Bibliofemme Bookclub An Irish Bookclub

Set in the sweltering heat of Texas, American author Amanda Eyre Ward tackles the difficult and controversial issue of corporal punishment with her debut novel Sleep Toward Heaven. This book intertwines the lives of three women; a doctor from Manhattan, a convicted killer on Death Row and the wife whose husband has fallen victim to murder.

Through

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Three women have been found dead, the fourth was not so fortunate. But it seems Alison is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and is completely aware of everything going on around her, but she cannot move and she cannot communicate

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Two drifters pull into a gas station; one of them tries to buy a packet of cigarettes but he’s a penny short so he shoots the clerk. Thus begins a trail of destruction.

Ray Bob and Eddie have recently been released from prison, they hook up in a bar and are best friends within five minutes – a lethal combination is born as they begin their

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Agatha Christie devotees will without doubt have already read the book that catapulted her from leading mystery novelist to the undisputed Queen of Crime. First published by Collins in 1926, ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’ was Christie’s sixth full-length novel. Its controversial finale caused a rift amongst crime fiction fans with

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