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Pat Mullan

Pat Mullan

About

Pat Mullan is Ireland Chair of International Thriller Writers and he is a member of Mystery Writers of America. His thriller novels, poetry, and short stories are widely published in the US, Ireland, and the UK.  Recent work has appeared in the anthology, DUBLIN NOIR, published in the USA by Akashic Books and in Ireland and the UK by Brandon Books.  He was one of fifty Irish writers chosen by Oxygen Books in the UK for inclusion in City-Pick DUBLIN, published to mark Dublin being chosen as UNESCO's City of Culture for 2010.  His short story, Galway Girl, was short-listed for the WOW Awards in 2010; it is one of the short stories that form part of his GALWAY NOIR anthology, available on-line from iPulp Fiction.

 
His poetry appears frequently in the Acorn E-zine of the Dublin Writers Workshop.  He has two collections of poetry available on-line, Childhood Hills and Awakening.  Another collection, Knowing, will be available soon.  James Dickey's Poetry: The Religious Dimension is his elegy to Dickey and is available on-line on Amazon Kindle.
 
His novels The Circle of Sodom, Blood Red Square, Last Days of the Tiger and Creatures of Habit are all available on-line.  New thriller coming soon:  Screwed.

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

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<p>Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</p>

Story Behind The Book

In BLOOD RED SQUARE, Mullan weaves a masterful tale around a real event-the accidental death of Dag Hammarskjold, the secretary general of the United Nations in 1961. Or was it an accident? That's the question MacDara has to answer, some thirty years later, as he zips to and from London, Moscow, Washington and points in between. Success of his mission would preserve the friendly relations between Russia and the United States established after the overthrow of the communist regime. The story, with its many twists and turns, is well researched, and as all of Pat Mullen's novels, superbly written. I highly recommend this exciting and fast paced novel, which once begun, is difficult to put down... John Cavi, author of The President's Ultimatum

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'Blood Red Square,' Pat Mullan's New Thriller, is a 'Compelling Read'

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Reviews

<div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><strong>&quot;Pat Mullan shocks us into paying attention from word one, page one and does not let us go until he decides to release us!  </strong><strong>That is how compelling <strong>BLOOD RED SQUARE</strong><strong> reads! </strong></strong><strong>&quot; <strong><em>- Robert W. Walker, The Instinct and Edge Series</em></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>&quot;The quality of the writing raises the terrific story to new heights.  <em>Here is the future of the thriller and it's  called PAT MULLAN.   Glory be indeed!&quot;</em>  <br />--Ken Bruen, SHAMUS and MACAVITY winner </strong><br /><br /><strong>&quot;Pat Mullan is a natural born storyteller with a gripping, engaging style.  He may just be the next big thing in Irish crime fiction.&quot;</strong><strong>   </strong> <br />--Jason Starr, author of LIGHTS OUT.<br /><br /><strong>&quot;Mullan is Ireland's answer to John Grisham, with a smattering of Ross MacDonald thrown in.  Read LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER&quot; </strong><br />--JA Konrath, author of RUSTY NAIL.<br /><br /><strong>&quot;Pat Mullan writes suspense with an edge reminiscent of Bob Ludlum.  An author to watch!&quot;   </strong> --Cerri Ellis, Mostly Mystery Reviews.</strong></div><span style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:20px;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span>