My Novels

 

 CRIME 

THE SERGEANT ALAN MURRAY SERIES

Writing under my pen name P.B. Barry 
 
  
Death in a Lonely Place  now available in paperback!
A village in the grip of fear...
The first novel in the Sergeant Alan Murray series. Set in the sleepy village of Ballyamber at the foot of the Kerry mountains. Three young women are found murdered and it looks like the work of a serial killer. Sergeant Alan Murray and his assistant Garda Jim Flynn are in a race to find the killer before he can strike again.


Ending in Death   now available in paperback!






This is the second novel in the Sergeant Alan Murray mystery series. It is set in the fictional village of Ballyamber in the Kerry mountains.  A young girl's body is found near the village.  Who is she and what was she doing in such a remote area? Murray has only started investigations when Stanley Wallace, a businessman who has lately moved to Ballyamber, is also found murdered. Were both victims just in the wrong place at the wrong time or is there a more sinister explanation?

A COLD CASE OF MURDER - whatever happened to Alan Murray's wife? 
Now available in paperback!

Third book in the series.
Alan Murray's wife Sheila disappeared on Ardnabrone Mountain many years ago and despite several investigations no trace of her was ever found. When DS Lee Sheridan is assigned to revisit the case, Murray is sceptical. The locals will hardly take a city girl, a stranger, into their confidence, he feels. But just as he has convinced himself that Lee is wasting her time, human remains are discovered on Ardnabrone Mountain. Could this be the lead they have all been looking for?

 

 Writing under my own name:

A MAN CALLED GREGOR - who was he really?

 

 SPATE OF VIOLENCE - a tragedy waiting to happen.

ALL NOVELS AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON IN KINDLE OR PAPERBACK FORMAT AND ALSO FROM SOME BOOKSELLERS

 

 Who killed Robert Courtney? Was it coincidence that shortly before the

murder, his youngest son returns home to claim his inheritance?

In this, the fourth novel in the series, Sergeant Alan Murray faces his biggest challenge yet.

 

 

 

 

  ROMANCE - the Sunshine Cafe

Love at a Later Date. Now available in paperback!

 

 

Everyone deserves a second chance...
Set in Ireland this is the story of two friends Ginny and Deirdre, both of whose lives are turned upside down.  Widowed Ginny is horrified when she loses her job at the local hotel and can’t find work, but then she has an idea.  Will it work?

Deirdre is devastated when her husband leaves her for another woman. Will she be able to get her life back on track?


and another story from the Sunshine Cafe:

Love at Close Range
Now available in paperback!

Chloe has been in love with her sister’s husband Neil ever since she can remember. Once, long ago, they made a mistake which she never wants to repeat. Now her sister Tess is in hospital far away in the United States and Neil is asking if she can come to Ireland and help look after the children until their usual babysitter returns from Australia. Chloe jumps at the chance despite pressure from her boss and despite her resolve to see as little of her brother-in-law as possible. Will she ever get over her infatuation for Neil and find true love with someone else? Her sojourn in Ireland ends in a way she could never have imagined.

When Deirdre’s husband Steve left her for a younger woman some years before she vowed that she would never again let a man into her life. She concentrates all her energy on The Sunshine Café which she runs with her best friend Ginny. Then she meets Jonathan and falls in love. But there are many dark shadows threatening to ruin her happiness. Should she trust herself and Jonathan to make the right decision?


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