Louise Phillips's Blog, page 9
June 12, 2019
Drum Roll...Cover Reveal!!!
DRUM ROLL...
Or something like that....
SO EXCITED to REVEAL the cover of THE HIDING GAME...Publication Date September 5th....
Now off to light candles, bite fingernails, or generally panic that you like it!!...
#TheHidingGame
"A young girl on trial, a twenty-five-year-old murder, and a small town willing to do anything to keep its secrets safe..."
LIZ NUGENT “Phillips is back with a most intriguing and compelling story of grief, loss, memory and the quest for the truth. With rich characterisation and a lively setting, this story will enthral you to the end.”
PATRICIA GIBNEY “The Hiding Game is filled with characters who will grab you by the throat from beginning to end. Absolutely gripping storyline, expertly crafted, an addictive page turner. I loved it.”
KAREN PERRY “The Hiding Game has everything you would expect from a Phillips novel – a pacy crime procedural full of twists and turns, with poignant insights into the emotional bond between mother and child. A cracking good read.”
CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD “A riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines legal thriller set in A Small Town in the USA with dark secrets and murky lies…which Phillips has pulled it off not only with authenticity, but aplomb.
ARLENE HUNT “Phillips is at the top of her game. The Hiding Game is riveting, thought provoking and compulsive. A five-star read.”
ANDREA CARTER “A gripping courtroom drama with a courageous new heroine in Heather Baxter. Pacy, tightly plotted and full of suspense. The Hiding Game was worth the wait!”
CORMAC O KEEFFE “Phillips sends us down into a rabbit hole of buried trauma, disjointed memories, fractured relationships and ruptured lives in the search for justice and redemption. An undoubted master of the psychological thriller.”
SINEAD CROWLEY “Phillips makes a very successful trip Stateside with ‘The Hiding Game’. The oppressive nature of life in a small town adds tension as Phillips draws together the strands of this tightly plotted family thriller.”
Or something like that....
SO EXCITED to REVEAL the cover of THE HIDING GAME...Publication Date September 5th....
Now off to light candles, bite fingernails, or generally panic that you like it!!...
#TheHidingGame
"A young girl on trial, a twenty-five-year-old murder, and a small town willing to do anything to keep its secrets safe..."
LIZ NUGENT “Phillips is back with a most intriguing and compelling story of grief, loss, memory and the quest for the truth. With rich characterisation and a lively setting, this story will enthral you to the end.”
PATRICIA GIBNEY “The Hiding Game is filled with characters who will grab you by the throat from beginning to end. Absolutely gripping storyline, expertly crafted, an addictive page turner. I loved it.”
KAREN PERRY “The Hiding Game has everything you would expect from a Phillips novel – a pacy crime procedural full of twists and turns, with poignant insights into the emotional bond between mother and child. A cracking good read.”
CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD “A riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines legal thriller set in A Small Town in the USA with dark secrets and murky lies…which Phillips has pulled it off not only with authenticity, but aplomb.
ARLENE HUNT “Phillips is at the top of her game. The Hiding Game is riveting, thought provoking and compulsive. A five-star read.”
ANDREA CARTER “A gripping courtroom drama with a courageous new heroine in Heather Baxter. Pacy, tightly plotted and full of suspense. The Hiding Game was worth the wait!”
CORMAC O KEEFFE “Phillips sends us down into a rabbit hole of buried trauma, disjointed memories, fractured relationships and ruptured lives in the search for justice and redemption. An undoubted master of the psychological thriller.”
SINEAD CROWLEY “Phillips makes a very successful trip Stateside with ‘The Hiding Game’. The oppressive nature of life in a small town adds tension as Phillips draws together the strands of this tightly plotted family thriller.”
That Magic Moment!!!
DRUM ROLL...
Or something like that....
SO EXCITED to REVEAL the cover of THE HIDING GAME...Publication Date September 5th....
Now off to light candles, bite fingernails, or generally panic that you like it!!...
#TheHidingGame
"A young girl on trial, a twenty-five-year-old murder, and a small town willing to do anything to keep its secrets safe..."
