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in Dublin, Ireland

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Fiction, Contemporary, Crime

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An Irish writer living in Dublin, Ireland, a registered member of the Society of Authors, Irish Arts Council (no ARN 73090) and a member of the Museum of Literature Ireland MOLI. I created my blog https://weirdorwhat.wordpress.com/ in 2014 and self-published two books of short stories before self-publishing Murder in Maspalomas in 2017. Taking a cruise one thousand miles up the Amazon to Manaus, led me to write Murder On Board which was published by Junction Publishing in 2019. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic inspired Locked Down Bubbling Up self-published in 2020, a collection of poems and short stories completed by two Irish poets and myself, without ever physically meeting. ...more

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	Locked down Bubbling up: Anthology of poetry and short stories by Mark Rice (Goodreads Author), Lesley Smith (Goodreads Author), Mairead de Bhal 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	Murder On Board 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2019	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
	Murder in Maspalomas (Almost Real, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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
	Murder On Board: Diary of a Murderer 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 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
	EXPIRY DATE: Your care in their hands 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Amusing Short Stories: Short stories of amusing events that occurred during child minding, flat hunting, wedding, pegulation and living life in the present. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Fur Coats and other stories: A set of lively humourous yet touching stories of life in current times. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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	Amusing Short Stories: Life observations & humerous musings: Volume 1 by Mr Mark Joseph Rice (2015-06-14) by Mark Rice (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Expiry Date

I am pleased to tell you that my latest novel has gone past the first draft stage and is open to beta readers so if any of you would like to read an early copy of Expiry Date, set in 2093, a localized story with global impact. You have nine months to live. What do you do now?

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Published on October 06, 2023 07:00 • Tags: crime-fiction, new-fiction, new-in-2024, new-irish-writing, page-turning-story

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Mark Rice liked Laing's review of EXPIRY DATE: Your care in their hands: "I really enjoyed this book. It features a fascinating futuristic medical care system which seems like something everyone would initially want to be part of. I liked the sinister twist and the suspense. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone" Read more of this review »
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Mark Rice made a comment in the group Dystopian Society — ARC signup now open for .......the day AI left ......... topic " EXPIRY DATE: Your care in their hands EXPIRY DATE: Your care in their hands ...more "
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Matthew Perry answered Mark Rice's question: Hi Matthew, congratulations on your new novel. I read the sample and its so different to my own writing - it reads great! Nice to have picked up a five star review too, which should help sales. My own book Expiry Date is a very different read yet folks kept telling me its a sci-fi, dystopian read. Go figure. Its on pre-order but due out on 1st September - any marketing tips? Reply gratefully received. I'm brand new to the publishing side of things. I've been focusing on writing and neglected basically everything else. Hoping to slowly build word-of-mouth as I write this anthology series.
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Mark Rice liked Lesley Smith's review of EXPIRY DATE: Your care in their hands: "This in one of the books where the story is so possible it makes you think. A very good read in a world where perhaps there are too many old versus young and where a lot of illness is prevented. A society that cares about end of life and has software" Read more of this review »
Aug 18, 2026 10:33AM · see review
Mark Rice made a comment in the group Goodreads Reviewers' Group — New to the group? Introduce yourself here (3) topic " Welcome Findlay, I am a newcomer too. I'm open to supporting others as the book market is a hard one to crack and book reviews are a useful tool that ...more "
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