Gretta Mulrooney

I was born and brought up in London. My parents were Irish. I studied for a B.A. in English at The University of Ulster and subsequently a qualification in Social Work.I taught English in secondary schools, then worked in social care for many years.I started writing for children in my thirties and had five books published with Poolbeg Press. My first adult fiction novel won a bursary from East Midlands Arts. My first published novel, Araby, was with Harper Collins, followed by Marble Heart. These are available as e books and paperbacks, Fourth Estate..Robert Hale published the next three novels; Fire and Ice, Out of the Blue and The Apple of Her Eye.Out of the Blue is also now an e book published by Joffe Books.Lost Child and Coming of Age have been published as e books and paperbacks by Joffe Books.I have had two short stories, The Old Master and The Gold Digger, commissioned by and read on Radio Four and have self-published a book of short stories and two novellas.Araby and Marble Heart are now available on Kindle via Amazon.I have always been an avid reader of psychological thrillers and crime fiction and decided, in retirement, to turn to crime. The Tyrone Swift series features a London based private detective: The Lady Vanished, Blood Secrets,Two Lovers, Six Deaths, Watching You, Low Lake and Your Last Lie. They are published as e books and paperbacks by Joffe Books. Book one in a new series featuring Detective Inspector Siv Drummond is now out; These Little Lies.All my books are available on Amazon or via Joffe Books.