LIZ NUGENT “Phillips is back with a most intriguing and compelling story of grief, loss, memory and the quest for the truth. With rich characterisation and a lively setting, this story will enthral you to the end.”
PATRICIA GIBNEY “The Hiding Game is filled with characters who will grab you by the throat from beginning to end. Absolutely gripping storyline, expertly crafted, an addictive page turner. I loved it.”
KAREN PERRY “The Hiding Game has everything you would expect from a Phillips novel – a pacy crime procedural full of twists and turns, with poignant insights into the emotional bond between mother and child. A cracking good read.”
CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD “A riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines legal thriller set in A Small Town in the USA with dark secrets and murky lies…which Phillips has pulled it off not only with authenticity, but aplomb.
ARLENE HUNT “Phillips is at the top of her game. The Hiding Game is riveting, thought provoking and compulsive. A five-star read.”
ANDREA CARTER “A gripping courtroom drama with a courageous new heroine in Heather Baxter. Pacy, tightly plotted and full of suspense. The Hiding Game was worth the wait!”
CORMAC O KEEFFE “Phillips sends us down into a rabbit hole of buried trauma, disjointed memories, fractured relationships and ruptured lives in the search for justice and redemption. An undoubted master of the psychological thriller.”
SINEAD CROWLEY “Phillips makes a very successful trip Stateside with ‘The Hiding Game’. The oppressive nature of life in a small town adds tension as Phillips draws together the strands of this tightly plotted family thriller.”
Or something like that....
SO EXCITED to REVEAL the cover of THE HIDING GAME...Publication Date September 5th....
Now off to light candles, bite fingernails, or generally panic that you like it!!...
#TheHidingGame
"A young girl on trial, a twenty-five-year-old murder, and a small town willing to do anything to keep its secrets safe..."
LIZ NUGENT “Phillips is back with a most intriguing and compelling story of grief, loss, memory and the quest for the truth. With rich characterisation and a lively setting, this story will enthral you to the end.”
PATRICIA GIBNEY “The Hiding Game is filled with characters who will grab you by the throat from beginning to end. Absolutely gripping storyline, expertly crafted, an addictive page turner. I loved it.”
KAREN PERRY “The Hiding Game has everything you would expect from a Phillips novel – a pacy crime procedural full of twists and turns, with poignant insights into the emotional bond between mother and child. A cracking good read.”
CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD “A riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines legal thriller set in A Small Town in the USA with dark secrets and murky lies…which Phillips has pulled it off not only with authenticity, but aplomb.
ARLENE HUNT “Phillips is at the top of her game. The Hiding Game is riveting, thought provoking and compulsive. A five-star read.”
ANDREA CARTER “A gripping courtroom drama with a courageous new heroine in Heather Baxter. Pacy, tightly plotted and full of suspense. The Hiding Game was worth the wait!”
CORMAC O KEEFFE “Phillips sends us down into a rabbit hole of buried trauma, disjointed memories, fractured relationships and ruptured lives in the search for justice and redemption. An undoubted master of the psychological thriller.”
SINEAD CROWLEY “Phillips makes a very successful trip Stateside with ‘The Hiding Game’. The oppressive nature of life in a small town adds tension as Phillips draws together the strands of this tightly plotted family thriller.”
June 6, 2019
Karin Slaughter in conversation with Sinead Crowley!
Look who is coming next for Midsummer Murder One!
The incredible Karin Slaughter will be in Dublin on 13th June.
If you're interested in the event, you can book now at www.murderone.ie to hear her chat with Sinead Crowley about how her latest book, THE LAST WIDOW, came together!
The incredible Karin Slaughter will be in Dublin on 13th June.
If you're interested in the event, you can book now at www.murderone.ie to hear her chat with Sinead Crowley about how her latest book, THE LAST WIDOW, came together!
May 29, 2019
NEWS ALERT!!
Hi everyone,
I'm delighted to make a splash with this GREAT NEWS.....I've signed another 2 Book Deal with Hachette!!!
Roll on lots of lovely words in the future......
:-) Cover reveal for my new novel THE HIDING GAME to follow.....Watch this space!
Louise
May 21, 2019
The Shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, has been announced!!
