Author profile: Louise Phillips

Louise Phillips is the author of four psychological crime thrillers featuring Dr Kate Pearson, a psychologist who works with the Gardai, assisting by providing profiles of suspects.

Her debut novel Red Ribbons (2012) hit the bestseller list in the first week of release. Her second novel, The Doll's House (2013) won the Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year award. This was followed by Last Kiss (2014) and The Game Changer (due out in September 2015).

Author's official website: Louise-phillips.com

Author on Twitter: @LouiseMPhillips

Latest Louise Phillips: 'The Game Changer'

What if you went missing but couldn't remember anything? That's the premise of award-winning author Louise Philips's forthcoming psychological crime thriller, The Game Changer.

Courses with Declan Burke and Louise Phillips

Two leading names on the Irish crime fiction scene, Declan Burke and Louise Phillips, will be presenting writing courses at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin this spring.

'Lady Killers' at Bray Literary Festival

Crime fiction authors Arlene Hunt, Louise Phillips and Sam Blake will take part in the "Lady Killers" panel discussion at the Bray Literary Festival this Sunday, 24 September 2017. The event takes place in the Town Hall at 2 pm.

Best Irish crime fiction of 2015

2015 was a bumper year for Irish crime fiction. Among major releases were novels by - to name just ten - Alex Barclay, Louise Phillips, John Connolly, Ava McCarthy, Adrian McKinty, Benjamin Black, Sinéad Crowley, Mark O'Sullivan, Karen Perry and Anthony J Quinn.

There were also some dazzling debuts in the crime fiction department, such as novels by Steve Cavanagh, Jax Miller, Alan Walsh, Michael O'Higgins, Frankie Gaffney, Jo Spain and Kelly Creighton.

And it was a good year too for crime fiction on the small and big screen.

Here are some of our personal choices from the past year's Irish crime fiction novels, movies, TV shows and audio books...

Jane Casey wins Irish crime book of year

Jane Casey's After the Fire was the Ireland AM Crime Novel of the Year in the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards last night.

Crime fiction shortlist for BGE Irish Book Awards

The shortlists for the 2015 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards have been announced, including the Ireland AM Crime Fiction shortlist.

Crime fiction panel at Boyle Arts Festival

Declan Burke, Louise Phillips, Arlene Hunt and Andrea Carter will take part in a crime writing panel at the Boyle Arts Festival on 22 July, in the Family Resource Centre at 5 pm.

Crime times at Belfast Book Festival

There are numerous crime fiction related events at the Crescent Arts Centre in this year's Belfast Book Festival.

Crime fiction night at Laois Leaves Festival

The Laois Leaves Literary Festival includes a crime fiction night at Dunamaise Arts Centre on Saturday, 12 November. Irish authors Louise Phillips, Niamh O’Connor and Andrea Carter will be joined by visiting writer Thomas Enger, the Norwegian author of the Henning Juul series.

New crime anthology 'Trouble Is Our Business'

Trouble Is Our Business, a new anthology of short stories by leading Irish crime writers, will be published by New Island Books this September.

Crime at the Dublin Writers' Conference

There are no fewer than four crime writers taking part at the Dublin Writers' Conference this weekend, from 24 to 26 June 2016 - Louise Phillips, Michael Russell, Sheila Bugler and Laurence O'Bryan.

This is the second year of the conference, which takes place at the Irish Writers Centre and at the Gresham hotel nearby. It includes sessions for writers on digital marketing and writing craft.

'Emerald Noir' in the Attic Sessions

Irish crime fiction comes under the spotlight in the latest Attic Sessions video podcast. Presenter Nessa O'Mahony talks to authors Louise Phillips and Paul Perry, one half of the "Karen Perry" duo. In the final 10 minutes or so they also read from their recent work.

More video podcasts at theatticsessions.tv

Irish authors make CWA Daggers longlists

There is very strong Irish interest in the longlists for this year's Crime Writers’ Association Daggers, Jake Harrington reports.

Irish crime writers in Liverpool

A half-day event about crime fiction at the Bluecoat arts centre in Liverpool this April has a decidedly Irish flavour.

The Monday Grilling: Jonathan Dunne

In the interrogation room this week: Dublin writer Jonathan Dunne

His M.O.: short stories, sci-fi, fantasy, crime fiction, sports writing

What's under the spotlight: his debut crime novel The Takeover.