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 : a novel
Banville, John
Paper Book
From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of Snow comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman's sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems. "John Banville is one of my favorite writers alive,...
Galway confidential
Bruen, Ken
Paper Book
Jack Taylor wakes up from a coma to discover that much of the world has changed since he last walked the streets of Galway. The pandemic had hit while he was under, devastating the lives of many in his beloved city and beyond. Now, as Jack tries to recover from the attack that put him in the...
Gun street girl
McKinty, Adrian.
Paper Book
A mysterious suicide and double murder are at the heart of this powerful thriller set in Northern Ireland amidst the Troubles, from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Adrian McKinty "McKinty is in full command of language, plot, and...
Love at first book
McKinlay, Jenn
Paper Book
Emily Allen, a librarian on Martha's Vineyard, has always dreamed of a life of travel and adventure. So when her favorite author, Siobhan Riordan, offers her a job in Ireland, Emily jumps at the opportunity. After all, Siobhan's novels got Em through some of the darkest days of her existence....
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...
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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