Shortlist:Belinda Bauer - SnapSteve Cavanagh - ThirteenMick Herron - London RulesVal McDermid - Broken GroundLiam McIlvanney - The QuakerKhurrum Rahman - East of Hounslow
The prize, now in its 15th year, was created to celebrate the very best in crime fiction.
Snap Belinda Bauer, a previous winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, is shortlisted with her 2018 Man Booker longlisted, Snap, which is inspired by the murder of a pregnant woman, Marie Wilks, on the M50 in 1988. The judges described it as “an acute, stylish, intelligent novel about how we survive trauma.”
Thirteen Thirteen, by Steve Cavanagh, hailed by Ian Rankin for “plotting that takes the breath away.” Thirteen offers an original twist on the courtroom thriller, where the serial killer isn’t on trial - he’s on the jury.
London Rules Mick Herron’s widely acclaimed Jackson Lamb novels have been shortlisted twice for the Crime Novel of the Year. London Rules is the fifth outing for the band of spies with the backdrop of Brexit Britain and a terror plot.
Broken Ground This Karen Pirie thriller by Val McDermid, digs up a secret buried for 70 years in a Highland peat bog and has been praised for its ‘masterly handling of pace and plot.’
The Quaker The Quaker by Liam McIllvanney is set in Glasgow in 1969 drawing on the real-life, never-caught serial murderer Bible John.
East of Hounslow This is Khurrum Rahman first novel. East of Hounslow follows Jay, who ends up working undercover for MI5 while undergoing radical Islamist training.
The overall winner will be decided by the panel of Judges, alongside a public vote. The public vote opens on July 1 and closes July 14 at www.theakstons.co.uk.
Executive director of T&R Theakston, Simon Theakston, said: “All shortlisted authors are deserving of the title, but there’s only one Novel of the Year. The public vote will be invaluable, readers have real power, so I’d encourage everyone to make their voice heard - it’s free and simple to vote online. It will be fascinating to see which of these remarkable titles prevails, all are simply outstanding.”
The winner is announced on the opening night of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, on July 18, 2019The winner will receive a £3,000 cash prize, as well as a handmade, engraved beer barrel provided by Theakston Old Peculier.
The Hiding Game by Louise Phillips - Cover Reveal to follow!!
I was out walking in lovely Greystones over the weekend, and this view reminded me of the beautiful cover of my upcoming novel, THE HIDING GAME.....
Watch this space for full cover reveal shortly!! #ocean #alone #danger #thehidinggame
May 2, 2019
Edgar Award Winners 2019!
The Edgar Award Winners and Nominees 2019 has been released. Congrats to all the Nominees & Winners!!Best Novel
The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard (Blackstone Publishing)
House Witness by Mike Lawson (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press)
A Gambler’s Jury by Victor Methos (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer)
Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley (Hachette Book Group – Mulholland)
Only to Sleep by Lawrence Osborne(Penguin Random House – Hogarth)
A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn (Penguin Random House – Berkley)Winner: Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley (Hachette Book Group – Mulholland)Best First Novel
A Knife in the Fog by Bradley Harper (Seventh Street Books)
The Captives by Debra Jo Immergut (HarperCollins Publishers – Ecco)
The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs (Simon & Schuster – Touchstone)
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin (HarperCollins Publishers – Ecco)Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Winner: Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin (HarperCollins Publishers – Ecco)
Best Paperback Original
If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara (Prospect Park Books)
Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani(Penguin Random House – Penguin Books)Under My Skin by Lisa Unger (Harlequin – Park Row Books
Winner: If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
Best Fact Crime
Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation
by Robert W. Fieseler (W.W. Norton & Company – Liveright)
Sex Money Murder: A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayalby Jonathan Green (W.W. Norton & Company)
The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
by Carl Hoffman (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
by Kirk Wallace Johnson (Penguin Random House – Viking)
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killerby Michelle McNamara (HarperCollins Publishers – Harper)The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World’s Most Powerful Mafia
by Alex Perry (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)Winner: Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay LiberationBest Critical/Biographical
The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton: A Critical Study of the Father Brown Stories and Other Detective Fiction
by Laird R. Blackwell (McFarland Publishing)
Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession
by Alice Bolin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow Paperbacks)
Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s
by Leslie S. Klinger (Pegasus Books)
