squad
Joe McCoubrey is a very popular author.
Graham Masterton’s Katie Maguire series
Ohhh forgot about the Katie Maguire series 10/10
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/apr/22/mcgilloway-irish-crime-novels
Best books I’ve read in a long time, working my way through them
thanks for posting this information, Iv’e bookmarked it
Jo Spain and Sam Blake
All Tana French novels are set in Dublin.(y)
Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad series is one of my favourite crime series!
Try Graham Masterton. 🙂
Stuart Neville’s DI Lennon books. Brilliant.
There is a briliant series and I can only remember te autirs surname began with B. One title maybe Priest and one something about headstones, maybe a TV series Jack something. Sorry if it cones to me I’ll post again.
Jack Taylor?
Graham Masterson writes a fab series with a Katie McGuire set in Ireland ??
Think the authors’ name is Bruen. ?
Ken Bruen ?
@Jill yes?
You mean the magnificent Ken Bruen Jill – and his fantastic Jack Taylor series, as well as other works of course.
Thanks, bit slow on the uptake.. And yes Jack Taylor. Must admit I haven’t come across his others, @Caimh , will search Amazon when I log off. Thanks again ?
Declan Burke is an author who runs a blog spot on Irish crime writing called https://www.crimealwayspays.blogspot.com/, also Adrian McKinty writes a series featuring Michael Forsythe. Brian gilloway writes the Inspector Benedict Devlin series
Great recommendations here…. making a list.
Lol an me
Little Bones by Sam Blake
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/apr/22/mcgilloway-irish-crime-novels
Adrian McKinty – Belfast during the Troubles.
@Erin @Steve might have recommendations.
I’m a lot less Irish than my name makes me sound. Another recommendation for Tana French who I think is one of the best writers in any genre, in any country.
@Erin Imposter;)
I’ve also loved Claire McGowan’s Paula McGuire series, set in Northern Ireland. Contemporary and v accessible about the long-term legacy of the Troubles.
@Cal I’m a massive PLASTIC PADDY. Newry by way of Dagenham, I’m afraid.
Me too…Dingle via Fulham!
I do indeed @Cal Gerard Brennan, Adrian McKinty, Stuart Neville, Liz Nugent, Brian McGilloway, Eoin McNamee to name but a few.
Steve, in the middle of The Defence and loving it. Started this morning and think it may be finished today.
Brilliant to discover another great Irish writer.
Tana French – Dublin murder squad series. There are currently six starting with ‘in the woods’
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/irish-crime-fiction
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8368225/Six-of-the-best-Irish-crime-novels.html
I’ve started reading this today it was a free download on my kindle I started reading it this afternoon on and off and it’s one of those books that grip u more an more as u read lol so I’m on chapter 19 but thought I’d best put it down and actually eat something. ? so far its a good read xxx
This was one I was going to suggest, Patricia is a new author but she’s having great success she’s just brought out her second book, her third is due out in October and is already flying high in the pre release chart
I’m half way through this nook an I’m really enjoying it I’ll definitely be look for her next book
I love Tana French!
Liz Nugent. Excellent read.
Liz Nugent excellent unravelling Oliver and Lying in Wait set in Dublin and across Ireland you will love them I am sure
Colin Bateman but they’re more black comedy than mystery
Tana French!