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Today we welcome author Daithi Kavanagh to our blog. We are happy to be the first stop on this virtual blog tour. You will learn all about his new, exciting thriller crime novel, The Gun. Be sure to comment to enter in the drawing for a $15 Amazon/BN.
I read the blurb and immediately ordered the book. How about you? Enticing, eh?
Garda Detective Tadhg Sullivan leads a special unit that investigates politically motivated crime. A man known only as The Deerstalker is a cancer who has infected the Irish political system.
Sullivan teams up with journalist Helen Carty, and together they try tracking down the mysterious killer. Carty adds to Sullivan’s problems, when he finds himself falling in love with her. And further complicating things, he starts losing trust in his partner, Detective Pat Carter, who appears to be on the side of the Garda Commissioner, who Sullivan is rapidly falling out with.
Sullivan’s case is further thrown into confusion when a copycat killer, Tommy Walsh, is shot dead by the CIA. When the CIA discovers that they’ve killed the wrong person, the two agents involved–Simon, who has become disillusioned by his time stationed in the Middle East, and Joey, a psychopath who confuses zealotry with patriotism–are also in pursuit of The Deerstalker.
Sullivan finds himself in a race against time, if he is to arrest The Deerstalker before the CIA take him out, and use his death as a pawn in a political game of chess. Who will win out in the end?
Excerpt from The Gun
After parking, he walked through the forest to a clearing, where he knew he could see for miles. He crawled on his belly along a flat piece of rock, dragging the gun with him. The glow was coming off it again, and he could feel its strength. He stared out over the side of the cliff. Once again, he was in luck. He could see the squad cars and a crowd of people gathered around the bungalow a few hundred yards away.
Adrenaline pumped through his body. His heart felt like it would burst from his chest. He put the gun to his shoulder and adjusted the sight, scanning the group of people to find his target. There he was, right in the middle of the Gardaí. How predictable of a politician. The only time they stand with the people is during an election. He stared through the lens at the big red face.
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Meet the Author–Daithi Kavanagh
Daithi Kavanagh lives in Trinity, County Wexford with his wife and two teenage children.
He has worked for several years as a musician.
In the last couple of years, after taking up adult education, he began writing.
His debut book is ‘The Gun’ and has now started the second book in the series.
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Thanks for hosting!
Good morning! Thank you Joan for hosting me today! I am looking forward to spending the day here and would love some questions/feedback on my book. I am delighted to have my debut novel THE GUN featured on your blog. It is a dream come true for me a first time author at 56 to have my first book published by Tirgearr Publishing.
Glad to host you today. Hope your tour will be a great success!
What’s the author’s dream cast if the book were to be made into movie?
That’s a great question. Thanks for stopping by.
Hi Mai! Great question. I think Mark Ruffalo would be great as Detective Sullivan as he has that brooding look and I think would play the part of a “mixed up” man very well. I’d have Steve Buscemi as The Deerstalker and Kate Winslet as Helen as Helen is a feisty character and I think Kate Winslet would get that across very well. A few people have said to me that they could see the book as a movie or a T.V. series so you’d never know! Thank you for taking the time to drop by.
This sounds like a great story. I love good mysteries and this would certainly qualify.
Thanks for stopping by. It does sound like a great read!
Hi momjane. Thank you very much. I really enjoyed writing the story and have come to love my characters as I talk more about them. There is a bit of me in nearly all of them although I hope not so much The Deerstalker! I hope my characters are believable and that the story holds a bit of excitement for everyone. I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for taking the time to drop by!
Hello Daithi
I’m going to have to download this book. It has already intrigued me. I want to know if Sullivan’s gets his man, and what happens to the Deerstalker?
Love the site and this book, The Gun
Cathy
Hi Cathy, Thanks for stopping by. The book does sound intriguing. Hope you enjoy it and hope you stop by the site again!
Daithi, your book sounds wonderful. Full of suspense! Best of luck.
Liz
I liked the excerpt. The story sounds intriguing.
Thanks for the giveaway! i like the excerpt. 🙂
Sounds wonderful, thank you!
Thank you for a great review and contest! I really enjoyed the excerpt!
nice excerpt
Haven’t read a good suspense book recently… This one sounds like a great way to jump back in!
Enjoyed reading the excerpt, thank you!
Excerpt makes the book appear to be extremely exciting and interesting.