Friday, July 28, 2017

New Crime Fiction novel rides into Gorey Town


Zozimus-Bookshop in Gorey Co. Wexford

"Murder in Maspalomas" my crime fiction novel is now available in Gorey and in John Wyse Jacksons bookshop, Zozimus, at the back of the Book Cafe at 86 Main Street Gorey. He's placed it on the table covered by new and second hand books. Pop in, grab a coffee and a summer read."Thanks John"

There are over 40,000 books in the shop. Most are uncatalogued and usually sell for under €10. Fiction paperbacks tend to cost under €5.
He also stocks rare first editions, illustrated albums, collectible editions of classic children’s books and other curiosa to be found here. Little of particular Irish interest has yet been added to this list, though it is probably our strongest suit.

The shop website   http://www.zozimusbookshop.com/


Shops Facebook page


Thursday, July 20, 2017

Book hits the shops

“Murder in Maspalomas” in Readers Paradise Bookshop in 19 Selskar Street Wexford Town, Co. Wexford


Today it’s made the front window display and in bookshops in Wexford Town! Tomorrow it will be Enniscorthy.  Gorey and Dublin to follow in the coming days. Soon it’ll be hard to miss!
Of course you can buy it online at any of the sites and links below:
Amazon.com have it in paperback
Smashwords have it and the formats available are epub, mobi (Kindle),  pdf,  lrf,  pdb, txt , Online Reader , original document.
Do take advantage of the Smashwords coupon offer for July and get reading this murder story for a mere $2.99 using the coupon. To avail of this special offer please enter the coupon code RE39R prior to completing the checkout. Click here to purchase 


Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Pictures of Gran Canaria

The Maspalomas Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary archipelago. Wikipedia
AddressPlaza del Faro, s/n, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain
Height56 m
Light sourcemains power

Maspalomas walkway in February

Maspalomas cacti very prevalent as fab sunshine 300 days of the year 

Ship in dry dock in Puerto de Mogán




Just some of the sights in Gran Canaria, a beautiful island in the Canary Islands off the African coast. Easy to see why I chose to to locate my murderous drugs gang on this island. Murder with a splash of sunshine. Actually its a light and quick moving read and perfect for a holiday in your chair by the pool.



Monday, July 17, 2017

Publishing reality

Murder in Maspalomas - out now


The reality of publishing my own novel only hit home when I answered the door to a courier. I opened the labelled box and there it was. A large brown cardboard box of books, my books, 50 of them, each 325 pages long, bar coded, ISBN numbered and in pristine condition. In the coming days I’ll be visiting local towns and their book shops and I believe I can place a few copies in each. Right now I’m learning what self publishing is all about.


“Murder in Maspalomas” is published online now as follows:
Kindle have it
Amazon.com have it in paperback
Smashwords have it and the formats available are epub, mobi (Kindle),  pdf,  lrf,  pdb, txt , Online Reader , original document.
Do take advantage of the Smashwords coupon offer for July and get reading this murder story for a mere $2.99 using the coupon. To avail of this special offer please enter the coupon code RE39R prior to completing the checkout. Click here to purchase



Monday, July 10, 2017

Beautiful Maspalomas Gran Canaria

The island of Gran Canaria had a population of 847,000 in 2015 and is the second most populated island in the Canary Islands.

Of course the resident island population is boosted by tourists, 3.5 million of them, who arrive throughout the year in search of sunshine. The winter months (October – March) are busy with largely pensioner and older adults visiting the island. The summer season (April – September) is however open season for all ages and its then that the police force is stretched to its limits.

Follow the islands Serous Crime Unit as they react to an Irish drugs gangs arrival on the island. Murder in Maspalomasis in a sale so for one month only it’s available at $2.99 at Smashwords website and can be purchased in numerous formats ( epub, mobi(Kindle), Irf, Online Reader and pdb. 


Sonnerland Fun Fair




Puerto de Mogán



Maspalomas
You can “Look Inside” the book and read up to 15% of the content.

Good reviews received. Its a perfect light Summer holiday read!

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Murder in Maspalomas - meet the characters

Murder in Maspalomas is a crime fiction novel which starts in Dublin where Matt, an ordinary contract accountant finds himself contacted by the Sullivans, a notorious drug gang who are chasing a debt.

The gang are led by Anto, a thirty something who came from a broken family, he broke it. His enforcer, Ciaran is his second in command and a right nasty piece of work who carries a piece wherever he goes. Rocky, in his early twenties wants to be Ciaran and wants to get tooled up. He carries some menace, is unpredictable and is watching and waiting his moment to slip into Ciaran's shoes. Frisby is the teenage runner for the gang. He carries drugs, messages and weapons without question. He's street wise but has a lot to learn about life. This trip will test his mettle and prove his worth to the gang.

Matt is married to Louise and together they ordinarily live in West Dublin in an apartment block on the fourth floor and life is the normal type of living, days at work and bills to pay. Once the drugs gang trace his whereabouts and seek a sum of money Matt hasn't got things get hot in Dublin and force Matt into skipping the country. Trouble is, Louise is totally unaware of the gang and the debt. Matt will get round to telling her but just not now. She believes she's just going on a holiday brought about by her incessant moaning about Irish winters. How wrong could she be?

Other characters enter the fray throughout the book and Fran, Anto's girl and Rodriquez's an old pal of Matt's play pivotal roles in the story as it develops. You'll just have to read the book to find out who does what to whom and who lives and who dies.
Maspalomas Hotel sun loungers in February



Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Murder in Maspalomas - now in Barnes & Noble, Kobo,

Murder in Maspalomas, my first crime novel has now been granted a wider distribution and is available in the following stores and websites by just following the links:

It's also available in iBook format

Take advantage of the coupon offer for July only and buy this entertaining murder mystery story for a mere $2.99 using the coupon. To avail of this special offer please enter the coupon code RE39R prior to completing the checkout. Click here to purchase

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Murder in Maspalomas- July Sale

It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. This can mean only one thing: It’s time for the 9th annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale!
The sale kicked off last Saturday July 1 and runs through to an end of day July 31. I’ve agreed to include “Murder in Maspalomas in the sale so for one month only it’s available at $2.99 at Smashwords website and can be purchased in numerous formats ( epub, mobi(Kindle), Irf, Online Reader and pdb.
You can “Look Inside” the book and read up to 15% of the content.
Good reviews received. Its a perfect light Summer holiday read!