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John J. Delaney

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Since 1999 John has written plots for forty murder mystery party games (boxed and downloadable) with considerable worldwide sales, mainly in the UK and USA. The games are all now available as downloadable games from www.playmurdermystery.com.
John has written the book for three musicals (Directions, Dream Home and 68 The Musical ) and a pantomime. Directions had its world premiere at the Lichfield Garrick in 2015 and 68 the Musical had its world premiere in Leeds in 2023. He has also written the libretto for an opera called Tir na Nog composed by Oliver Davis and one of the arias from the piece, This Mortal Man, was included on Oliver’s album Solace, which reached number 1 on the Classical charts in the UK and number 18 on the USA Billboard
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A Dangerous Fossil

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John J. Delaney John J. Delaney said: "
A delightful collection of Christmas poems that will entertain children and get adults reminiscing about the joys of Christmas.My favourite poems in the book are Here Comes Winter and A Melty Question. Lots of fun.
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Jurassic Jemma and the Mysteries of Time by John J. Delaney
" Wow what an adventure I have been on with this read!! This is the second book in the series and, although I haven’t read the first, it was easy to follow what happened before. To be honest, this isn’t usually the type of book I go for, but I’m so gl" Read more of this review »
Jurassic Jemma and the Trail of Evil by John J. Delaney
"I was so excited to have heard from the author that this book was out! I thoroughly enjoyed the previous two so had high expectations for this one and he did not disappoint!

I was reading this every chance I got and the last hour or so of reading I wa" Read more of this review »
Jurassic Jemma and the Trail of Evil by John J. Delaney
"The Fletcher family is one family I would not want to tangle with. They are violent, use money to bribe officials and hold a grudge. As any mother would be, Helen is angered that her boys were taken from her. She does not see that the brothers would " Read more of this review »
Jurassic Jemma and the Trail of Evil by John J. Delaney
"I received a free eARC of this book, and this is my honest and voluntary review.

In Jurassic Jemma and the Trail of Evil, we continue to follow Jemma Thorne’s life after her narrow escape from the clutches of death in book 2. She begins to film a new" Read more of this review »
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The Black Bane by Lucy  Lyons
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A real page turner.
Black Bane, the first book of The Chronicles of Mealduth, is a great fantasy novel. It follows the story of Kailas as she leaves her home village and travels through a cursed forest to an evil rock fortress with her companions Tar
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A Welly Full of Christmas by Attie Lime
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A delightful collection of Christmas poems that will entertain children and get adults reminiscing about the joys of Christmas.My favourite poems in the book are Here Comes Winter and A Melty Question. Lots of fun.
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The Standing Stone on the Moor by Allie Cresswell
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An interesting tale that transports the reader back into the sometimes brutal world of nineteenth century Yorkshire. The Tall Chimneys big house and the standing stone are the focal points for the stories of brother and sister Beth and Frank as they ...more
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Derailed by A.M.  Riley
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A fast paced thriller that delves into the corruption and seedy underbelly of Thailand. British detectives Debra Stirling and Frank Hobbs are great main characters who are flown out to help to look for the British Ambassadors missing daughter.
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Blue Jelly and Strawberries by Attie Lime
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A brilliant book of poetry for youngsters and the young at heart. We’ve just had a hilarious family dinner with various poems being read out. ( our ‘youngsters’ are 30 and 27!) Favourites so far are ‘Our weekend’ with its incredible made up words (In ...more
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