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The West: Stories from Ireland    by Eddie Stack
Price: $2.99 USD. 32290 words. Published on March 27, 2009. .

Seven stories set in the West of Ireland. From "Time Passes," to the final story "Derramore," these pieces reveal the soul of a community-its hopes, dreams and schemes. ”Variously fantastic comic, elegiac and nostaligic, a vivid, compassionate, authentic voice.” NY Times "never senimental, often funny, always accurate, this is pithy, finely tuned writing of a high order.” The Observer
Out of the Blue    by Eddie Stack
Price: $2.99 USD. 35990 words. Published on September 29, 2009. .

Twelve stories by Irish writer Eddie Stack, recount the peculiar and amazing experiences that befall his native people, at home and abroad. Surreal, naturalistic, cinematic, humorous and sometimes poignant: all styles intersect and play, often in a single tale. In this diverse and engaging collection, Eddie Stack takes us into worlds of magic and mystery, from which we emerge with a smile.
The Irish Detective    by Thomas Kennedy
Price: $5.50 USD. 82030 words. Published on April 7, 2010. .

A very private investigator in the capital city of Ireland. Like any city there are problems. Your job is to find Irish solutions to Irish problems. Your team includes your beautiful Russian assistant Alice and the dangerous ex-army ranger, who has a slightly scrambled brain. Your customers include gangsters, police, businessmen, politicians, and tailors each with a unique problem.
Heads    by Eddie Stack
Price: $2.99 USD. 61300 words. Published on May 13, 2010. .

A zany, humourous story, Heads relates the adventures of Jazz Doherty, an Irish artist who makes a sacrilegious blunder while painting murals at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Berkeley, California. The parish priest, Fr. Ned Tobin, declares jihad on him and Doherty goes on the run. His work gathers a cult following while he house-sits for a jailed dope dealer. Then he finds a stash of cash...
Parting Company    by Mary O Sullivan
Price: $1.99 USD. 113040 words. Published on October 26, 2010. .

Dr. Claire Hearn, research Biochemist,has spent her working life searching for a cancer cure.With success almost in her grasp she finds herself confronted by threats to her research ,her husband's affair and her father's illness.An academically brilliant but naive woman, Claire struggles to secure her research and deal with the hurt of betrayal.
Jackass Blues    by Eddie Stack
Price: Free! 4910 words. Published on January 2, 2011. .

A short story about a donkey with an attitude who hassles a small town and shakes the authority of Church and State.
The Imitation of Patsy Burke    by John J. Gaynard
Price: $4.99 USD. 86950 words. Published on August 25, 2011. .

World-renowned sculptor and hell-raiser Patsy Burke comes to in a cheap hotel in Paris covered in blood and with a broken arm—and no idea what happened the night before. Thus begins a journey through the bars of Paris, during which Patsy, with the help of a few “friends,” including Caravaggio and the Scandal Man, attempts to unravel the events of the previous day and night.
The Chosen    by Portnoy Publishing
Price: $6.99 USD. 88090 words. Published on October 17, 2011. .

The thrilling new novel from one of Ireland's most acclaimed crime writers, Arlene Hunt. Set in the heavily-wooded mountainous borders of North Carolina and Tennessee, a brave teacher finds herself caught up in a high school shooting, and as she tries to rebuild her life, becomes the object of a very dangerous man's attention. Jessie Conway is, The Chosen.
Danger Danger    by Gerry McCullough
Price: $2.99 USD. 72130 words. Published by Precious Oil Publications  on October 29, 2011. .

Two lives in parallel – twin sisters separated at birth, but their lives take strangely similar and dangerous roads until the final collision which hurls each of them to the edge of disaster. Katie and Dec find themselves threatened with peril from the people Dec has cheated. Jo-Anne (Annie) through boyfriend Steven finds herself in the hands of much more dangerous crooks. Can they survive?
Taste the Bright Lights    by Laura Canning
Price: $0.99 USD. 67390 words. Published on January 5, 2012. .

A hard hitting story following 14 year old Lisa as she runs away from home and learns to survive on the streets. 'This book knocked me sideways...will speak for the disenchanted voice of a generation much like Catcher in the Rye did to the youth in the 50s.' 'Exceptional.' 'A brilliant book which should be on the syllabus of every secondary school.' 'Incendiary reading. Exemplary writing.'