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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.

Gimme-Jimmy

Gimme-Jimmy

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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Calibri">JamesAlexander’s nickname was Gimme-Jimmy because he was a greedy and selfish bully.<span>  </span>Imagine Jimmy’s concern when he discoveredthat every time he said the word “Gimme”, his hand grew larger. <span> </span>Jimmy was happy to discover that when he waspolite and said “Please” and “Thank you”, his hand began to shrink.<span>  </span>He started practicing his new “Polite Rule”and found out that it was much more fun to share.<span style="color:#000000;"></span></font></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span>

Story Behind The Book

The opening chapter of LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER, titled 'TRIBUNAL' , appeared in the anthology, DUBLIN NOIR, published in the USA by Akashic Books and in Ireland and the UK by Brandon Books. It was selected again in 'City-Pick DUBLIN', published by Oxygen Books in 2010 to mark Dublin being chosen as UNESCO'S City of Culture for 2010.

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<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><strong>&quot;Pat Mullan's</strong> latest, <strong>LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER</strong>, is a razor blade down the spine.  So fast-paced, expect whiplash.  Grab a copy and clear your schedule!&quot;   <strong>James Rollins,  New York Times best-selling author of BLACK ORDER</strong>.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"> </span><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><strong>&quot;Pat Mullan </strong>is a natural born storyteller with a gripping, engaging style.  He may just be the next big thing in Irish crime fiction.&quot; <strong>Jason Starr, author of LIGHTS OUT.</strong></span><strong style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;">&quot;<strong>LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER</strong> bristles with ingenuity, and a plot to kill for ... has all the Irish gifts:  dizzy narrative, sly humor, and marvelous readability.  It rocks!    <strong>Ken Bruen, Shamus and Macavity winning author of THE GUARDS.</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;">&quot;<strong>LAST DAYS OF THE TIGER</strong> is a tight, intelligent thriller.    <strong>Mullan </strong>writes suspense with an edge reminiscent of <strong>Bob Ludlum. </strong> An author to watch.&quot;   <strong>Cerri Ellis, Mostly Mystery Reviews.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span></span>