Writer of humour, horror and loads of other stuff ...
I was born in Tralee, Ireland and now live in Newport, South Wales. As a child I spent my summer holidays in Listowel, Co Kerry where my uncle Moss Scanlon had a Harness Maker’s shop. It was a magnet for all sorts of colourful characters, and it was there that my love of storytelling was kindled by the likes of John B. Keane and Bryan MacMahon, who often wandered in for a chat and bit of jovial banter.
The numerous short stories I’ve written based on those characters have been published in various anthologies and eMags over the years. I have self-published twenty of them in a collection called Dreamin’ Dreams
My first novel, a thriller set in Wales during WW2, is called Dark September
Gallows Field is my second thriller and is also set in WW2, only this time in Ireland.
Accomplishments: Full page interview in The Kerryman newspaper, Kerry's Eye newspaper, and ASDA customer magazine. Live chat interview on www.gather.com
Books
Gallows Field by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Dublin 1941. A brutal murder. Mistaken identity. And barman Eamon Foley is running for his life.
Nine months later Foley is in a crowded pub, and his brother-in-law is shot dead....
A Pale Moon Was Rising by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Ireland 1944.. A young man’s body is pulled from the River Lee. He’s wearing a distinctive silver ring that belonged to Paudy Daly, the eldest son of the notorious Mixer Daly. Why?
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Since My Last Confession by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Tralee, Ireland. September 1948.
An arrogant, and highly agitated, priest arrives home after 40 years.
Days later he's dead. Suicide? Or did his past catch up with him?...
A Murder in a Different Light by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Ireland 1947. Seven weeks of relentless snow. Guard Eamon Foley is searching for a missing child.
At Toby Appleyard’s farm, he discovers the kitchen littered with dead cats. And the skeletal remains of a woman. Upstairs, Toby is dead in his bed....
A Crack In The Ice by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Ireland 1945. Florence Kite finds a letter and her whole world crumbles. Marcus Fanning was her real father. But twenty-five years ago, Marcus Fanning vanished off the face of the earth....
Dark September by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Autumn 1940. Germany invades Britain. Newport is blitzed. Danny O’Shea’s house is bombed, his wife is killed. While taking his young son Adam to neutral Ireland, they witness an attack on a German convoy. The result is brutal....
Footsteps by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Ireland 1967. The Summer of love. Or was it?
A holiday weekend. Amazing weather. American student Dakota Lacey is hiking around Kerry.
But there’s a sinister, dark side to the atmosphere. Lone female hikers are being brutally attacked....
Dreamin' Dreams by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Dreamin’ Dreams is more than a collection of stories; it is a celebration of Irish life, adventure, and the unforgettable characters who make growing up in Ireland a journey worth remembering....
Articles ( View all 6 articles ) Apocalypse now in a minute by Brendan Gerad O'Brien My mother tormented us as children with visions of the Antichrist, a charismatic leader who will rise out of the political chaos that’s going to engulf the world any minute now. Effective and attracti... When the old meets the new … by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Picture this: Tralee, Ireland Sept 2010. Traffic lights at a major crossroads. A busy railway station on one junction. Cars, lorries, buses coming from four directions.... Another Wrong Assumption by Brendan Gerad O'Brien One of the hazards of working in a major supermarket is dealing with shoplifters. In a place the size of ours this was a daily occurrence. Sometimes two, three, even four incidents occurred during a b... Wrong Assumption by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Wrong Assumption
Isn’t it strange how, for absolutely no reason, you can take an instant dislike to someone? It’s totally illogical, but the cut of their clothes or the way they walk, or just the ... What makes you cry? by Brendan Gerad O'Brien A surprise day out ...... How do you get over something like this… by Brendan Gerad O'Brien Driving along minding his own bussiness, a car suddenly appears - on the wrong side of the road...
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Additional information
Just had an article in The Kerryman.
I've got to chapter 20 with my new book, as yet untitled - but I'm stuck ...
