Location: Ireland
Member Since: Sep. 23, 2010
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Gary J Byrnes


Biography

GARY J BYRNES (Dublin, Ireland) is an Amazon number one bestselling thriller writer whose stories are edgy, controversial page-turners. Nominated for the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award with acclaimed Limerick crime thriller PURE MAD, published in 2009. Has also published atheist/DNA conspiracy thriller THE GOD VIRUS (2011) THE DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN - AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY (2012) and THE WRITER AND OTHER STORIES shorts collection (2013). Has also written a series of kids' thrillers about witches and magic in Ireland, WITCH GRANNIES. VAMPIRE STORY is his debut short film. Gary actively promotes secularism in SECULAR IRELAND.

Gary says: Stories are what make us human. The beauty about writing fiction is that there really are no limits. Fiction is so powerful that the world is controlled by it, from the Bible to political manifestos. But my fiction is about escape, entertainment and excitement.

Pure Mad, my crime thriller, is set in Limerick, Ireland and was nominated for the UK Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger. I've since revisited the work and published The Author's Cut. The God Virus is a wild conspiracy thriller about an atheist forensics scientist who gets hold of DNA samples that raise huge questions about the origin of humanity, the power of religion and the ultimate questions of life, God and where we're going as a species. All my writing is about questioning the world in which we live.

I try to focus on building strong and interesting characters and letting them breathe in plots that have no limits. My stories are epic, controversial and, I hope, like nothing you've read before. I want you to enjoy my writing and would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on my Facebook author page at facebook.com/GaryJByrnesThrillerWriter. If you like my work, please give it a rating and review wherever you find it.

What's most important to me is that you're reading.

So thanks,

Gary J Byrnes

Where to find Gary J Byrnes online

Website: http://www.garyjbyrnes.com
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Where to buy in print

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Books

The Writer and Other Stories    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: Free! 43800 words. Published on March 11, 2013. Fiction.
This thrilling collection of stunning short fiction will force you to challenge every assumption, to question everything, to conclude that your influence on the development of human civilisation is as critical as anybody else's. Ever. Human society has always been controlled and manipulated by the few, but can the many fight back? Epic fiction.
The Death of Osama bin Laden - An Alternative History    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: $1.99 USD. 80600 words. Published on July 25, 2012. Fiction.
What if? What if things hadn't worked out as they did? What if Osama bin Laden had managed to get his hands on a nuclear bomb?
Ireland Trilogy    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: Free! 2930 words. Published on June 13, 2012. Fiction.
Three short stories set in Ireland. The first story, Perhaps A Few, happens just before Ireland's devastating potato famine of 1845-49. Troika is a story that happens in the dark 1930s, while Blitzkrieg Ireland 2016 considers what might happen during the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, the event that led to Ireland's independence.
Witch Grannies - The Case of the Lonely Banshee    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: $0.99 USD. 20550 words. Published on October 31, 2011. Fiction.
Emily’s witch grannies have whisked her away in the night, to the village of Castleconnell in the west of Ireland. The River Shannon is home to a banshee and she’s collecting souls, including Emily’s witch sister, Edna. The witches must race against time to find the banshee’s lair and free the trapped souls. But there is an even bigger threat to the river and all her inhabitants.
Blitzkrieg Ireland 2016    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: Free! 1500 words. Published on September 18, 2011. Fiction.
A very short story about what might happen when Ireland can no longer afford to pay her debts to the European Central Bank. This story also features in Ireland Trilogy by Gary J Byrnes.
9/11 Trilogy    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: $0.99 USD. 14060 words. Published on September 7, 2011. Fiction.
Challenging, edgy short stories set before, during and after 9/11. The first story is set in Afghanistan and Pakistan and looks at the formation of Al-Qaeda. The second story is set in Manhattan on September 11, 2001. The trilogy concludes with a vision of life in the aftermath of that fateful day. These stories also form part of The Writer and Other Stories by Gary J Byrnes
The God Virus    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: $1.99 USD. 79140 words. Published on June 29, 2011. Fiction.
An exciting sci-thriller, set in the world of crime forensics. Living and working in Essex, England, atheist forensic scientist William Bunk's life is thrown into chaos when he is sent mysterious DNA samples, his wife is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect. Could there be a bizarre connection between the Homo erectus DNA and that space dust from NASA?
Pure Mad - The Author's Cut    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: $1.99 USD. 79710 words. Published on April 12, 2011. Fiction.
The bubble economy is booming in 2005 Ireland and so are the cocaine and sex trades. Private Detective Charlie Doyle is hired to get proof of adultery. What starts off as an ordinary job leads Charlie into a maelstrom of gang warfare, drugs, child murder, muti and madness. The Author's Cut features restored scenes, a new cover and a stunning twist ending that makes the story buzz.
Witch Grannies - The Case of the Evil Schoolmaster    by Gary J Byrnes
Price: Free! 21340 words. Published on February 10, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
A thrilling children's novel, set in Ireland and perfect for anyone aged 8 to 12. Meet Emily and Malcolm who've been sent to stay with their Grannies. Oh, and their grannies are witches...

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