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Patricia Gibney is an Irish author of crime fiction who sold 100,000 copies of her first crime thriller as an e-book, and had total sales exceeding 500,000 copies in 2018. By 2019, total book sales had passed one million. Early life Gibney is from Mullingar, County Westmeath and has lived there all her life. She spent 30 years working with Westmeath County Council. Writing career When her husband died in 2009, aged 49, three months after a diagnosis of cancer, Gibney turned to art and writing, self-publishing a children's book entitled Spring Sprong Sally. Gibney then started writing crime fiction and created her first novel in that genre. She worked with the Irish Writers Centre to improve her writing. Eventually she began a second novel and through that acquired an agent and a publishing contract with Bookouture, which has since been bought by Hachette Publishing. Lottie Parker detective novels Gibney's thirteen novels to date feature a main character, Detective Inspector Lottie Parker. The novels are set in the fictional Irish town of Ragmullin, which is an anagram of the real-life town of Mullingar, where Gibney lives. Bibliography Spring Sprong Sally: In Her Spring Sprong World, October 2011, ISBN 978-0957003507Detective Lottie Parker Books, 1-11: The Missing Ones, Published by Bookouture, March 2017, ISBN 978-1786811509 The Stolen Girls, Published by Bookouture, July 2017, ISBN 978-0751572193 The Lost Child, Published by Bookouture, October 2017, ISBN 978-0751572483 No Safe Place, Published by Bookouture, March 2018, ISBN 978-0751574913 Tell Nobody, Published by Bookouture, October 2018, ISBN 978-0751577525 Final Betrayal, Published by Bookouture, April 2019, ISBN 978-1786818492 Broken Souls, Published by Bookouture, October 2019, ISBN 978-1838880804 Buried Angels, Published by Bookouture, May 2020, ISBN 978-1838886622 Silent Voices, Published by Bookouture, February 2021, ISBN 978-1800190818 Little Bones, Published by Bookouture, September 2021, ISBN 978-1800196179 The Guilty Girl, Published by Bookouture, June 2022, ISBN 978-1803142524References. Discover the Patricia Gibney popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Patricia Gibney books.

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  • The July Girls synopsis, comments

    The July Girls

    Phoebe Locke

    Every year, on the same night, another girl disappears without a trace.'A stunningly good crime novel tender and totally gripping' Sunday MirrorLex's wife is missing. She left for...

  • Love Me Tender synopsis, comments

    Love Me Tender

    Lorraine Mace

    'Lorraine Mace has done it again. Crime fiction at its absolute finest' MARION TODD'What an opening! Lorraine certainly knows how to write a gripping thriller. A chilling read' KAR...

  • Gone synopsis, comments

    Gone

    Rebecca Muddiman

    'Captivating and fastpaced, GONE has a riveting storyline and gritty characters in a supertwisty plot.' Mel SherrattA twisty story of murder, guilt and unintended consequences, per...

  • Blood Ties synopsis, comments

    Blood Ties

    Brian McGilloway

    'An enthralling, powerful and incredibly moving novel' Irish Times'Blood Ties is a compulsive police procedural, but it's so much more than that: thoughtprovoking, compassionate an...

  • Tell Me Lies synopsis, comments

    Tell Me Lies

    Rebecca Muddiman

    There's a body in Lauren James's back garden. And everyone is telling lies... A twisty tale of deceit and deadly consequences from prizewinning northern crime writer Rebecca Mud...

  • No Name Lane synopsis, comments

    No Name Lane

    Howard Linskey

    An unstoppable serial killer. A fifth girl missing. A longburied secret. A gripping crime thriller perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Mel Sherratt and Mark Billingham.There's a serial ki...

  • The Last Crossing synopsis, comments

    The Last Crossing

    Brian McGilloway

    LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2021'Poetic, human and gripping... reminded me of Bernard MacLaverty's early work. Yes, it's that good' Ian Rankin'...

  • Bad Blood synopsis, comments

    Bad Blood

    Brian McGilloway

    'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today' Lee Child'A tense and beautifullywritten crime novel that takes the reader into lives that aren't seen often enough' Ann C...

  • One Bad Turn synopsis, comments

    One Bad Turn

    Sinéad Crowley

    How could your good friend become your worst enemy? I lost my child because of you, my only child. Eileen and Heather have always looked out for each other. But two years ago Eilee...

  • The Keeper synopsis, comments

    The Keeper

    Alastair Gunn

    A GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER FOR FANS OF KARIN SLAUGHTER, VAL MCDERMID AND PETER MAY YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE A man is found buried in a secluded wood on the outskirts of Londo...

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    Black Rain

    Anita Sivakumaran

    Gazing out into the glowing curtain of evening summer rain, his body floods with fear as a cold hand clamps over his mouth. He doesn't even have a chance to scream as he is pulled ...

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    The Empty Room

    Brian McGilloway

    What do you do when your child disappears?'A hugely compelling story of loss, grief and vengeance, The Empty Room is probably the best novel yet by one of our finest mystery writer...

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    The Chosen Ones

    Howard Linskey

    Eva Dunbar wakes in a large metal box. She has no idea who has taken her. She has no way out. She isn't the first young woman to disappear. And with no leads Detective Ian Brads...

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    Sweet After Death

    Valentina Giambanco

    'I didn't want this book to end' 5 reader review'The Alice Madison series just keeps getting better' 5 reader review'Had me on the edge of my seat' 5 reader review Homicide Detecti...

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    Kill Me Once

    Jon Osborne

    Nathan Stiedowe is seeking perfection and he has been learning from the best. Recreating some of the most sickening murders in history, his objective appears chillingly simple, bu...