Folk’d Up by Laurence Donaghy Part 2 of the wacky Irish trilogy is every bit as good (and wacky) as Part 1. The one-liners are as sharp, the pace frenetic, the plot an education. Danny Morrigan is in search of his missing girlfriend, Ellie, and their baby, Luke, snatched by the Faeries. But these are […]
Folk’d by Laurence Donaghy This was an unexpected but pleasant surprize that fell into Rebel Voice‘s lap. Set in Belfast, it tells the tale of Danny Morrigan, his life, loves and reaction to the disappearance of his girlfriend, Ellie, and their baby boy, Luke. Danny is disillusioned with his lot. His father ran out on […]
A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly This is the latest (2017) in the popular Charlie Parker series, and continues Parker’s battles against the forces of darkness. Charlie Parker is a former cop turned private eye who lost both his wife and young daughter to a serial killer known as the Travelling Man. As Connolly […]
Women have always played an important role in Irish rebellion. Whether they were active militants, such as Lady Markievicz, or were providing logistical support such as Mary Ann McCracken, or were writing literature, such as our focus today, Ellen O’Leary, the womanhood of Ireland have been to the fore in an ofttimes male-dominated world. […]
Burning Angel by James Lee Burke This is yet another episode in my Burke binge, and yet another that I thoroughly enjoyed. Louisiana Detective, Dave Robicheaux, is thrust onto a smorgasbord of mystery and terror as he meets up with Sonny Boy Marsallas, a New Orleans street hustler who has returned from exile in Latin […]
The Three by Sarah Lotz Where do I start with this one? It was a dark and stormy night and the strong and angry wind blew ragged holes in my introduction. The Three is a difficult book to categorize. Is it supernatural, sci-fi, or just an examination of the human condition and sometimes tendency towards […]
Bag of Bones by Stephen King I would not want to live in Stephen’s King’s head. It must surely be one of the most warped places in this universe and any other. If, as some claim, that which we imagine comes into existence somewhere out there, then Stephen King is responsible for more fucked-up parts […]
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