SHORTLISTED FOR CRIME FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
(Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2012)
THE SERIAL KILLER
A missing schoolgirl is found buried in the Dublin Mountains, hands clasped together in prayer, two red ribbons in her hair. Twenty-four hours later, a second schoolgirl is found in a shallow grave - her body identically arranged.
The hunt for the killer is on.
THE CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGIST
The police call in profiler Dr Kate Pearson to get inside the mind of the murderer before he strikes again. But the more Kate discovers about the killings, the more it all feels terrifyingly familiar . . .
THE ACCUSED WOMAN
As the pressure to find the killer intensifies there's one vital connection to be made - Ellie Brady, a mother institutionalised fifteen years earlier for the murder of her daughter Amy. She stopped talking when everyone stopped listening.
What connects the death of Amy Brady to the murdered schoolgirls. As Kate Pearson begins to unravel the truth, danger is closer than she knows . . .
Red Ribbons is the gripping debut from an exciting new voice in psychological crime fiction.
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Born in Dublin, Louise Phillips returned to writing in 2006, after raising her family. That year, she was selected by Dermot Bolger as an emerging talent in the county. Louise's work has been published as part of many anthologies, including County Lines from New Island, and various literary journals. In 2009, she won the Jonathan Swift Award for her short story Last Kiss, and in 2011 she was a winner in the Irish Writers' Centre Lonely Voice platform. She has also been short-listed for the Molly Keane Memorial Award, Bridport UK, and long-listed twice for the RTE Guide/Penguin Short Story Competition.
In 2012, she was awarded an Arts Bursary for Literature from South Dublin County Council. Red Ribbons is her debut novel. Her second novel, The Doll's House, will be published by Hachette Books Ireland in 2013.
In 2012, she was awarded an Arts Bursary for Literature from South Dublin County Council. Red Ribbons is her debut novel. Her second novel, The Doll's House, will be published by Hachette Books Ireland in 2013.
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By A. Miles
Format:Paperback
Once I started Red Ribbons it was hard to put down.
As the story developed and the connections started to reveal themselves the pace of the plot increased and the speed of my reading did the same.
I'm a big fan of Criminal Minds so loved the profiling aspect of the story.
This is such a gripping and thrilling read.
Cannot wait for Louise Philips to publish her next book.
As the story developed and the connections started to reveal themselves the pace of the plot increased and the speed of my reading did the same.
I'm a big fan of Criminal Minds so loved the profiling aspect of the story.
This is such a gripping and thrilling read.
Cannot wait for Louise Philips to publish her next book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By WordyWise
Format:Paperback
A great piece of fiction especially from a debut author. Louise Phillips moves effortlessly between the voices of the three protagonists. The dialogue also is realistic and convincing. With such an amount of dialogue it's easy to get it wrong here and there, but every line works. The delicate themes of this novel are treated with great sensitivity - not an easy task. Finally the author managed to wrong-foot me not once but twice in the denouement. Above all this story has a constant momentum, from the start to the finish - I read the 115K words over a weekend.
This is a fine piece of psychological crime fiction from a debut author. Kate Pearson, the central character, is a complex, intriguing subject and I hope we will learn more of her cases and personal tribulations in future novels from the author.
I recommend "Red Ribbons" to fans of the psychological thriller, of the crime novel and of well-written fiction in general.
This is a fine piece of psychological crime fiction from a debut author. Kate Pearson, the central character, is a complex, intriguing subject and I hope we will learn more of her cases and personal tribulations in future novels from the author.
I recommend "Red Ribbons" to fans of the psychological thriller, of the crime novel and of well-written fiction in general.
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This is the perfect example of a good thriller, there is a cohesive plot line, not too many instances where the reader has to suspend belief and characters who you feel you know.
Red Ribbons is told from three main different viewpoints. Dr Kate Pearson who is a psychologist helping the police to discover the profile of a killer. A young girl was found buried in Dublin Mountains with red ribbons in her hair, soon afterwards another young girl is found, again with unknown red ribbons. Ellie Brady who is a patient in an asylum, incarcerated 14 years previously and our killer who is bored of his job, his colleagues and brooding over the recent death of his mother. As a reader there are plenty of clues to fit together, including how does Ellie's story connect to those of the recent dead girls? The Police are battling against time to stop the killer taking any more young lives and Kate is doing her best to guide them in the right direction whilst dealing with a less than happy domestic situation.
I found this book totally absorbing; one that I had to keep reading to find out how all the pieces of the puzzle would fit together. I am delighted to hear Louise Phillips has written The Doll's House due out August 2013.
Red Ribbons is told from three main different viewpoints. Dr Kate Pearson who is a psychologist helping the police to discover the profile of a killer. A young girl was found buried in Dublin Mountains with red ribbons in her hair, soon afterwards another young girl is found, again with unknown red ribbons. Ellie Brady who is a patient in an asylum, incarcerated 14 years previously and our killer who is bored of his job, his colleagues and brooding over the recent death of his mother. As a reader there are plenty of clues to fit together, including how does Ellie's story connect to those of the recent dead girls? The Police are battling against time to stop the killer taking any more young lives and Kate is doing her best to guide them in the right direction whilst dealing with a less than happy domestic situation.
I found this book totally absorbing; one that I had to keep reading to find out how all the pieces of the puzzle would fit together. I am delighted to hear Louise Phillips has written The Doll's House due out August 2013.
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excellent
Was recommended in my local library and took it as I like crime fiction. It was set in Dublin where I live so initially I thought I would hate it but as I started to read it was as... Read more
Published 1 month ago by 2 BATS
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entertaining psychological thriller
Louise Phillips' debut novel, Red Ribbons is a psychological police procedural set over a few autumn days. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rob Kitchin
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watch your kids
This crime fiction is great. easy reading but chilling in parts..mind your children and know what they are doing or whom they are talking to!! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ms Sinead Walsh
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Top notch thriller
I downloaded this to Kindle after coming across the author by accident on Morning TV. It was truly a great read! I will be waiting for more from Louise Phillips. Read more
Published 6 months ago by dorasdearg
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Gripping
I cannot just sum it up, words aren't enough...This book has it all. I didn't think I'd
I've a crime novel, but after hearing about it from my local book shop, I read it and... Read more
I've a crime novel, but after hearing about it from my local book shop, I read it and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Michelle Moloney king
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a new must-get murder author
Phillips is a new writer in the field, and up there with Rankin, Rendell and all the others. Living in Ireland, I have bought other local Irish-based murder mysteries before and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Realtan Ni Leannain
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Fantastic thriller, with so very much more!
This is a fantastic book - I was utterly gripped by it. In fact I stayed up very late (much to the irritation of my partner) to finish it last night! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Lisa
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Converted to Red Ribbons Crime
I tend to avoid crime novels like the plague and yet from the moment I first started reading Red Ribbons I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Caren Kennedy
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sloppy editing lets this book down
On page 10 of this novel, the following words appears "CRIME AND CONTEMPORAY IRELAND - NUI MAYNOOTH PRESENTS". A few lines on I came across the following sentence: ".. Read more
Published 8 months ago by mermaid
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Red Ribbons
I loved this book & could not put it down.
This new author is a great writer with a fantastic imagination.
This new author is a great writer with a fantastic imagination.
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