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A Contested City
My first three books Under The Bridge, Across The Water, and Before The Storm, The Liverpool Mysteries deal with times from the 50s to 2010 in Garston and Speke. Before The Storm shows the rise of a Reform type Councillor in Speke, a nationalist with the constant refrain ‘Stop the boats.’ Whatever is wrong in… Continue reading
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Burning Down The House – Early reviews
Some early reviews Loved it. Unputdownable, five star read. Bloody Brilliant. Kind of feel sad that I read it so quick, but I couldn’t stop. Such a gripping, twisted read! Multi-layered brilliance! Exceptional! Natalie Freeman @Natfree37 I’ve just finished this book by Jack Byrne.It has everything. Set in Liverpool the novel tells a story of… Continue reading
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Burning Down The House
Click here to order Burning Down The House Liverpool 2020 Facing police violence and climate change, a cast of young characters find they need to change themselves before they can change the world. When climate activist, Matt Whitney dies in police custody, Charlie Connolly’s life is turned upside down after giving a witness statement. Embroiled… Continue reading
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Liverpool and Slavery
This website brings the city’s history to life, reminding us that the streets we walk were paved and made from the profits of slavery and the industries that relied on it. Check out the maps, join the walks, or share with friends. *text from Liverpool and slavery website Liverpool’s history is deeply intertwined with the… Continue reading
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The Use of Migrant Blame in UK Politics
The response to the killings of the young girls in Southport a few weeks ago, contained different elements, there were vigils and gatherings in sympathy with the families. The flowers and teddy bears left on pavements were a symbol of support for families and at the same time concern about the direction of a society… Continue reading
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Exploring Nationalism’s Limits in Modern Ireland
My letter below was published on 3rd October 2024 in response to a very good article by Maurice J Casey. In dealing with the rise of the far right in Ireland I think its important to recognise the limitations of nationalism a theme central to my Liverpool Mysteries Trilogy.https://www.northodox.co.uk/product-page/the-liverpool-mysteries-series-books-1-3-paperback-pre-order https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/25/who-are-the-irish-history-shows-weve-been-a-mixed-bunch-for-centuries Continue reading
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Shanghai’d
by Jack Byrne Below is a draft opening of a novel. I’m happy to hear your thoughts, if you would like to read more and are willing to give me notes on it get in touch. Chapter 1 March 2021 Mina Mina Haidar came to the Pier Head often, but today was different. A woman… Continue reading
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May Day or Loyalty Day?
May Day or Loyalty Day? May 1st is International Workers Day, to commemorate the struggle for the eight hour day in 1886. During a strike and protest the Haymarket Massacre took place in Chicago when police fought strikers and many died. But did you know the US government tried to replace it with Loyalty Day?… Continue reading
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Irish Eyes – Special Offer
By Mattie Lennon UNDER THE BRIDGE I told you last month that I was starting to read Under the Bridge, the first of Jack Byrne’s trilogy, which covers a hundred years of the connection between Liverpool and the author’s ancestral home of Wicklow. The other two are Across the Water and Before the Storm. After the first few pages I… Continue reading
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The Black Christ?
Arthur John Dooley (17 January 1929 – 7 January 1994) went from being a welder at Cammell Laird shipbuilders on leaving school, to developing as an artist making impassioned religious sculptures in metal, via the Irish Guards, the Palestine Liberation Organisation, and a cleaning job at St. Martin’s School of Art, where he finally found… Continue reading
About Me
Thanks for visiting my page. The aim of this page is to let you know what I am working on and allow you to tell me what you think.
I was born and raised in Speke Liverpool, although my parents first lived ‘Under The Bridge’ in Garston, and all my family goes back to Wicklow in Ireland.
The Liverpool Mystery series will be four novels, three books; Under The Bridge, The Morning After, and Fire Next Time are finished. Under The Bridge will be published in Feb 2021 and I hope at least one more will follow later in the year. I am writing The Wicklow Boys now, and I hope to finish it next year.
My writing like my blog is about the lives of working people and how they relate to society as a whole.
My collection of short stories The One Road is available below click to see details.
Jack Byrne 