Stewart and I would like to say a massive THANK YOU to all the awesome Bloggers and Reviewers who helped with the launch of MALICE ON THE ISLAND. Your help is very much appreciated x
What the reviewers thought:
Linda Strong Book Reviews This hard-boiled mystery is full of action, and suspects galore. The characters are solidly drawn and are swept into the many twists and turns. It’s a fast-paced page turner with a surprising conclusion.
Nicki’s book blog I love this series- it’s an easy, comfortable read with a smile as Liam doesn’t suffer fools gladly – whoever they are. He has a heart of gold and a fierce tenacity for justice.
The Word is Out With lots of little bits of humour throughout the story, including the way O’Reilly views life, his cat Bram and his colleagues, there is a fantastic warmth to the storytelling which balances out the grisly nature of the killings and makes it a highly entertaining read. This has quickly become one of my absolute favourite series and I looking forward to more stories very soon. 5*
Sue Loves to Read Blog tour for malice on the island by Stewart Giles.
Ginger Book Geek ‘Malice On The Island’ is superbly written but then I have come to expect nothing less from Stewart Giles. He certainly knows how to write one hell of a story. Stewart certainly grans your attention from the start and draws you into what proves to be a compelling story.
Beyond the Books I love anything that Stewart Giles writes and this series is fantastic, O’Reilly is a grumpy and complex character with a heart of gold and the tenacity of a Jack Russell dog. He never gives in till he has his answers.
Loopy Laura Liam is a great lead character and detective. He has begun a new relationship so is tentative in that in a way that contrasts wonderfully with his confidence and bravado as a police officer. He is also feeling awkward as his daughter continues a relationship with his least liked colleague. Plus there is the antagonistic relationship with his cat which adds a delightful touch of humour!
Black Books Blog The story gets into a lot of detail about family feuds and progresses nice and quickly with the ending coming as a surprise and left me wanting more
Carol’s review Written with humour, I couldn’t put it down and read it in one sitting. Reminiscent of a modern day Shakespearean tragedy. I loved it.
Booklover Bev I think this is Liam O’Reilly at his best, gruesome read, with another slap bang end that will keep reader’s sitting on the edge of their seat.
Eileen One hair-raising, macabre incident follows another, building a paradoxical conundrum full of spine-chilling suspense and unnerving apprehension of; What’s next? New, appalling information comes to light bringing about a nerve-wracking explosive finish.
Diane Another great read following DI Liam O’Reilly in Guernsey police force. This time Liam is caught up in what looks like a very old feud between two of the oldest families from the island. You follow Liam as he tries to find out what started the feud all those years ago and does it have anything to do with what’s going on now.
Malice on the Island (Detective Liam O’Reilly #4)
Format – Kindle
Publisher – STILL BOOKS
Publication Date – 30th April 2021
Genre – Crime Fiction
Author – Stewart Giles
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TWO FEUDING FAMILIES AND A DEADLY SECRET.
Nobody knows when it first started.
The tranquil island of Guernsey is suddenly besieged by a wave of malice. Restaurants are getting set alight, houses are being sprayed with paint and friends are no longer sure if their neighbours are who they thought they were.
When a woman is found dead, covered head to toe in paint outside a house covered in identical paint Detective Liam O’Reilly is brought into the midst. O’Reilly soon realises this is much more than a simple case of murder. And when more bodies are found O’Reilly starts to wonder if he made the right decision in coming to the Island in the first place.
Two families share a sinister secret and the repercussions of this are more deadly than O’Reilly could have ever imagined.
This is a crime mystery you won’t want to miss.
Perfect for fans of Joy Ellis and LJ Ross.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MALICE ON THE ISLAND
Its 5 stars from me. I am no writing expert but I enjoyed the new format of no prologue and thought it: Reminiscent of a modern day Shakespearean tragedy. I loved it.–Carol
This series just keeps getting better and better. The story pulls you in from the start and makes it hard to put down. The characters are developing nicely and the plot is fast-paced and gripping. If you enjoy detective crime thrillers I’d highly recommend this series set on the island of Guernsey. – Kirsty
“Crime on the previously quiet island of Guernsey has heated up substantially since Detective Inspector Liam O’Reilly moved there to enjoy the quieter life. This case is particularly malicious. O’Reilly’s daughter Assumpta plays a key role with her investigative skills and instinct. Perhaps their partnership is going to become central to the solving of future crimes on the Island?”- Alison
BOOKS BY STEWART GILES
DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5-Phobia
Book 1-Smith
Book 2-Boomerang
Book 3-Ladybird
Book 4-Occam’s Razor
Book 5-Harlequin
Book 6-Selene
Book 7-Horsemen
Book 8-Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 – Deadeye
Book 13 – Motive
Book 14 –Australia
Book 15– Wishbone
DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 – Blood on the Island
Book 2 – Lies on the Island
Book 3 – Fear on the Island
Book 4 – Malice on the Island
DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3
DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 – The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set
THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa
STANDALONE HORROR
The Divide
My Review
Another brilliant catch up with the grumpy Irish detective. You have to love DI Liam O’Reilly he moved to Guernsey for a quieter life but found he had to hit the ground running as the dead bodies kept on coming.
In this story we have 2 families with a feud going back generations. A fire at the Simon’s restaurant followed by the discovery of the body of Micheal Simon’s fiance and O’Reilly has his work cut out trying to uncover whatever it is the 2 families are hiding. The body count continues to rise and what is the black paint all about?
I really enjoyed reading this book. I was gripped from the early pages and it didn’t let go. The intrigue mounts page by page as the reader is taunted with a family mystery that refuses to reveal itself. The big reveal delivered in spades with a shocking revelations I definitely was not expecting. Fantastic read.
The characters continue to develop. In the first 2 books we met the grumpy Liam he had lost his wife and was running from the bad guys forcing him to leave his daughter behind in Ireland. As the series has progressed we have seen a softening of this complex character as he settles in to his new life. His daughter moving to Guernsey helped with this and I love what Assumpta brings to the stories. Her relationship with Andy Stone is one O’Reilly definitely disapproves of and the banter between father and daughter add much needed humour (not forgetting O’Reilly’s love/hate relationship with Bram the cat).
Adrenaline pumping suspense, a massive helping of intrigue with a little love and humour woven in. A fantastic read. More please Stewart.
Stewart Giles bio:
After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.
In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.
3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall series.
The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.
I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018.
After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.
The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before.
The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow and there are now 14 books including the introduction: Phobia. In addition I have an new series featuring an Irish detective who relocated to Guernsey. The first 4 books in the Detective Liam O’Reilly series are now available.
Website: www.stewartgiles.com
Twitter: @stewartgiles
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