Caimh McDonnell
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Writer of the Dublin Trilogy of darkly comic crime thrillers & Bunny McGarry books. Also known as CK McDonnell, writer of The Stranger Times. All teeth my own.
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In case you missed my newsletter, this is out on 16th April in all formats - all the Bunny McGarry short fiction in 1 place, plus 2 new stories 'The Many Deaths of Timmy Branch' featuring Bunny just out of training and 'Meanwhile in Dublin' catching up with the whole crew.
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Why the hell did they keep letting him go?
One person arrested every hour for drink and drug driving over Christmas period, garda figures reveal
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The Author’s Note from my book Disaster Inc has gone viral. So much so that somebody nicked it.
Here it is and as a bonus, the notes from the next two McGarry Stateside books too. Have informed my ma she’s gone viral. Is convinced it’s because of that Alexa yoke I got her.
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Far be it from me to question the accuracy of the work of a professional journalist but…
That is a cat.
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Genuinely the hardest thing about writing The Stranger Times books is coming up with anything remotely as weird as reality.
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@JasonManford
I’ve read this tweet twice now. Loved it the first time, hated it the second time.
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The best thing about writing a plotpoint into a book that hinges on a word being deliberately misspelled is knowing that all of your editors are going to spot it, correct it and then realise you meant it and have to go back and unfix it. Only authors know how satisfying that is.
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The Boris Johnson episode of who do you think you are will be incredible. “My word, and you’re saying all of these people are actually my children? Fascinating!”
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I am now officially retired from standup. It has been incredible. I’m just an author now. Final run was
@GleeClubBham
@StandComedyClub
in Ed and Glasgow supporting the wonderful
@GaryDelaney
. Thanks to him &
@SarahMillican75
for the trophy. Been an amazing 18 years. Caimh out!
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Just dropped into the lovely
@wstrafford
to sign some books and chat to the lovely staff. People who work in bookshops should run the country. Fact!
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Thrilled to bits that the stranger times just won the award for best audio at the British Fantasy Awards. Massive thanks to
@BrenVoices
and everyone at
@TransworldBooks
. Never won anything before!!!!!
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If you’re ever worried you’re the laziest person on earth, remember whoever did the carpets in our new house who couldn’t be arsed moving the bedside cabinet.
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@simonharris_mbd
Her explanation is even more pathetic than the original tweet. Just appalling.
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@BFischerJourno
Views your own, tweet stolen wholesale. Look forward to seeing a supposed journalist explaining how he’d no idea what plagiarism is.
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Check out this little beauty. Very excited to finally get it out on Jan 25th. I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.
And if you order the hardback, there’s some cool goodies that come with it:
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Seeing as it’s out this week, here’s the author’s note from my new book Relight My Fire.
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A lack of male role models is turning young boys to crime says Tory MP. 76% of all Tory MPs are male. He has a point.
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@benji_smith
To be clear, your webcrawler was clearly using pirated materials. My books aren’t open source and neither are any other living author’s.
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If you’re wondering why Diller looks happier than me, he doesn’t pay his own vet bills.
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Forgive the shameless trumpet blowing but the Bunny McGarry books are: ‘poignant, suspenseful and gut-bustingly funny’ - according to today’s Wall Street journal!
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“Can we not just go beside the woods?”
“For the last time, no Steve. It’s got to be in the woods, they made that very clear.”
“And then I get to be Pope?”
“Yes. I’m 90% sure.”
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Dear
@LiRFC
family, after 14 years I’m hanging up my mic. It’s been a privilege and the best part was the fans I always tried to represent. A big thank you to all of you. I’m sure Joe will do a fantastic job and I’ll always love the club. So many happy memories. COYI!
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Release day! Just had a big meeting with the guys from marketing. One of them didn’t seem that interested to be honest.
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NEW RELEASE ALERT! Book 3 of the Stranger Times series is coming & I'm more excited than a chipmunk on cocaine about it! It's available from all good bookshops to pre-order now and the hardback cover is going to be all shiny! Who doesn't love shiny?