Mark X: Who Killed Huck Finn’s Father? by Yasuhiro Takeuchi (Taylor & Francis – Routledge)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson (Pegasus Books)Winner: Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s
Mary Higgins Clark
A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks (Minotaur Books)A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington Publishing)
Bone on Bone by Julia Keller (Minotaur Books)
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Press – Soho Crime)A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier(Minotaur Books)Winner: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Press – Soho Crime)For details of all categories visit HERE
The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard (Blackstone Publishing)
House Witness by Mike Lawson (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press)
A Gambler’s Jury by Victor Methos (Amazon Publishing – Thomas & Mercer)
Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley (Hachette Book Group – Mulholland)
Only to Sleep by Lawrence Osborne(Penguin Random House – Hogarth)
A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn (Penguin Random House – Berkley)Winner: Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley (Hachette Book Group – Mulholland)Best First Novel
A Knife in the Fog by Bradley Harper (Seventh Street Books)
The Captives by Debra Jo Immergut (HarperCollins Publishers – Ecco)
The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs (Simon & Schuster – Touchstone)
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin (HarperCollins Publishers – Ecco)Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Winner: Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin (HarperCollins Publishers – Ecco)
Best Paperback Original
If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara (Prospect Park Books)
Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani(Penguin Random House – Penguin Books)Under My Skin by Lisa Unger (Harlequin – Park Row Books
Winner: If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
Best Fact Crime
Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation
by Robert W. Fieseler (W.W. Norton & Company – Liveright)
Sex Money Murder: A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayalby Jonathan Green (W.W. Norton & Company)
The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
by Carl Hoffman (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
by Kirk Wallace Johnson (Penguin Random House – Viking)
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killerby Michelle McNamara (HarperCollins Publishers – Harper)The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World’s Most Powerful Mafia
by Alex Perry (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)Winner: Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay LiberationBest Critical/Biographical
The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton: A Critical Study of the Father Brown Stories and Other Detective Fiction
by Laird R. Blackwell (McFarland Publishing)
Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession
by Alice Bolin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow Paperbacks)
Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s
by Leslie S. Klinger (Pegasus Books)
Mark X: Who Killed Huck Finn’s Father? by Yasuhiro Takeuchi (Taylor & Francis – Routledge)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson (Pegasus Books)Winner: Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s
Mary Higgins Clark
A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks (Minotaur Books)A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington Publishing)Bone on Bone by Julia Keller (Minotaur Books)
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Press – Soho Crime)A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier(Minotaur Books)Winner: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Press – Soho Crime)For details of all categories visit HERE
April 18, 2019
Dublin Writers Conference 2019!
21st-23rd JUNE 2019Another set of dates for the diary!I'm so looking forward to sharing a panel with some very talented folks during this year's conference. For full details see link below.
5th Annual Dublin Writers’ ConferenceThis conference will help you to improve your writing craft, publish successfully, and plan the marketing necessary for any author to achieve success whether traditionally published or self-published.
For full details visit HERE
Bray Literary Festival 2019!!
I am thrilled to be taking part in this year's Bray Literary Festival. There is an absolutely stellar line up! So put the dates in your diary now!!
April 15, 2019
BEGIN YOUR NOVEL!!
I am delighted to join the great team at the Irish Writers Centre next month for an 8 Week Course duly titled - BEGIN YOUR NOVEL. If interested, click on link below. All shares most welcome!!This 8-week course will set you on the exciting path of starting your novel or progressing your first draft. You will learn how to develop ideas, while creating your cast of characters, and exploring various elements of the writers’ toolbox, including dialogue, theme, points of view and plot, each bringing your story world to life.Louise Phillips is a bestselling author of four critically acclaimed novels, winning numerous awards, including an Irish Book Award. A previous judge on the Irish panel for the EU Literary Award, her work has also formed part of many literary anthologies.Starts: Thurs 9 May 2019Time: 6.30 pm - 8.30 pmFor more information click HERE
