Tuesday, March 24, 2015

THE GUN BY DAITHI KAVANAGH - VIRTUAL TOUR + GIVEAWAY


The Gun
by Daithi Kavanagh

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BLURB


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?


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Excerpt

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 GardaĆ­. 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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AUTHOR Bio and Links


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.

Author Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8640453.Daithi_Kavanagh
Twitter: https://twitter.com/daithik3
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caroline.kavanagh.543?fref=browse_search
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGunDaithiKavanagh

www.amazon.com/tirgearrpublishing

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NU8MDTA
http://amzn.to/150nxrL
http://www.tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Kavanagh_Daithi/index.htm
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/480887
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gun-tadhg-sullivan-mystery/id924662452
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-gun-a-tadhg-sullivan-mystery-book-1
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gun-daithi-kavanagh/1120426981
https://www.facebook.com/TheGunDaithiKavanagh?ref=hl
https://www.amazon.com/author/daithikavanagh



16 comments:

  1. Another new-to-me author. I enjoyed reading the excerpt today. It will be fun following you around on your tour to learn more about you and your book.

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    1. Hi Karen! Thank you for your comment. Glad you enjoyed the excerpt and hope you enjoy the tour. I am enjoying it all so far a new experience for me as a first time published author.

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    2. Hi, Karen!! Thanks for stopping by!!

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  2. Thank you Romorror Fan Girl for hosting THE GUN today. I'm looking forward to it. Daithi

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  4. Question for the author: what kind of research is involved in writing a political thriller?

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    1. Hi, Patricia! That's a great question!! Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Question for the author: what kind of research is involved in writing a political thriller?

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  6. Congrats, Daithi!!! I love to host good books, and yours looks TERRIFIC!!

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  7. Congratulations on your first book! You must be elated! The blurb sound like a complex plot but anything involving political maneuvering and serial killers has to be! I enjoyed the post!

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