Meet Conor McBride. A man with deadly skills he never wanted to learn. But if he wants to survive, he'd better start using them. Fast. He was a talented musician once, but now he's disappeared into an undercover identity to search for the man who ruined his career: his own brother. On a journey from the green fields of Ireland to the tumultuous streets of India, Conor McBride is following the trail of a brother who betrayed him, but he's playing a dangerous game without rules. More betrayals are on the way as he comes to realize the allies he trusted to help him might be the people he should fear the most. Gold Medal Winner for Fiction, Readers Favorite Awards Winner, Finalist Medal for Best Action/Adventure, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Semi-Finalist for Best Mystery/Thriller, Kindle Book Awards B.R.A.G. Medallion Recipient With gripping stories, stunningly evocative settings, and a cast of richly drawn characters headlined by an irresistible hero, reviewers are raving about this unique suspense series. “A true international thriller!” “…an intense adrenaline-pumping plot with all the twists and turns you would expect from the genre and an irresistible hero. Kudos to Guare for creating my new literary crush.” “…a refreshing take on the mystery/thriller/spy genre. I was totally glued to the novel, and stayed up late last night as I was so captivated with the book.” “…unlike a lot of suspense/thrillers I've read, the characters were really complex and vivid. Conor McBride is an especially great character and I hated to have the book end because I wanted to spend more time with him.” “If you like suspense novels, you'll love this one! Conor McBride is not your typical detective/spy.” “…pages and pages of sheer action that kept me glued to my kindle for a whole night!” “I found myself worrying about Conor while I was at work and not reading!” “Absolutely terrific book…The characters are grand, especially the hero.” Scroll up to grab your copy of the first installment in this action-packed thriller/suspense series. Categories: Thrillers and mysteries best sellers, thrillers 100 must reads, espionage and spy series novels, international mysteries, hard-boiled crime, amateur sleuth, mystery series, thriller series, irish mysteries, irish series, amateur sleuth

Deceptive Cadence

Literature & Fiction

Guare, Kathryn

World Literature

Kathryn Guare

It's 1952, and change is coming quickly to a rugged island off the west coast of Ireland. It's coming even faster to the two young people about to meet there. On the Great Blasket Island, with most of its inhabitants lost to emigration and those who remain growing elderly, the members of a close-knit community are preparing to quietly surrender what a century of Atlantic storms could not rip from their grasp. Residents in the coastal towns along the Dingle Peninsula view the island as little more than a windswept, desolate outpost, and Tom McBride is inclined to agree with them. From the stories he's read and what little he's seen of the island from his uncle's fishing boat, it's a place of endless misfortune with a remnant of withered, superstitious people. That's what he assumes, anyway, but he hasn't met Brigid O'Sullivan. To Brigid O'Sullivan, the Blasket is a place of magic and power. Its living spirit has drawn her in like a thread, defining her and giving her the gift of seeing things that others can't. She never wants to leave, but her neighbors are growing old and each year find it harder to stay. Her tiny village might soon be empty, but Brigid can't bear the thought of deserting her beloved island. The mainland has nothing to offer that could replace what she'll lose. That's what she assumes, anyway, but she hasn't met Tom McBride. Imagine this: During the emotional last days of a proud island community, two very different people are about to fall very much in love. But love is never easy, and sometimes it isn't enough.

Where a Wave Meets the Shore

British & Irish

Kiltumper Close Press

An Iranian, a Bohemian and an Irishman walk into a bar. It isn’t a joke. It’s Conor McBride’s latest mission. Conor McBride has accepted a bargain he may live to regret, if he gets to live at all. Lured by the chance to resume his career as a violinist, he’s agreed to extract a defecting Iranian from Prague. He’s been promised a simple, stitched up mission, but as he might have expected, it unravels into chaos as soon as he arrives. The Iranian has endangered his own life with a shocking indiscretion; a suspicious MI6 agent is hatching a plan that could start an international crisis; a mystery stranger is tailing Conor’s every move; and he has less than a week to master a sonata he hasn’t looked at in years. As if that weren’t enough, the partner he’s brought with him is a freshly trained operative he couldn’t persuade to stay home. Conor hopes his relationship with Kate Chatham is on track to become a different sort of partnership, but his desire to shield her from the covert part of his life was no match for her determination to share in its risks. Working together, they soon discover the fabled lanes of Prague are not half as twisted as the secrets everyone is hiding. Exposing them won’t be easy…or safe. Categories: Thrillers and mysteries best sellers, thrillers 100 must reads, romantic suspense new releases 2015, international mysteries, mystery series, thriller series, irish romance, irish series

