Sophie Hannah and Paul Perry in the dock

Dublin-based author Paul Perry and Manchester-born Sophie Hannah are both poets and crime fiction writers. For Poetry Day Ireland 2015 on 7 May at 7pm they will be giving readings in the atmospheric setting of Green Street Courthouse in Dublin.

Author profile: Karen Perry

"Like Gone Girl, it's told alternately by a husband and his wife. At the very beginning, something very shocking happens . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages" - Evening Standard

Karen Perry is the pseudonym of Dublin-based authors Paul Perry and Karen Gillece. Their first book together was the suspense thriller The Boy That Never Was (2014), also published as The Innocent Sleep.

Karen Perry novel 'Girl Unknown' for TV

Tiger Aspect, the people behind BBC gangster saga Peaky Blinders, are planning a TV series based on the "Karen Perry" novel Girl Unknown, the psychological thriller by writing duo Paul Perry and Karen Gillece.

Meanwhile the Irish Times reports that the Dublin-based duo are also working with Irish film company Subotica on the adaptation of their first novel together, The Boy That Never Was.

First 'Dead in Dún Laoghaire' festival

Penguin Random House Ireland and the Irish Times have joined forces for the inaugural "Dead in Dún Laoghaire" festival this July.

'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

Panels to die for at Bristol's Crimefest

The Irish contingent off to Bristol for this May's Crimefest will include authors Claire McGowan, Alan Glynn,  Ruth Dudley Edwards and the Karen Perry writing duo Karen Gillece and Paul Perry.

Top Irish crime writers for Dawson Street

The Hodges Figgis Book Festival in Dublin includes a crime fiction discussion chaired by John Connolly in the Dawson Street bookshop this Thursday, 17 September at 6.30pm.

The stellar panel includes Alex Barclay, Jane Casey, Sinéad Crowley, Liz Nugent and "Karen Perry" writing duo Karen Gillece and Paul Perry. And the event is free - no booking required.

Twitter: @Hodges_Figgis, #HFBookFest

John Connolly on crime fiction

Best-selling author John Connolly will also be discussing crime fiction at the Hodges Figgis Book Festival this evening with authors Alex Barclay, Jane Casey, Sinéad Crowley, Liz Nugent, and writing duo Karen Gillece and Paul Perry.

Admission is free, but if you can't make it here's a recent clip of Connolly on Seán O'Rourke's radio show chatting about crime fiction, his Charlie Parker series and the strange case of the Dublin hydrangeas.

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.