Here are old friends and older fiends.' Stuart's pleasure in the short story is evidenced in these thirteen tales, culminating in the previously unpublished novella, 'The Traveller', which sees Jack Lennon (from The Final Silence) and his daughter Ellen McKenna, pitted against the unnamed assassin who is targeting them.
'Chilling, compassionate and compelling, Stuart Neville takes us straight to the dark heart of rural Ireland' Val McDermid A house built on secrets An old woman haunted by her past A young woman fighting for her life For Sara Keane, it was supposed to be a second chance. A new country.
This volume collects new short stories from one of Ireland's leading writers in both the Irish and English languages. Eilis Ni Dhuibhne's stories are widely acclaimed for their acute perception of Irish women's lives, the power of her verbal economy, and her skillful and unique use of bothhumor and the fantastic.
Dark Rosaleen is a story of love, murder and betrayal, of a failed rebellion and a national scandal. Joining the underground, she preached insurrection, stole food for the starving and became the lover of the leader of the rebellion.
This is the story about a rich woman who will do anything to stay rich, and the Bishop that seeks to destroy her. Before the battle between them is over, who will win? And who will suffer? A medieval tale of money, power, witchcraft, family, and death.
She's twenty-three and in love with love. The affair is quickly consuming. But this relationship is unpredictable, and behind his perfect looks is a mean streak. The search for a fix is frantic, and taking a dangerous turn... We're all looking to get what we want - but do we know what we need?
From the author of Acts of Desperation. A Best Book of 2023 in The Times, Sunday Times, i-D, the Guardian. When we look beyond the headlines, everyone has a story to tell