City Of A Thousand Spies: The Conor McBride Series - Book 3

Welcome to Montpelier!
One of the nicest things about being in the smallest state capital in the country is that it’s easy to walk around and see almost everything without feeling overwhelmed.
The catch is, you don’t always know what you’re looking at. Whether you are a visitor or a long-time resident, you might find yourself strolling around the historic downtown, enjoying its vintage character, and wishing you had just a little more of the backstory. Who lived in those gorgeous old single-family homes on Main Street? What is that red castle-looking thing across the street from the State House? Why does the library have two names?
In these five walking tours around the heart of the city, Montpelier native Kathryn Guare is your companionable guide, bringing the history of her hometown to vivid life by sharing stories of its highs and lows, its heroes and ghosts, its well-known sights and hidden treasures. She also makes sure you get the most out of what the city has to offer today – pointing out what you’ll find inside the restaurants and shops along the route; where to find recreational trails for every season; what venues feature live music, from chamber orchestras to heavy metal. Also, as any good guide should, she hits every mouth-watering bakery in town.
This guide is perfect for: <ul>
<li>Visitors: It will make you linger in the capital of Vermont a little longer than you might have expected to.</li> <li>New Residents: Get up to speed quickly on your new hometown.</li> <li>Long-time Residents: You will look with fresh eyes at the places you’ve known for years…and learn something new about them.</li> </ul>

Five Walks Through Montpelier: What Are You Looking At?! (What Are You Looking At?! Walking Tours)

Travel

Specialty Travel

Star of the East (Conor McBride International Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Welcome to Montpelier!One of the nicest things about being in the smallest state capital in the country is that it's easy to walk around and see almost everything without feeling overwhelmed.The catch is, you don't always know what you're looking at. Whether you are a visitor or a long-time resident, you might find yourself strolling around the historic downtown, enjoying its vintage character, and wishing you had just a little more of the backstory. Who lived in those gorgeous old single-family homes on Main Street? What is that red castle-looking thing across the street from the State House? Why does the library have two names?In these five walking tours around the heart of the city, Montpelier native Kathryn Guare is your companionable guide, bringing the history of her hometown to vivid life by sharing stories of its highs and lows, its heroes and ghosts, its well-known sights and hidden treasures. She also makes sure you get the most out of what the city has to offer today - pointing out what you'll find inside the restaurants and shops along the route; where to find recreational trails for every season; what venues feature live music, from chamber orchestras to heavy metal. Also, as any good guide should, she hits every mouth-watering bakery in town.This guide is perfect for:* Visitors: It will make you linger in the capital of Vermont a little longer than you might have expected to.* New Residents: Get up to speed quickly on your new hometown.* Long-time Residents: You will look with fresh eyes at the places you've known for years...and learn something new about them.

Five Walks Through Montpelier: What Are You Looking At?!

United States

Independently published

The matter is urgent, and your assistance will be required almost immediately, for an extended stretch of time? When a British intelligence officer shows up on his farm to deliver this message, Conor McBride doesn't trust the man, or the motives that brought MI6 to the west coast of Kerry on a mission to recruit an Irishman. The stranger's summons is hard to resist, though. It promises the solution to a mystery that's haunted him for years.Before it all fell apart, Conor thought he had everything - a beautiful fiancé, a bright career in Dublin, and a talent that would carry him far beyond his quiet life in the west of Ireland. Those dreams shattered the day he was arrested, framed for a crime by the man he'd trusted most in the world. Now, he's living with a permanent record, a mountain of debt, and unanswered questions: What turned his mild-mannered brother into the criminal who betrayed him; and where was he, now? MI6 says they know, but they're not giving information for free. First, Conor must accept his recruitment for a club he never wanted to join, acquire skills he never wanted to learn, and take an undercover assignment that goes far beyond the mystery he'd hoped to solve.Assuming a new identity, he disappears into the tumultuous back alleys and bazaars of India, working with an American partner who's got a sketchy history and his own personal demons. While the mission grows more crooked and treacherous by the day, Conor's own goal is unwavering. Traveling from Mumbai to the snow-capped mountains of Kashmir, he'll do whatever it takes to get the answers he's looking for, and to give his brother one last shot at redemption? before it's too late.

Deceptive Cadence (Conor McBride International Mystery)

Within a circle of safety . . . a secret that could kill.At a farmhouse inn tucked into a scenic corner of Vermont, a mysterious guest has checked in for an extended stay. Conor McBride, a tired-eyed Irish wanderer, arrives shouldering a violin, a duffel bag, and the burden of traumatic events he won't discuss. His recent past is as hazy as his future, but the inn's owner can relate to that. Kate Fitzpatrick has lived through her own share of trauma and uncertainty. She'd once been an artist living in New York, but when her husband's death and its tragic circumstances crushed her creative spirit, Kate left the city to start a new life. Five years later, her inn is thriving, but the ramshackle farm that came with it seems doomed to fail. Her long-term guest has the experience to fix it, and she's willing to accept a little mystery in exchange for the help he offers. Gradually, the gaps in his past seem less important than the growing attraction between them, but soon Kate will face a reality she's not prepared for; because most of what she believes about Conor McBride isn't true, and the secrets he's keeping are darker than anything she imagined.He's a man on the run, haunted by enemies he's never met and his own destructive actions. Conor came to Vermont prepared for the deception he's trained for, but Kate's friendship and straightforward trust has an impact he never expected. Unwilling to lie and unable to confess, he hides behind evasions while an intuition of approaching danger whispers in his head.What he's left behind isn't far enough back, and when it catches up to him Conor discovers he's not alone in the crosshairs, because Kate Fitzpatrick has secrets of her own, and as it turns out, hers are more likely to get them both killed.

The Secret Chord (Conor McBride International Mystery)

City Of A Thousand Spies (Conor McBride International Mystery)

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