Declan Hughes (writer)

Declan Hughes (born 1963) is an Irish novelist, playwright and screenwriter. His most widely known crime novels center around the Irish-American detective Ed Loy. Loy is a homage to the character Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon as a loy is a traditional Irish spade. His most recent is City of Lost Girls (2010),^[1] which follows All the dead voices (2009) ^[2] The price of blood (2008),^[3]The dying breed,^[4] The color of blood (2007),^[5] The wrong kind of blood 2006.^[6]

His plays include Shiver (2003) ^[7] Digging for fire and New morning ^[8] .^[9]

Hughes lives in Dublin with his wife and two daughters.^[10]

Novels

• City of lost girls (2010) ISBN 9780061689901
• All the dead voices (2009) ISBN 9780061689888
• Dying Breed (2008) - US title: The price of blood ISBN 9780060825515
• The colour of blood (2007) ISBN 9780060825492
• The wrong kind of blood (2006)ISBN 9780060825461

Plays

• Shiver (2003) ISBN 9780413773616
• Digging for fire
• New Morning

References

1. ^ WorldCat
2. ^ WorldCat
3. ^ WorldCat
4. ^ [9780719567506 WorldCat]
5. ^ WorldCat
6. ^ WorldCat
7. ^ WorldCat
8. ^ WorldCat
9. ^ HarperCollins publisher's biography, accessed 20 August 2010.
10. ^ Kevin Burton Smith, "Bloodwork", January Magazine, June 2007.

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