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Did an event with one of my all time heroes and didn’t make a total fool of myself. Thank you Glasgow - you lived up to my incredibly high expectations.
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Just spent 5 minutes with the office skylight open trying to waft a fly out. At exactly the moment he finally left, another one flew in. I'm pretty sure I saw them high five.
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Dear
@GoldsboroBooks
, I am going to sign all of those sweet limited editions of The Stranger Times with the sprayed edges you were nice enough to send, but first, me and the dog used some of them to build an awesome fort!
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WAHOO! Been nominated for an award! Absolutely thrilled to bits!
Congratulations to
@JoyKluver
,
@neillancaster66
,
@valmcdermid
,
@Caimh
,
@richardosman
&
@flaming_nora
– you're shortlisted for The New Kid on the Block Award for Best New Series!
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7 years ago when we took this pic we were all making jokes about 'oh my God, what has she seen coming?!' Now we know. Happy new year and may 2022 be glorious for one and all.
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This bad boy is out today! The reviews have been lovely and even my mother said she liked how the cover was all bumpy. Grab your bumpy copy here while stocks last:
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This shoplifter was arrested earlier today in
@otherlandberlin
bookshop and police described him as ‘the most incompetent they had ever seen.’ He even signed his names in all the books.
@eichbornverlag
are investigating.
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This little beauty is unleashed very soon. Who is excited to find out what Bunny has been up to?
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Wonderwife is currently 6.5 hours into a train journey from Manchester to London and is stopped outside watford junction because, I shit you not, there is a trampoline on the line.
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New pinboard is up. New office is ready. Sir Terry and Skully are on hand with the all-important cards, and caffeine supplies have been restocked. Book 17 is officially a go.
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This bad boy is out on Feb 17th and I’m super excited. It’s the follow up to The Stranger Times (now out in paperback btw!). Really proud of it and the missus thinks it’s the best thing I’ve ever written and she is the toughest of tough crowds. Available to preorder now!
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Before the end of the year I just wanted to deliver an important message: buy my books. (This marketing stuff is a doddle!)
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Shameless brag alert! Very unexpectedly, Deccie Must Die is still a bestseller two weeks after release. Big thanks to the Bunnymafia. The response has been overwhelming.
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Diller aka the beloved idiot would like you to know that Relight My Fire is now out in ALL formats. We hope you enjoy it.
#HappyReleaseDayToMe
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Merry crimbo to one and all. Hope you have a great one and fingers crossed Wonderwife likes that new toilet brush I got her as I’ve signed the warranty now so it can’t go back.
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This building contains the completed first draft of The Stranger Times book three. As you can see, no expense has been spared on security.
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This is released today - the book not the dog. Diller has no desire to be released. He freaks out if someone he knows isn’t with him at all times and in possession of chicken.
You can buy the book here:
Diller would like you to. Chicken is expensive.
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Bunnymafia: keep your eyes peeled on Monday for an email from Caimh announcing A NEW BOOK coming soon.
What will it be?
The Bible rewritten by Phil Nellis?
Bunny in space?
The Brigit Conroy guide to self-defence?
All will be revealed shortly.
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I got nominated for an award! Making a big deal of it today as they’re announcing the winner tomorrow and then I’ll just be some bloke who didn’t win an award.
Big shout out to
@BrenVoices
and everyone who appeared on The Stranger Times podcast.
Delighted that The Stranger Times by
@caimh
has been shortlisted for Best Audio Award by
@BritFantasySoc
!
Have you discovered the audio series yet?!
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Just got catcalled coming out of the park will Diller. Woman in her car wound the window down to shout out how much she loved my books. Didn't say anything about my sexy legs in my walking shorts. Bit of respect please lady, I'm not just a killer brain, my ass got feelings too.
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The author’s note from my new book Relight My Fire has been doing the rounds on social media. I would like to reassure the people who’ve pointed out that it’s very disrespectful of me to refer to my dog as ‘an idiot’. As soon as he learns to read, I’ll get all the books pulped.
