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Dining Out Around The Solar System #4
Dining Out On Planet Mercury
DEATH IN KENSINGTON
When a girl from Mercury is suspected of murder, the police need Irish journalist and hacker Donal as interpreter.
CRAMMED IN TO CRICKLEWOOD
Off-world workers are being exploited in more ways than one.
LAST MINUTE ELECTION ROW
With a British Parliamentary election under way, the police need to keep fear and suspicion from getting out of hand.
DESPERATE MEASURES IN AUSSIE DROUGHT
At such times, not even London’s Eye reporters are safe. Can Donal and his Jafraican colleague Myron uncover the truth?
This book is a standalone read in the series Dining Out Around The Solar System, and follows DINING OUT WITH THE GAS GIANTS.
By the Amazon No.1 Bestselling author of MURDER AGAINST THE CLOCK and MURDER AT IRISH MENSA.
Clare O'Beara won the Arkady Renko short story competition held by Simon & Schuster in 2014 and judged by Martin Cruz Smith.
"Please congratulate Clare O'Beara for me for her clever short, short story 'London Calling.' I appreciate that she treated Arkady kindly, taking his age into consideration, and managed to cross the finish line with a different sort of twist."
- Martin Cruz Smith.
Clare O'Beara works to make her e-books Carbon Neutral.
When a girl from Mercury is suspected of murder, the police need Irish journalist and hacker Donal as interpreter.
CRAMMED IN TO CRICKLEWOOD
Off-world workers are being exploited in more ways than one.
LAST MINUTE ELECTION ROW
With a British Parliamentary election under way, the police need to keep fear and suspicion from getting out of hand.
DESPERATE MEASURES IN AUSSIE DROUGHT
At such times, not even London’s Eye reporters are safe. Can Donal and his Jafraican colleague Myron uncover the truth?
This book is a standalone read in the series Dining Out Around The Solar System, and follows DINING OUT WITH THE GAS GIANTS.
By the Amazon No.1 Bestselling author of MURDER AGAINST THE CLOCK and MURDER AT IRISH MENSA.
Clare O'Beara won the Arkady Renko short story competition held by Simon & Schuster in 2014 and judged by Martin Cruz Smith.
"Please congratulate Clare O'Beara for me for her clever short, short story 'London Calling.' I appreciate that she treated Arkady kindly, taking his age into consideration, and managed to cross the finish line with a different sort of twist."
- Martin Cruz Smith.
Clare O'Beara works to make her e-books Carbon Neutral.
194 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 19, 2017
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About the author
Clare O'Beara
25 books371 followersClare O'Beara is a tree surgeon and expert witness, and a former national standard showjumper. She has qualified in multimedia journalism, data visualisation, media law, environmental, social and governance law, artificial intelligence, and ecology. She has served on the Royal Dublin Society's Forestry and the Environment Committee.
Clare is an award–winning writer, award-winning blogger, and award-winning photojournalist, whose journalism work has been published in more than thirty countries. Her credits include Writing.ie, The Register.com, Mensa Magazine and Mensa International Journal. Photo credits include the Daily Mail and Extra.ie. Editor of Inside DBS, the official blog website of Dublin Business School, and the Sustainable College blog.
2022 - Winner, Journalism Relating to Health, National Student Media Awards.
2021 - Winner, Blog/ Vlog Of The Year, National Student Media Awards.
2021 - Nominated, EPA Award for Journalism Relating to The Environment.
2021 - Dublin Business School Volunteer Of The Year.
2020 - Second, Dublin Business School Create Contest.
2014 - Winner, Arkady Renko Short Story Contest held by Simon & Schuster.
https://the-dark-pages-blog.blogspot....
2013 - Winner, Print Journalism in Ireland's National Media Awards.
2012 - Runner-Up, Print Journalism, National Media Awards.
Top 500/ Vine Reviewer: Amazon.co.uk.
Top 1% Goodreads Reviewer / Top 1% Goodreads Reader.
The MacGuyver for the Hugo Awards at Worldcon Dublin 2019.
Clare is an independent publisher who works to make her e-books Carbon Neutral. She was Vice-President of the DBS Sustainability Society (Winner, Most Improved Society in 2021) as part of the Green Campus movement. DBS was Runner-up Green Campus in the National Education Awards, 2021. She was President and Editor of the DBS Journalism Society (Winner, Blog /Vlog of The Year, National Student Media Awards. 2021.)
Clare reads extensively and reviews books for Fresh Fiction.com. She contributed a story to A Pint And A Haircut (Lon Dubh, 2010), an anthology in aid of Concern's Haiti fund.
She lives in Dublin with her husband and cats.
Clare is an award–winning writer, award-winning blogger, and award-winning photojournalist, whose journalism work has been published in more than thirty countries. Her credits include Writing.ie, The Register.com, Mensa Magazine and Mensa International Journal. Photo credits include the Daily Mail and Extra.ie. Editor of Inside DBS, the official blog website of Dublin Business School, and the Sustainable College blog.
2022 - Winner, Journalism Relating to Health, National Student Media Awards.
2021 - Winner, Blog/ Vlog Of The Year, National Student Media Awards.
2021 - Nominated, EPA Award for Journalism Relating to The Environment.
