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Alex Barclay is an Irish published author and journalist. It is the pen name used by Yve Williams.

Alex was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1974, in Bayside. She went to Bayside National School and then Manor House School. She attended Dublin City University and studied journalism and French. She graduated in 1996, and studied for a time in Paris at Nanterre University.

The author also appeared on television after training at the Gaiety School of Acting. She began working in journalism at eighteen years old and branched out after graduating, working in fashion and beauty journalism and construction as well as at U magazine as a features editor and the deputy editor, which was a popular magazine in Ireland for young women. She was also the fashion and beauty editor of the RTE Guide and worked on the iVenus online publishing project as well as in advertising and as a corporate copywriter.

Alex first entered onto the literary scene with the publication of Darkhouse, the first novel in her Joe Lucchesi series. The book was released in 2005 and the series continued with the second book The Caller. She has also written the Ren Bryce series and the Trials of Oland Born series as well as other stand alone novels.

Darkhouse first came to the author’s mind while discussing some paragraphs with her husband. Williams decided to go write the novel and leave the fashion publishing industry to do so. She had written three chapters when an agent in London showed interest and so the author finished the first draft of the story and put efforts into research along the way, resulting in a two-book rights deal with international rights sales coming after.

She thought at that time that she would keep working in copy writing and as a journalist, so she came up with her pen name Alex Barclay, which seemed to be the type of name a thriller writer would have. Barclay is the recipient of the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award, which she won at the Irish Book Awards for her novel Blood Runs Cold. She is also the author of the 2016 short “Goodbye Darling”.

She is married to Brian Williams, a television director. They got married in 2000 and settled down on the coast of Dublin in Sandymount before moving to Beara Penninsula in West Cork in 2007.

Her Joe Lucchesi novels feature the main character of the same name. The detective story has been translated into well over a dozen language and was even a best-seller in Ireland in the paperback category. If you’re looking for a classic detective procedural, this is a great choice!

Darkhouse is the first book in the Joe Lucchesi series of novels by Alex Barclay. This is a bestseller that you must read if you are a fan of thrillers.

The story takes place everywhere from a cop’s world to the streets of New York to a quiet Irish village in the seaside. This is the story of a family that is ultimately troubled and who is facing down danger coming from the past.

A year has gone by since a kidnapping incident turned into violence in the streets of New York. It was a terrible moment and one that is still being relived by Joe Lucchesi, a detective with the New York Police Department.

Joe is married to Anna and now she’s brought her husband and their teen son along with her to Ireland. The hope is that they can strengthen their marriage, which is more fragile than ever. They also want to get some space between Joe and his job.

But sometimes when you try to get away from the job it ends up finding you. Even in Ireland, Joe finds that he can’t get away from the old familiar. It isn’t all his fault. He wasn’t the one who caused their son’s girlfriend to go missing. However, the more the detective examines the situation, the more that he starts to think that the crime might have its origin story in his former life.

Not only that, but someone might have followed them to Ireland. Joe doesn’t know how things are done there, but he takes a backseat and watches the cops try to solve the case. Then they decide to select his son as the main suspect, and Joe decides that the time for watching and waiting is over.

Joe does everything that he can to try to put together various clues to this crime. He suspects that a twisted individual is somewhere out there, and is attempting to accomplish his own vengeance. Lost in a culture that he doesn’t full understand and spending time with people who he does not know if he can trust, he’s got to find a way to pinpoint the abductor and potential killer and put them away for good.

If not, his family may be the ones most affected. They came to Ireland to try and come together as a family. Perhaps in a way they still will, and this tragedy will draw all of them closer together. But if the detective doesn’t crack this case soon, it may be that they all are in the sights of a very dangerous individual. Can Joe catch a psychopath and save the day? Pick up a copy of this thriller to find out!

The Caller is the second book in the Joe Lucchesi series by Alex Barclay. If you liked the first book in this series, then check out the second installment and keep the adventure going!

When a killer targets his victims in their homes, it becomes quickly apparent to Joe Lucchesi that he’s dealing with a serial killer. The victims go through hell before their bodies are left in the hallway to be found by a loved one.

When the victims keep coming, it’s obvious to more than just the NYPD Detective that this is a repeat offender. Joe has just recently come back to the job after taking a year off. Now he’s the lead on this investigation, whether he likes it or not.

Trying to manage things at home while managing his own physical pain, Joe does his best to try and make progress. Can he solve this investigation and get back to focusing on his family? Will the public ever be safe? Read this book to find out!

One Response to “Alex Barclay”

1. Cyril Wilkinson: 3 years ago

   Congratulations Alex on the book ”Harms Reach I’m currently on my way through it and am finding it very entertaining reading indeed so keep up the good work.

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