The Irish Times

Why Irish crime fiction is in murderously good health

If Irish crime fiction has a signal crime it is corruption – public and private, spiritual and secular

Wed Jul 25 2018 - 06:00

Brought to Book: Rebecca Reid on incest, American noir and writing under the duvet

‘Never write what you think people want to read. Write what is inside you and follow it through every time, because that’s where the essence of true writing comes to life’

Mon May 26 2014 - 01:00

Crime: Rebus returns to Edinburgh, Reacher returns to Washington

Ian Rankin’s ‘Saints of the Shadow Bible’ and Lee Child’s ‘Never Go Back’ are two of this month’s new thrillers

Sat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00

Killer instinct: a golden age of Irish crime fiction

Irish crime writing is booming. Ahead of a weekend festival, some of the writers who have their fingerprints all over this crime wave discuss the reasons behind it

Thu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00