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Here is the beloved idiot doing his best to sell daddy’s new release.
Look at him - king of barketeering.
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New Book alert! MCM Investigations are back. Deccie Fadden is finally popular for the 1st time in his life, so much so that someone is trying to kill him. Some people have no appreciation of the fundamentals of the fame game! Available for preorder now.
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Feels like Black Friday has become too spiritual and the commercial meaning behind it has been lost.
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New Bunny McGarry book out today and here are the official barketering release day doggo portraits. Diller looks anxious as he's only read the first five chapters. Jackson is more a fan of beat poetry and this really isn't his bag.
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Oh God, first restaurant meal tonight since the before time. Do we all still bring our own cutlery? What colours are the wines now? Do we all still clap when the waiter lands the table?
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Fever-pitch excitement here as it’s finally publication day for this bad boy! Available in all formats everywhere as these two good boys will tell you.
Now if you’ll excuse me I have only 10 hours to get my beard done for this evenings official launch event at
@WaterstonesMCR
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I adore these. I know the Washington Post uncovered Watergate and all, but this is still the greatest thing they’ve ever done.
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Happy Saint Paddy’s day to the Bunnymafia. Check your inboxes, an exciting email with a big surprise went out this morning. (Dogs added for random cuteness)
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This made my whole year. I used to read every
@cbrookmyre
book while standing on the tube into work every morning. I assume he got to read my book sitting down.
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Jackson would like you to know that my new book is out today and that personally, it is not to his tastes.
#Barketering
#booktwt
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Bad news: I still have Covid. Good news, you soon can have the sixth book in the increasingly inaccurately titled Dublin Trilogy - out Thursday (and already available on Audible).
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Seeing as lots of folks need a laugh, we've decided to make this little beauty free on kindle for the next couple of days. You can read it on phones, tablets etc and it is a standalone.
Please share and feel free to pass onto any groups etc that you think might fancy it.
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I’m in my office at this ungodly hour as I’ve an edit to finish. No idea why he’s here though.
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It's one week to go until this bad boy finally joins The Stranger Times family. No idea why every promo shot my editor sends me has nearly empty bottles of whiskey in it, but I'm sure it reflects well on me. Preorder it now, Hardback, Kindle or an Audible.
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Just wanted to say a big thank you to all of the Bunnymafia. Deccie Must Die has been out over a week now and is still a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic. Thrilled to see that so many of you have been enjoying it. You guys rawk!
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Here I am trying to promote my book with zero help from the dog.
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How cool is this? The Stranger Times going down well in Germany and Austria! I’ve never been a display before, although I have made a show of myself. Big thanks to the wonderful folks at
@eichbornverlag
#StrangerTimes
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Why does my dog look like a football manager trying to explain a loss? “I felt we had our chances in the first half but didn’t take ‘em and then we pushed too much after the break and you get punished for that at this level. Still, I am a good boy and can I have your sausages?”
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My fav thing about this pic is we set it up and then the nice lady wandered off to go get her phone - leaving me sitting there looking like a total nutjob!
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Book 2 of The Stranger Times, This Charming Man, out Feb 17th. Featuring vampires, the creepy sex pests of the supernatural world, so we thought, yeah, let's stick that out in Valentine's Week - make a lot of people feel way happier about being single!
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Whoop Whoop! Delighted to announce that I have launched an alter ego that will finally make all that money I spend on Satan worship tax deductible. Very excited to be working with the fabulous
@TransworldBooks
and Simon Taylor. Big thanks to
@literarywhore
and
@meandmybigmouth
.
.
@TransworldBooks
has snapped up supernatural thriller The Stranger Times by C K McDonnell , with the novel at the centre of a six-way auction in Germany, auctions in France and Spain, and screen rights also sold! Find out more here:
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I am so incredibly excited about this!
CK (
@Caimh
) McDonnell is a best-selling author and lifelong Sir Terry Pratchett fan and we are delighted that he will be joining us at the Discworld Convention this year!
