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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.

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></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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<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>