Books for St. Patrick's Day

No shamrocks or leprechauns here - try one of these new Irish novels this March. From dark to ditzy, there's something for everyone.

Updated March 3, 2025
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The drowned
Banville, John
Paper Book
Galway confidential
Bruen, Ken
Paper Book
In this new installment of Ken Bruen's beloved Jack Taylor series, the whiskey-swigging Irish detective investigates a series of violent attacks on the local convent's nuns. Jack Taylor wakes up from a coma to discover that much of the world has changed since he last walked the...
Gun street girl
McKinty, Adrian.
Paper Book
The fourth in the bestselling Sean Duffy series from the 2014 Ned Kelly Award winner.
Kala : a novel
Walsh, Colin
Paper Book
A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR NPR, THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE TABLET, AND CRIMEREADS * "An enthralling, evocative and heartfelt mystery" (Chris Whitaker) from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for twenty years, reckon with the terrifying...
Last call at the Local
Ruiz, Sarah Grunder
Paper Book
Opposites attract when a free-spirited American singer-songwriter with ADHD teams up with a charming Irishman to revitalize his family's pub in the next heartfelt romance from the author of Luck and Last Resorts. Raine Hart is used to the challenges of living with ADHD. It...
Love at first book
McKinlay, Jenn
Paper Book
When a librarian moves to a quaint Irish village where her favorite novelist lives, the last thing she expects is to fall for the author's prickly son... until their story becomes one for the books, from the New York Times bestselling author of Summer Reading. Emily...
Morbidly yours
Fairbanks, Ivy
Paper Book
The unmissable TikTok sensation! The perfect opposites attract, grumpy x sunshine romance to fall in love with this summer. He has to marry by his thirty-fifth birthday. She's sworn off love... Painfully shy Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than...
Nesting
O'donnell, Roisin.
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE INSTANT IRISH TIMES NUMBER 2 BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK  AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2025 ...
A stolen child
Taylor, Sarah Stewart
Paper Book
"Taylor presents an appealingly nuanced twist on the traditional police procedural." -The Washington Post Sarah Stewart Taylor is known for her atmospheric portrayal of an American detective in Ireland, and her critically acclaimed series returns with A Stolen...
Trust her
Berry, Flynn
Paper Book
"Flynn Berry is a must-read for me. Trust Her delivers her trademark blend of riveting suspense and beautiful emotional depth. You will love this novel." -Laura Dave, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me "Gripping . . . Ms. Berry is a...
When we were silent
McPhillips, Fiona
Paper Book
Discover the dark boarding school psychological thriller, an exploration of power, corruption and retribution, perfect for fans of Girl A, My Dark Vanessa and Anatomy of a Scandal. 'Excruciating suspense' Stephen King 'One of the...
You have gone too far
O'Connor, Carlene
Paper Book
With the haunting, moody prose of Tana French and the compulsive storytelling of Dervla McTiernan or Ann Cleeves, bestselling author Carlene O'Connor lures readers to a remote village on Ireland's southwest coast, where winding windswept roads open to spectacular views of rugged cliffs against...

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