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Fear: Twisted Tales Paperback By Sam Blake & C.L. Murphy

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Released: 15th October 2026. 'The Emerald Noir ladies are killing it, sometimes literally' LIZ NUGENT 'Compelling and clever' JANE CASEY Thirty-two Irish female crime authors come together to explore some of life's greatest fears in an anthology of original stories teeming with terror. Edited by crime authors Sam Blake and C.L. Murphy, and including a foreword by Emmett J. Scanlan, this collection explores a pulse-quickening spectrum of the fears that keep us awake at night - from dolls, clowns and ghosts, to fi re, heights and doors in hidden rooms. Here you'll find tales of being buried alive, being forgotten, of loss and betrayal - and more. Full of thrilling twists and chilling reveals, Fear will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. Authors featured: Cecelia Ahern, Alice Bell, Sam Blake, Jen Bray, Andrea Carter, Amanda Cassidy, Marie Cassidy, Edel Coffey, Kit Conway, Claire Coughlan, Sharon Dempsey, Michelle Dunne, Fiona Gartland, Karen Gillece, Carmel Harrington, Catherine Ryan Howard, Arlene Hunt, Amy Jordan, E.V. Kelly, Olivia Kiernan, Casey King, Hannah King, Catherine Kirwan, Siobhan MacDonald, Andrea Mara, Michelle McDonagh, C.L. Murphy, Gill Perdue, Louise Phillips, Eithne Shortall, Michelle Teahan and Mary Watson. The editors' royalty earnings from worldwide sales of this book (expected to be at least €8,000) will be donated to domestic violence charity Women's Aid (RCN 20012045). Contributing authors have donated their stories without renumeration to help make this possible. Paperback / softback 400 pages

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    Released:
    15th October 2026
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    Book
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    9781399762571
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    'The Emerald Noir ladies are killing it, sometimes literally' LIZ NUGENT

    'Compelling and clever' JANE CASEY

    Thirty-two Irish female crime authors come together to explore some of life's greatest fears in an anthology of original stories teeming with terror.


    Edited by crime authors Sam Blake and C.L. Murphy, and including a foreword by Emmett J. Scanlan, this collection explores a pulse-quickening spectrum of the fears that keep us awake at night - from dolls, clowns and ghosts, to fi re, heights and doors in hidden rooms. Here you'll find tales of being buried alive, being forgotten, of loss and betrayal - and more.

    Full of thrilling twists and chilling reveals, Fear will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

    Authors featured: Cecelia Ahern, Alice Bell, Sam Blake, Jen Bray, Andrea Carter, Amanda Cassidy, Marie Cassidy, Edel Coffey, Kit Conway, Claire Coughlan, Sharon Dempsey, Michelle Dunne, Fiona Gartland, Karen Gillece, Carmel Harrington, Catherine Ryan Howard, Arlene Hunt, Amy Jordan, E.V. Kelly, Olivia Kiernan, Casey King, Hannah King, Catherine Kirwan, Siobhan MacDonald, Andrea Mara, Michelle McDonagh, C.L. Murphy, Gill Perdue, Louise Phillips, Eithne Shortall, Michelle Teahan and Mary Watson.

    The editors' royalty earnings from worldwide sales of this book (expected to be at least €8,000) will be donated to domestic violence charity Women's Aid (RCN 20012045). Contributing authors have donated their stories without renumeration to help make this possible.

    Paperback / softback 400 pages
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