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by Ardal O'Hanlon

€14.99

The first in a mystery series from the much-loved Irish actor, writer and comedian, for readers who enjoy the warmth of Graham Norton and the mystery of Death in Paradise, all wrapped up in one small Irish town. When beloved celebrity gardener Finn O’Leary returns to his hometown of Abbeyford in Ireland to care for his aging mother, he is naturally roped into the Tidy Towns committee. The Tidy Towns is a competition fanatically fought over by every town and village in the land. And for his best friend’s sister, Aoife, it’s a competition she’s determined to win. With everyone’s favourite gardener on board, she is sure that this year Abbeyford will take home the prize. But Finn’s only been back a week when an alto-baritone at his mother’s choir practice drops dead during a rendition of ‘What the World Needs Now’. With more at stake than just winning Tidy Towns, Finn soon finds himself trying to solve a murder – or two. For one of his many qualities is that people tend to confide in him… With his mother, her Nigerian carer and Aoife in tow, Finn sets out to discover just who has brought murder to Abbeyford. Ideal for readers who… love cosy crime with real warmth, small-town charm, and a cast you’ll want to move in with enjoy amateur sleuths with a day job—especially a celebrity gardener who gets people talking like village rivalries and community committees where the stakes feel hilarious…until someone dies want Irish humour and heart with a satisfying mystery at the centre are fans of Graham Norton’s warmth and the sunshine-and-suspense tone of Death in Paradise

by Caroline Foran

€17.99

In her most practical and personal book yet, bestselling author Caroline Foran offers a clear, step-by-step roadmap for moving in the right direction through anxiety – without skipping the essential foundations that make recovery stick. Part prescriptive guide, part conversation with her past self, this book is designed for anyone struggling with anxiety and feeling worn out by taking the wrong turns. With warmth, wit and signature no-nonsense clarity, Caroline walks readers through 10 powerful, constructive ‘stops’ on the road out of anxiety – from calming your nervous system, reframing your perception of anxiety and making necessary understanding your triggers to making lifestyle shifts and learning the long-haul tools that actually work. You won’t be told to ‘just breathe’. You won’t feel pressure to simply ‘think’ your way out of anxiety. You’ll also find stories, turning points and real talk from someone who’s been there, along with plenty of expert input. There are no quick fixes here. But there is a path forward, and overcoming the kind of anxiety that’s ‘always there’ is possible. This book takes anxiety out of the driver’s seat and put you back in it. Ideal for readers who… want a practical, step-by-step approach to anxiety that focuses on lasting change, not quick fixes feel stuck in loops of worry and are tired of advice that tells you to “just breathe” or “think positive” need help identifying triggers, calming the nervous system, and building long-haul tools that actually work like warm, witty, no-nonsense guidance grounded in lived experience and expert input want to feel back in control—putting yourself, not anxiety, in the driver’s seat

by Barry Cummins

€17.99

In March 2017, Tina Satchwell vanished from her home in Youghal, County Cork. For six and a half years, her disappearance remained one of Ireland’s most haunting mysteries. Her husband Richard Satchwell claimed she had left with two suitcases and €26,000 in cash. Gardaí searched the house and found nothing. Journalists interviewed Richard, including one who sat unknowingly just feet from Tina’s hidden grave … This extraordinary book is the definitive account of the murder of Tina Satchwell, told by the journalist who helped expose the truth. It is a story of coercive control, deception and the quiet horror of a woman buried face down beneath her own stairs. Through exclusive interviews, Barry Cummins traces the long road to justice with forensic detail and remarkable insight – from the initial search and media appeals to the cold-case breakthrough that finally revealed Tina’s fate. Part true crime investigation, part personal reckoning, this is a powerful portrait of a woman whose voice was silenced, and of the systems that failed to hear her. It is also a tribute to the persistence of those who refused to let her be forgotten.

