Books by Irish authors read in 2013

Of the 110 books I read and reviewed last year 20 were books by Irish authors, all but two of which were crime fiction.  I think that proportion is a reasonable slice of my overall reading and hope to continue in the same vein this year.  Irish authors are presently producing some really top-notch, engaging and entertaining crime stories  and all the books below are worth a read.

Zugzwangby Ronan Bennett ***
The Third Pig Detective Agency by Bob Burke ***
The Reckoning by Jane Casey ***.5
The Deal by Michael Clifford ***
Screwedby Eoin Colfer ***.5
The Guts by Roddy Doyle ***.5
Gravelandby Alan Glynn *****
Echolandby Joe Joyce ***
Little Criminals by Gene Kerrigan *****
The Devil I Know by Claire Kilroy ****
Irregularsby Kevin McCarthy ****.5
Landscape and Society in Contemporary Ireland by Brendan McGrath ***.5
Bogmailby Patrick McGinley ***.5
The Lost by Claire McGowan ***.5
I Hear Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty ****
The Polka Dot Girl by Darragh McManus ****
Ratlinesby Stuart Neville *****
Crocodile Tears by Mark O'Sullivan ****.5
The City of Strangers by Michael Russell *****
The Twelfth Department by William Ryan ****
Once in Another World Brendan John Sweeney *****