Michael Russell

One of Irish Times' Best Crime Novels of 2017! Dublin, September 1940. An IRA attempt to capture the British diplomatic bag on its way from Ireland to England leaves a Guard dead on the streets of Dublin. Two days later a pitched battle between warring gangs erupts at one of Ireland's biggest race meetings. In the Irish countryside, the cremated bodies of a family of four are found in their burned-out house. Connections between these events become clear to Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie when he is dispatched to investigate the four dead bodies - or is he there to cover something up? He is soon treading on the toes of Ireland's burgeoning Intelligence industry - Irish, British and German, all playing against each other, all watching each other, all plagued by rogue operators they can't control. Meanwhile certainty grows that Hitler is about to invade England, with Ireland in the firing line. And then Stefan is asked to go to Berlin on a sensitive mission the Irish government doesn't want anyone to know about. The journey will take him not only to Berlin and the heart of the war, but to a murder that touches the city's small Irish community and opens a window on to the heart of Europe's darkness... Praise for Michael Russell:'Atmospheric thriller' Sunday Times'Michael Russell is a master at building tension. This is a thriller to keep you guessing and gasping' Daily Mail'Complex but compelling . . . utterly vivid and convincing . . . Michael Russell's style is a pleasure: easy, fluent, clear, always calm and never over-heated' Independent on Sunday'A superb, atmospheric thriller . . . A page turner of high quality, populated by a marvellous set of fictional characters, interwoven cleverly with real characters of the era. Highly recommended' Irish Independent

Christmas 1939. In Europe the Phoney War hides carnage to come. In Ireland Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie keeps tabs on Irishmen joining the British Forces. It's unpleasant work, but when an IRA raid on a military arsenal sends Garda Special Branch in search of guns and explosives, Stefan is soon convinced his boss, Superintendent Terry Gregory, is working for the IRA. At home for Christmas, Stefan is abruptly called to Laragh, an isolated mountain town. A postman has disappeared, believed killed, and Laragh's Guards are hiding something. Stefan is the nearest Special Branch detective, yet is he only there because Gregory wants him out of the way? Laragh is close to the lake where Stefan's wife Maeve drowned years earlier, and when events expose a connection between the missing postman and her death, Stefan realises it wasn't an accident, but murder. And it will be a difficult, dangerous journey where Stefan has to finally confront the ghosts of the past not only in the mountains of Wicklow, but in Spain in the aftermath of its bloody Civil War, before he can return to Dublin to find the truth.

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In by far our biggest Colours book - with 256 pages - one of the foremost trolleybus authorities in the country, Michael Russell, writes detailed captions to around 500 colour photographs of trolleybuses from the 37 systems that existed in the UK post-war. The book follows a geographical sequence so that neighbouring operators are in the same section of this large work. An indispensable feast for trolleybus fans everywhere.

The SUNDAY TIMES top 20 bestseller! Shortlisted for the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger Award New York, 1939: A city of hope. A city of opportunity. A city hiding dark secrets … A brutal murder in an affluent suburb of Dublin and the unexplained death of an Irish diplomat in Manhattan…Garda Sergeant Stefan Gillespie is sent to America to bring a killer to justice, but his mission soon becomes part of an increasingly personal struggle. A chance encounter with an old friend draws him deep into a chilling network of conspiracy, espionage and terror with disturbing connections to home. He becomes more involved than he should in an Irish woman’s bid for freedom from the clutches of the Manhattan underworld, and discovers that the war that is looming in Europe is already being played out here on the streets, with deadly consequences. In this time when people must make a stand for what they believe in, the stakes for Stefan Gillespie, and everything he holds dear, couldn’t be higher. This thrilling, elegant and hugely atmospheric novel will keep you reading late into the night.

This is a collection of 39 poems written by Michael Russell entitled "From My Mind, Heart, and Soul to Paper". The poems written are inspired by events that took place in the writers life, from multiple experiences the writer witnessed, and from concepts that the writer contemplates. This book is for those individuals who have feelings and thoughts that they may or may not acknowledge and recognize. One portion of the poems connects with the feelings of happiness and joy associated with love, one portion of poems connects with the feelings of grief and sadness associated with loss, and one portion of poems connects with the thoughts, emotions, and experiences of everyday life. Welcome to Michael Russell's World.

Longlisted for the CWA John Creasy New Blood Dagger Award 2013 and shortlisted for CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger Award 2014 â?? She looked up at the terraced house, with the closed shutters and the big room at the end of the long unlit corridor where the man who smiled too much did his work. She climbed the steps and knocked on the doorâ?¦â??

Anglicanism begins with Richard Hooker. This is his foundational work of Anglican and Episcopal theology. His generous spirit seeks the deeper truths of God's presence and purpose independent of the partisan spirit of his time and ours. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1836 Keble addition combined with a key thoughts distillation of every section to aid in showing the sweep of his arguments even as the reader is guided more deeply into them.

Anglicanism begins with Richard Hooker. This is his foundational work of Anglican and Episcopal theology. His generous spirit seeks the deeper truths of God's presence and purpose independent of the partisan spirit of his time and ours. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1836 Keble addition combined with a key thoughts distillation of every section to aid in showing the sweep of his arguments even as the reader is guided more deeply into them. Volume Four contains additional materials of interest from Keble's orginal volumes.