ColdWritten by John SweeneyJohn Sweeney's latest novel, the tale of how Joe Tiplady, an Irishman in London, comes to be swept up in a tidal wave of violence and retribution. In the feeble light of a London winter, Joe Tiplady walks his dog in the snow. He is not alone. Two men are tracking him, as is a woman with wolf eyes. Soon Joe will find himself caught in a storm of violence and retribution that he does not yet understand.   Elephant MoonWritten by John Sweeney, published by Silvertail BooksHis first novel, Elephant Moon, about elephants rescuing refugee children has just been published by Silvertail Books. A novel about the flight of Bishop Strachan’s school. There is a moment in it when the children are trapped and their teacher looking after them has given up all hope. And then through the dawn mists come enormous grey shapes: 53 elephant. What follows is an epic adventure story, based on real events. The elephant is nature’s great masterpiece, wrote the poet John Donne, and the story of how those wonderful animals saved some human lives in that grim time is extraordinarily moving.  Murder on The Malta Express: Who Killed Daphne Caruana GaliziaJohn's Latest Book co-authored with Carlo Bonini and Manuel Delia:If we are judged by the nature of our enemies, then Daphne Caruana Galizia should be remembered as a hero of our time. She was Malta's most fearless journalist until someone with money and power decided that she should be silenced forever. Her assassination was a brutal blow to anyone who cares about the truth. This book sets out the evidence on the dirty money merchants she exposed. It is written in her honour.  |
