New Release

  • The Husband Criteria by Catherine Kullmann: The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour

    Today, I am delighted to bring you an interview with Catherine Kullmann, a fellow Irish historical fiction author, whose novel, The Husband Criteria, is available now. (See link below) You can follow the full tour here: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/07/blog-tour-husband-criteria-by-catherine-kullmann.html

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  • It’s Publication Day for The Last Letter from London

    The Sarah Gillespie World War 2 Series Starting out, I was unsure what I could bring to the WW2 genre that would be unique. But then I realized few had written about the war from a neutral Irish perspective. Luckily, all I had to do was delve into my family and local history for inspiration.

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  • The Last Letter from London – Character Inspiration: A Female Spy of WW2

    The current popularity of WW2 fiction has highlighted something long overdue – the recognition of the unsung heroines of wartime spying, and their contribution to winning the war. Having read Tim Tate’s fascinating book, Hitler’s British Traitors, and Max Hastings’ intriguing The Secret War, I wanted to learn more about the women who risked so

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  • The Puppet Maker by Jenny O’Brien (Publication Date: 17th October 2023) The scrap of paper looked as if it had been torn from a diary. The words written in faint pencil. The letters rounded, almost childlike: “Please look after her. Her life and mine depend on you not trying to find me.” When Detective Alana

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  • The Queen’s Scribe by Amy Maroney: The Coffee Pot Book Blog Tour

    Today, I am thrilled to host Amy Maroney for the blog tour for The Queen’s Scribe, part of the Sea & Stone Chronicles. You can follow the full tour here: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/03/blog-tour-the-queens-scribe-by-amy-maroney.html

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  • Inceptio by Alison Morton: The Coffee Pot Book Blog Tour

    Today, I am delighted to host one of my favourite authors, Alison Morton, for the Blog Tour for the 10th Anniversary hardback edition of Inceptio, the first book in the Roma Nova series. Alison brings you thrillers set in an alternative history world, one in which the Roman Empire has survived. An intriguing concept, I

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  • Cultybraggan: A Scottish WW2 PoW Camp

    In a beautiful and scenic area of Perthshire, Scotland, between the Aberuchill Hills and the Water of Ruchill, is Cultybraggan PoW camp, known as Camp 21. Initially built in 1941, it was probably intended to be an army camp but instead became a camp for captured Italians. These Italians prisoners were used to supply manpower

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  • Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound: The Coffee Pot Book Blog Tour

    Today, I am delighted to host Paul M. Duffy for the book blog tour for Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound. Paul has kindly provided an excerpt to whet your appetite – please see below. You can follow the full tour here: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/02/blog-tour-run-with-hare-hunt-with-hound.html

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  • Death at Castle Cove by Mary Grand: Book Spotlight

    I am thrilled today to feature Mary Grand’s new release and was delighted to see it pop onto my Kindle yesterday. Happy Publication, Mary! Death at Castle Cove by Mary Grand. ‘Death At Castle Cove’ by Mary Grand is set on the picturesque Isle of Wight and features amateur detective Susan Flynn and her partner

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  • Hiding in Plain Sight by Eoghan Egan

    Today I am delighted to feature Hiding in Plain Sight by fellow Irish crime writer, Eoghan Egan. A Little Bit About the Book … A vicious serial killer roams the Irish Midlands with his sights set on his next victim… A Little Bit about Eoghan A native of Co. Roscommon, Eoghan wrote his first story

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