#Discworld
#DiscworldConvention
#ConventionGuest
#GuestSpotlight
#TerryPratchett
#CKMcDonnell
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Tried to make myself the full Irish breakfast and overshot to ‘cause of death’.
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Apologies for the braggadocios nature of this tweet but... NUMBER THREE IN THE WHOLE FRICKIN' STORE BABY!
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He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, he’s going to find out who’s been a gobshite ... Bunny's Back Baby!
The Family Jewels will be out on 15 December 2022 (paperback and ebook). You can pre-order it on Kindle now:
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Seeing as they’re going a tad viral again, here are the author notes from my three McGarry Stateside books in full.
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Remember lockdown? We all found different ways to occupy our time.
Love Diller in this pic - the dude can smoulder!
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Thrilled to announce that my latest book I Have Sinned is one of the five nominees for the
#KindleStorytellerAward2019
. We are absolutely delighted to bits to be on such an awesome list. Thanks to everyone for the amazing support.
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He's back ba-by! A simple missing person case soon has Bunny going toe-to-toe with corrupt politicians, pyromaniacs and his own force. All that, plus someone tries to give Deccie an education!
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And we’re off. Love Will Tear Us Apart is out in paperback this week and I nipped into the awesome
@WstoneStockport
to sign a bunch and even use my new funky stamp. Exclusive copies of the stranger times newspaper available too, ask at counter while stocks last!
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Delighted to say The Dublin Trilogy is going from strength to strength. Jump onboard here!
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Had a tremendous birthday with this pack of legends. 46 is already looking good!
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Barketing update: Diller and Jackson would like you to know that This Charming Man is out in paperback today. You can get your paws on it in all good bookshops.
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Look, I appreciate the big idiot is on a hypoallergenic diet of weird kibble, butternut squash and motherflipping kangaroo to try and sort out his allergies, but I’m not allergic to anything. Where the hell has my chicken gone?!
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My mam just asked me what I was giving up for lent. I’m in Lockdown and on a diet because of the last two lockdowns. The only thing left to give up is all hope.
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Wonderwife nailed it and she loved the toilet brush so much it left her speechless. Seriously, not spoken to me in hours.
Hope you’re all having Lovely day no matter what you’re up to.
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This legend is Andreas. He brought a crate with everything I have ever written in English and German to get signed at last night’s event. I have now beaten that time I signed a boobie for my favourite signing experience.
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Not even 2pm and look at him - pissed as a fart. He’s going to start talking about how bones used be bigger and what’s wrong with VAR in a minute.
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New Release Alert: It's the year 2000, Bunny is back in Dublin and back in trouble. Come enjoy a simpler time when people were less angry at bats, pubs were open and everybody's favourite anti-hero was drinking at the last chance saloon.
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Dropped into
@WaterstonesLCM
in lovely Lancaster and signed some books. Getting while they’re hot! Excellent crimbo presents for the man who has everything or the woman who deserves everything.
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New Release Alert! My new book The Quiet Man is out today. Warning: contains scenes mechanical rodeo bulls may find upsetting.
#BunnyRidesAgain
#BunnyMafia
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Thrilled to announce we just hit Number 1 on the whole of
@audibleuk
Big thanks to everyone, especially if you spread the good word. Chuffed to bits with that!
Still aAdible Deal of the Day if you haven't got The stranger Times yet and would like to.
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Word count for today - 6 words! That’s how much I got done before the power to my office conked out. If you’re interested: ‘Bunny had been in enough fights’. To be clear, he hasn’t been - the rest of that sentence was going to be awesome. Plus - exciting bit with a bull. 😢
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Author goal achieved - got my very own card in
@WaterstonesMCR
! Thanks for the wonderful support.
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Don’t get a staffy they said. Big scary dogs they said. Here is Diller in the field we go to every Saturday, literally hiding because strong winds scare him.
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Big news - this bad boy is the Kindle deal of the day for the UK and Ireland. Grab it at this scandalously low price. You're basically stealing poor Jeff Bezos's money, you scoundrel! Space isn't cheap you know!
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