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Kerry Buchanan

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Kerry Buchanan is a retired veterinary surgeon who lives with her family and a menagerie of animals on a farm in County Down. There are inspiring views of hills and lakes from every window.

Kerry began writing fiction in 2014 and hasn’t stopped since. She writes fantasy, science fiction and crime. Her Harvey and Birch crime thriller series, set in Northern Ireland, is published by Joffe Books. Knife Edge and Small Bones will be followed by the third book in the series very soon.

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	Knife Edge (Harvey and Birch #1) 4.10 avg rating — 2,586 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Bones (Harvey and Birch #2) 4.33 avg rating — 1,229 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Shores (Harvey and Birch #3) 4.38 avg rating — 535 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4) 4.77 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	North Star: Short Stories and Poems by Female Northern Irish Writers by Women Aloud NI, Angeline King (Goodreads Author), Kerry Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distaff: A Science Fiction Anthology by female authors by Rosie Oliver, Jane O'Reilly, Kerry Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of Magic and Destiny by Maria Haskins (Goodreads Author), Tom Jolly (Goodreads Author), Tara E. Wood (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost Gods by Joanne Hall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dolly Garland (Editor), Anna Smith Spark (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts in the Glass & Other Stories (Belfast Writers' Group Book #1) by Lynda Collins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jo Zebedee (Goodreads Author), Philip Henry (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tense Situations by Logan Bruce (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andy Luke (Goodreads Author), Erin Burnett (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Smart Woman's Guide to Murder (Smart Women's Mystery #1)

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Who Took Eden Mulligan?

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Kerry Buchanan liked Marion's review of The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4): "This is the fourth book in the series featuring Detectives Harvey and Birch, set on the rural the coast of Ireland in County Antrim. Detective Birch is covering for a local officer who is on maternity leave when he finds himself in charge of the inves" Read more of this review »
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Kerry Buchanan liked Helen Horton's review of The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4): "The Darkening Hills is the fourth book in the crime thriller series 'Detectives Harvey and Birch murder mystery.' It's fast paced and action packed right from the beginning, and full of twists and turns, making it very hard to put down. This is the fir" Read more of this review »
Sep 27, 2024 11:41AM · see review
Kerry Buchanan liked Neville Townsend's review of The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4): "A murder of a reclusive man in county Antrim. Detectives Harvey and Birch investigates and try to uncover secrets from the past. Full of twists and turns, and good characters especially the two Detectives. Although a part of a series it can be read a" Read more of this review »
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Kerry Buchanan liked Ria's review of The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4): "Vet Gerren Penrose goes up to the lonely cottage in the hills to see his friend Rob Harris. When he gets there what he finds is absolutely horrifying. The smell of death meets him and a gruesome scene awaits him. Inside is the shattered remains of of hi" Read more of this review »
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing In the Market for Murder (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries, #2) by T.E. Kinsey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing A Quiet Life in the Country (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries, #1) by T.E. Kinsey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Always magical Mary Stewart’s gift of capturing the essence of a place and then weaving it into a wonderful story has never been clearer than in This Rough Magic. Such a joy to read.
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book really liked it Newtown Creek by J C Graeme	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Engaging. Kept my interest to the end. I’ve been a huge fan of the author’s Mediterranean sailing books for decades, so imagine my excitement to discover he’d written fiction as well under a pseudonym. I really enjoyed this story, a weave of three st ...more
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Conviction by Frank Chalmers

5 votes, 20.8%

Knife Edge by Kerry Buchanan

4 votes, 16.7%

Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell

3 votes, 12.5%

Gemini Falls by Sean Wilson

3 votes, 12.5%

The Evidence by K.L. Slater

2 votes, 8.3%

The Last Child by John Hart

2 votes, 8.3%

I Am Justice by Lara Coates

1 vote, 4.2%

Line of Sight by David Whish-Wilson

1 vote, 4.2%

Murder in Mykonos by Jeffrey Siger

1 vote, 4.2%

Dark Game by Rachel Lynch

1 vote, 4.2%

Slow Horses by Mick Herron

1 vote, 4.2%

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