Mike O Sullivan: 21 books

The biography Bloodless Revolution considers the period 1878 -1885 in Sligo, Ireland, through the editorials and articles of Edward Gayer proprietor and editor of the Sligo Champion newspaper. Edward was invited to take on the challenge of turning the moribund, establishment-led newspaper into an...

Patrick Ahearne, His Majesty’s Inspector of Excise, has been sent to Ireland from HQ in London to investigate allegations of fraud at the Tullamore Distillery in his native Ireland.With his fellow inspector Whistler, he quickly decides that the local Excise man working at the distillery is...

Mike writes in his own blank verse style, sometimes unconventional but always with disciplined thought. His poetry derives from his Irish roots and carries his experiences from working abroad and living in the UK in London and different parts of England from the Scottish borders to the Welsh Marches. Mike’s...

A collection of 14 Poems of varying length and form, considering political issues that have given rise to war, its outcome and the peace, in the first fifteen years or so of the 21st Century. Mike writes about the key conflicts of the Western world, challenging the political thinking of the...

The Perception Volume has 22 tales covering human perception in all usages of the word. The characters are larger than life, the events are sometimes silly and unexpected, and the underlying core can be philosophical if you want to think about it. From tales fixed in the remote rural world...

A collection of contemporary verse dealing in a light hearted way with issues of style: - lifestyle, living in style, living with style. How people style themselves to fit in with others – or not, country style both political and promotional, personal style, and more.30 poems of varying length...

A collection of contemporary verse dealing with issues of our modern way of living and our related concerns. An askance look at topics like the housing market, soaps, rural life, city life, north and south, different places across the UK and Ireland.All of these and more are taken apart and...

The House Sale - a romance set in London and Kinsale County Cork in 1989.Luke O’Brien is a successful 34 year old management consultant operating internationally out of his London base. Originally from Cork he decides he needs a base in Ireland and begins house hunting in Kinsale a fishing...

Will O’Brien’s philosophy was tied up by the Trench. He had marched through Belgium in September 1916 with the Irish Guards until they reached the Somme. He had been nineteen years old, hardly an age to realize that he was in a vicious world war. And while the place was full of trenches in which...

A collection of 23 Poems of varying length and form, raising awareness of individuals who suffer, deserve mention, or stand out against the system, and the great majority who for their own reasons stay silent at critical times when their voices might make the difference between what is seen as fair and what is seen as corrupt in society.

Lauren’s latest party sets up her hairdresser friends with Olivia’s visitors and sexual sparks fly. Amidst an explicit tale of physical attraction and exploitation, murder exposes the seamier side of local society. A local businessman is seeking his perfect muse, and another wealthy man is creating...

Skibbereens (as opposed to Limericks) are short sketches of humorous and philosophical observations on life outside of poetry and the usual short stories. This volume of 16 sketches covers different aspects of crime and criminals, victims, cheats, fate and chance situations, stereotypes and more......

Lauren Canning, hair stylist at Mirror Images in Ross on Wye, receives a dramatic phone call first thing on Monday morning when a client, a banker’s daughter, announces she will commit suicide. During the call Lauren texts Chief Inspector Worcester of the Special Police Unit on her mobile who rushes...

Lauren Canning hair stylist sitting in Emma’s Café in Ross on Wye is curious about a redhead who is nervously looking out down the street. Lauren is fine tuned in the art of detecting moods after her experiences with the Special Police Unit in Hereford. Suddenly the redhead leaves. Within seconds...