by Lesley Bond

€17.99

‘Like those who came before me, I arrived as an outsider, but the island does not allow one to remain separate for long. It takes root and leaves a mark you cannot shake.’ Lesley Bond and her partner Gordon were the first couple to embark on the six-month caretaking residency on the Great Blasket Island, one of Ireland’s most remote and historically rich locations. With no electricity, hot water or modern conveniences, their daily existence was like nothing they had experienced, and echoes of the past remained ever-present. As well as chronicling their encounters, Lesley delves into the lives of the island’s last inhabitants and the circumstances that led to their evacuation in the 1950s. A unique blend of personal reflection and historical context, Blasket Bound reveals how the past continues to shape the present. It is an exploration of identity, illustrating how the environments we inhabit and the histories we inherit leave an indelible mark. Ideal for readers who… love Irish nature writing and memoirs rooted in wild, remote places are fascinated by island life, off-grid living, and the practical realities of isolation want historical context woven into personal experience, especially around community, loss, and belonging are curious about the Great Blasket Island and the stories of its last inhabitants enjoy reflective, atmospheric non-fiction about identity and the marks places leave on us

by Claire Coughlan

€15.99

The new atmospheric mystery from the author of the acclaimed Where They Lie, and a beautifully written tale about one woman's need to find the truth, whatever the cost. Dublin, summer 1970. Nicoletta Sarto is juggling work as the women's editor at the Irish Sentinel with twin baby girls at home. When she's approached by a barrister, Louise Leonard, whose aunt has just died, she's drawn into a story that could have dangerous consequences. Was Helen Leonard murdered, as her niece thinks? And who was the mysterious nurse who has now vanished, but to whom Helen left everything? As Nicoletta investigates, she has to fight not only her own family's disapproval of her being a working mother, but also society's. And as she slowly unpicks the mystery of Helen Leonard's death, she's unaware that danger lurks around every corner… PRAISE FOR WHERE THEY LIE, SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR: 'A thrillingly dark and atmospheric tale, richly evocative of its time' JOHN BANVILLE 'Gripping and brilliantly atmospheric, and Nicoletta Sarto, the novel's protagonist - the way she talks, the way she thinks - is a great invention' RODDY DOYLE 'Atmospheric and absorbing, an ambitious young journalist finds herself at the heart of a corkscrew tale she never knew existed. A dark and turbulent journey to unexpected truths' VAL McDERMID Ideal for readers who… love atmospheric historical crime set in vividly realised 1970s Dublin enjoy journalist-led investigations with rising stakes and secrets buried in plain sight want a smart, character-driven mystery about a woman balancing ambition, motherhood, and social judgement are drawn to stories of suspicious deaths, vanished figures, and unsettling inheritances liked Where They Lie and want another dark, twisty, beautifully written case

by Jane Harper

€15.99

An unforgettable and deeply atmospheric small town mystery about a devastating unsolved disappearance from International No. 1 bestselling author Jane Harper. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Chris Whitaker and Elly Griffiths. 'Utterly brilliant . . . I could not put it down' - Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake 'A book to get lost in' - Ann Cleeves, author of The Killing Stones 'Heartbreaking and wonderful' - Andrea Mara, author of It Should Have Been You 'I was glued to it for days' - Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things 'Jane Harper delivers unbearable tension' Val McDermid He had been here, that was clear from the marks in the dust. And he had been alone. In a dying town, Ro Crowley waits for her son on the evening of his twenty-first birthday. Sam never comes home. His footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses offer the only clue to his final movements. One set in. One set out. Five long years later, Ro returns to Carralon Ridge for the annual memorial of Sam's disappearance. The skeletal community is now an echo of itself, having fractured under the pressure of the coal mine operating on its outskirts. But Ro still wants answers. Only a few people remain. If the truth is to be found in that town, does it lie among them? Last One Out is a hugely atmospheric mystery from the author of The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man, The Survivors and Exiles. Ideal for readers who… love slow-burn, deeply atmospheric mysteries set in isolated, close-knit communities are drawn to unsolved disappearances and the long shadows they cast over families and towns enjoy emotionally driven crime fiction where grief, memory, and suspicion intertwine want a page-turner with a strong sense of place and mounting tension are fans of Jane Harper, Val McDermid, Chris Whitaker, Ann Cleeves, or Elly Griffiths