Griots: Sisters of the Spear picks up where the ground breaking Griots Anthology leaves off. Charles R. Saunders and Milton J. Davis present seventeen original and exciting Sword and Soul tales focusing on black women. Just as the Griots Anthology broke ground as the first Sword and Soul Anthology, Griots: Sisters of the Spear pays homage to the spirit, bravery and compassion of women of color. The griots have returned to sing new songs, and what wonderful songs they are!

'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today' Lee Child'A tense and beautifully-written crime novel that takes the reader into lives that aren't seen often enough' Ann Cleeves_________A young man is found in a riverside park, his head bashed in with a rock. The only clue to his identity is an admission stamp for the local gay club.DS Lucy Black is called in to investigate. As Lucy delves into the communit...

Blue Hands, Brown Skin is a powerful debut poetry collection about belonging, loss, migration, and the quiet resilience of women who carry entire homelands in their bodies. Moving between Kenya and Berlin, these poems explore how migration reshapes a life and what it means to grieve far from home, to navigate love and language across borders, and to return to oneself after being broken open by the world.Through storytelling and intimate lyricism, the poet examines how the ...

Fourteen years ago, one hot Dublin summer, a little boy was snatched from his garden. Six weeks later, a girl was abducted from her mother's car. The case of these stolen children has haunted DS Lucy Golden ever since.But now, a breakthrough...DNA recovered from a recent robbery is matched to the missing boy. Lucy begs to reopen the case, even though it means returning to Dublin, which she left in disgrace over a decade ago. She'll have to ...

'Breathtaking!' - Amazon review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Another riveting page-turner from Martina Murphy's series' - Amazon review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐----------You will not know the day, or the hour, but I am coming for you...When DS Lucy Golden discovers an abandoned car showing signs of a recent and bloody escape, the race is on to find the injured occupant, who must be somewhere close by on the Irish island ...

'The Branded pulls you straight into the story, snares you, and won't let you escape until you turn the last page' Patricia GibneyDuring an unprecedented heatwave, the body of a young girl is found in a submerged suitcase in Loch Acorrymore on Achill Island. DS Lucy Golden is tasked with identifying her and returning her to her family. With the help of her team, they discover that the girl was a runaway, who had spent some time in a homeless shelter. She h...

'The Branded pulls you straight into the story, snares you, and won't let you escape until you turn the last page' Patricia GibneyDuring an unprecedented heatwave, the body of a young girl is found in a submerged suitcase in Loch Acorrymore on Achill Island. DS Lucy Golden is tasked with identifying her and returning her to her family. With the help of her team, they discover that the girl was a runaway, who had spent some time in a homeless shelter. She h...

The reckoning is coming...In an isolated house by Dugort pier a body is found. DS Lucy Golden is shocked to discover that the victim, Sandra Byrne, is a sister of one of her old school friends. To further complicate matters, Ben Lively, one of Lucy's colleagues, is the chief suspect. Lucy must put aside her bias in order to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs into Sandra's life, the more the past starts to unravel and the less she seems to know. How do you s...

'Breathtaking!' - Amazon review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Another riveting page-turner from Martina Murphy's series' - Amazon review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐----------You will not know the day, or the hour, but I am coming for you...When DS Lucy Golden discovers an abandoned car showing signs of a recent and bloody escape, the race is on to find the injured occupant, who must be somewhere close by on the Irish island ...

Fourteen years ago, one hot Dublin summer, a little boy was snatched from his garden. Six weeks later, a girl was abducted from her mother's car. The case of these stolen children has haunted DS Lucy Golden ever since.But now, a breakthrough...DNA recovered from a recent robbery is matched to the missing boy. Lucy begs to reopen the case, even though it means returning to Dublin, which she left in disgrace over a decade ago. She'll have to ...

The reckoning is coming...In an isolated house by Dugort pier a body is found. DS Lucy Golden is shocked to discover that the victim, Sandra Byrne, is a sister of one of her old school friends. To further complicate matters, Ben Lively, one of Lucy's colleagues, is the chief suspect. Lucy must put aside her bias in order to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs into Sandra's life, the more the past starts to unravel and the less she seems to know. How do you s...

'If you want to start a new crime series, make it this one. It's one of the best I've ever read' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐----------Pressure rises as a missing person's case has deadly crime gang connections...A fatal fire in a holiday let on Slievemore, Achill Island, leaves one person dead and another missing. When the fire is deemed arson, DS Lucy Golden and her team are tasked with solving the murder and locating the missing woma...