Reading of new mystery book to take place in Newbridge, County Kildare

A reading of a newly released mystery book will take place in Newbridge Library.

Maria McDonald recently launched her latest book, The Devil's Own, in the Riverbank Arts Centre last month.

The Devil's Own is a historical crime fiction novel published by Bloodhound Press.

It is one of two books by Maria due to be published by Bloodhound Press in 2023, with the second, 'Tangled Webs,' due out this coming September.

'The Devil's Own' follows Brian, a former soldier who is looking forward to retiring and spending time with his wife, although he worries about adjusting to civilian life.

While clearing the attic before they move house, he makes a discovery: three journals dating back to the early twentieth century. 

One was written by Arthur, an ex-Connaught Ranger, another by Arthur’s wife, Edith, who is also a colonel’s daughter, and the third journal was written by Henry, a British soldier and Arthur’s best friend.   
 
Brian and his wife are soon engrossed in reading the diaries and following the intertwined stories of these three people from the past. 

However, it soon becomes  chillingly clear that these diaries contain more than the daily adventures of ordinary lives, as it soon becomes evident that one of the three is a killer.

The book reading and interview with Maria will take place on Tuesday, February 28 at 6.30pm.