The Great Impersonation – E. Phillips Oppenheim – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Though not exactly a household name nowadays, in his day E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was as famous and […]
Dirty Little Secrets – Jo Spain – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Nordic Noir is fast being overtaken by the army of excellent Irish women crime writers who have come to […]
One More Lie/ The Innocent Wife – Amy Lloyd – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Read by Joe Gaminara and Tamaryn Payne As tense and unsettling as her previous novel, The […]
Halibut on the Moon – David Vann – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Mental health issues, a taboo subject in the past, have been explored more openly in recent years in […]
The Mars Room – Rachel Kushner – Audible Book Review We meet our main protagonist, Romy Hall, on a bus, but this is no daily commute or even a journey cross country. […]
Killing Commendatore – Haruki Murakami – Audible Book Review Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne Length: 28 hrs and 27 mins The main protagonist of this book is a 36 year old unnamed portrait […]
Milkman – Audible Book Review By: Anna Burns Narrated by: Bríd Brennan Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins The Milkman is Anna Burns’ third novel and won the Man Booker prize last […]
Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals – Book Review Author: Rob Maguire Illustrator: Aga Grandowicz This is a book aimed at the smarter child in your life. As the name […]
West Cork Podcast – Audible – Review The West Cork podcast on audible has captured the imagination of many people worldwide, not just those in Ireland. The success of true crime documentaries […]
The Trouble Boys – E.R. Fallon – Book Review by Pat Viale Set mainly in the Bowery, New York, a district described by President Teddy Roosevelt as “a highway of seething life, […]
Sour Heart – Jenny Zhang – Audible Book Review Jenny Zhang’s original collection of seven interlinked stories tell of the experiences of struggling Chinese immigrants trying to find a place to settle […]
The Ghost Who Bled – Gregory Norminton – Book Review by P. Viale. Gregory Norminton’s second collection of short stories takes the reader on a journey from Malaysia to East Anglia, Cambodia […]
The Space Between – Meg Grehan – Review by Emily Elphinstone It’s difficult to pin down The Space Between; the first book by writer Meg Grehan. Its free-verse form may seem initially […]
NOD – Adrian Barnes – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Visions of a post-apocalyptic world have fascinated authors and readers alike for centuries. Whether caused by external forces or some self-destructive […]
In Another Country – David Constantine – Audible Book Review In Another Country is a collection of short stories by the under-rated English writer, David Constantine, who won the 2013 Frank O’Connor […]
Birdcage Walk – Helen Dunmore – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Helen Dunmore’s latest novel is a subtle and elegiac work set in a world in flux. It is 1792 and […]
A Dangerous Crossing – Book Review by Emily Elphinstone With no end in sight to the war in Syria, and the apparently endless stream of refugees displaced by the violence, it becomes […]
The Tsar of Love and Techno – Anthony Marra – Audible Book Review by Pat V. American writer Anthony Marra’s second book is a collection of interlinked short stories following the turbulent […]
Is that Fat Foreigner Rich? – Graeme Allen – Book Review by Emily Elphinstone In today’s global village where the internet, and affordable travel, makes almost anywhere in the world feel reachable; […]
Cast Iron – Peter May – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Cast Iron is the sixth and final novel by Scottish crime writer, Peter May, featuring his forensic scientist sleuth, Enzo […]
Devour – L.A. Larkin – Book Review by Pat V. Half way though this book, Olivia Wolfe, the kick-ass investigative journalist who is the main protagonist of L A Larkin’s fast-moving thriller […]
Montpelier Parade – Karl Geary – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Karl Geary’s début novel is set in south county Dublin in the early 1980s, sometimes among the leafy Georgian terraces […]
Cold Earth – Ann Cleeves – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Audible has released a recording of Cold Earth, the latest volume in Ann Cleeves’s prize winning crime novels featuring Scottish […]
Autumn by Ali Smith – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Autumn: Seasonal Quartet, Book 1 Written by: Ali Smith Narrated by: Melody Grove Autumn is the first of four seasonally-titled novels […]
Sex Criminals – Volume 1 – Review Written by Matt Fraction and Illustrated by Chip Zdarsky Sex Criminals is not about sex criminals. Yes, surprisingly enough the world of main stream comics […]
The Beautiful Dead – Belinda Bauer – Audible Book Review by Pat V. The Beautiful Dead starts with a chilling scene where a young secretary runs through her deserted office building trying […]
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By – Georges Simenon – Audio Book Review by Pat V. Best known for his Inspector Maigret crime series, Georges Simenon was the author of over […]
Keeping On Keeping On – Alan Bennett – Audible Book Review by Pat V. I have to come clean from the start. I’m a big fan of Alan Bennett. I’ve enjoyed almost […]
Night School – Lee Child – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Hot on the heels of the première of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, starring Tom Cruise in the title role, […]
No More Workhorse 