2021 - Dublin Business School Volunteer Of The Year.
2020 - Second, Dublin Business School Create Contest.
2014 - Winner, Arkady Renko Short Story Contest held by Simon & Schuster.
https://the-dark-pages-blog.blogspot....
2013 - Winner, Print Journalism in Ireland's National Media Awards.
2012 - Runner-Up, Print Journalism, National Media Awards.
Top 500/ Vine Reviewer: Amazon.co.uk.
Top 1% Goodreads Reviewer / Top 1% Goodreads Reader.
The MacGuyver for the Hugo Awards at Worldcon Dublin 2019.
Clare is an independent publisher who works to make her e-books Carbon Neutral. She was Vice-President of the DBS Sustainability Society (Winner, Most Improved Society in 2021) as part of the Green Campus movement. DBS was Runner-up Green Campus in the National Education Awards, 2021. She was President and Editor of the DBS Journalism Society (Winner, Blog /Vlog of The Year, National Student Media Awards. 2021.)
Clare reads extensively and reviews books for Fresh Fiction.com. She contributed a story to A Pint And A Haircut (Lon Dubh, 2010), an anthology in aid of Concern's Haiti fund.
She lives in Dublin with her husband and cats.
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February 13, 2019
When a girl from Mercury is suspected of murder, the police need Irish journalist and hacker Donal as an interpreter. He and his colleague, Myron, become interested in the case in between their regular work of investigative journalism. Between an upcoming election, the effects of climate change, and the miserable living conditions of off-worlders, they have a lot to write about!
This was an easy to read, well written book set in a science fiction version of London. As an American who is not up to date on British culture or politics, I feel like some of the nuances of the book went over my head. The characters were interesting and likable and seem like they have seen it all, which makes me want to read the other books in the series! While it was not as fast passed or suspenseful as I was hoping, the story was good and I enjoyed reading it.
This was an easy to read, well written book set in a science fiction version of London. As an American who is not up to date on British culture or politics, I feel like some of the nuances of the book went over my head. The characters were interesting and likable and seem like they have seen it all, which makes me want to read the other books in the series! While it was not as fast passed or suspenseful as I was hoping, the story was good and I enjoyed reading it.
November 19, 2017
I loved this book! Clare has done a masterful job in intertwining the potential outcome of our current sustainablity issues in a futuristic world with an intriquing murder mystery.
The characters were well developed and thier suroundings vivdly described, but what I really enjoyed was how the book made me think about how things could turn out with respect to the environment, technology and commerce. What also stood out was how certain groups of the population were treated as second class citizens, not unsimilar to how things are in todays world.
The story was easy to read and I recommend it to people who are curious about the potential future of our planet and who like a good mystery along with it.
The characters were well developed and thier suroundings vivdly described, but what I really enjoyed was how the book made me think about how things could turn out with respect to the environment, technology and commerce. What also stood out was how certain groups of the population were treated as second class citizens, not unsimilar to how things are in todays world.
The story was easy to read and I recommend it to people who are curious about the potential future of our planet and who like a good mystery along with it.
October 30, 2022
Donal and Myron, our intrepid journalists, are mired in the usual problems of their trade: restrictions on reporting during an election; snooping security people temporarily replacing their usual staff, interviewees cancelling at the last moment… and a murder suspect needing an advocate who speaks Mercurian. That would be Donal, then.
Dining Out on Planet Mercury creates the usual full-sensory experience of a future London suffering in the throes of climate change, immigration and general sleaze. As well as night clubs, entertainment and booze. I mean, the city is as vibrant as ever.
Clare O’Beara wrote this in 2017, and the one thing that doesn’t work for me now, in 2022, are many of the tech bits. I know the problem… my ‘qwatch’ in my first scifi story was supplanted by a Fitbit in reality several years ago. Ms O’Beara’s prescience about how the world works in terms of ticketing, paying for stuff and most of the minutiae of everyday life is already in my hands. I think Covid brought contactless forward a step faster than expected. Nevertheless there are still marvels of technology yet to be invented, although, not having hung out in London for a while, who knows? The business card embedded with an app to play its advert on any public hoarding as you pass is genius!
The story works well, though, and the people and characters as rounded and believable as you could wish for. It’s a great future world, and I’m going to miss it.
Dining Out on Planet Mercury creates the usual full-sensory experience of a future London suffering in the throes of climate change, immigration and general sleaze. As well as night clubs, entertainment and booze. I mean, the city is as vibrant as ever.
Clare O’Beara wrote this in 2017, and the one thing that doesn’t work for me now, in 2022, are many of the tech bits. I know the problem… my ‘qwatch’ in my first scifi story was supplanted by a Fitbit in reality several years ago. Ms O’Beara’s prescience about how the world works in terms of ticketing, paying for stuff and most of the minutiae of everyday life is already in my hands. I think Covid brought contactless forward a step faster than expected. Nevertheless there are still marvels of technology yet to be invented, although, not having hung out in London for a while, who knows? The business card embedded with an app to play its advert on any public hoarding as you pass is genius!
The story works well, though, and the people and characters as rounded and believable as you could wish for. It’s a great future world, and I’m going to miss it.
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