Colm & the Lazarus Key

A thrilling adventure for children 9 years + Eleven-year-old Colm thinks that spending a fortnight with his cousin The Brute is the worst thing that can happen to him this summer. He s about to find out he s wrong. When his family have to find a place to stay for the night they choose the worst possible option: a remote hotel where they're the only guests, a hotel that holds some dark secrets. When Colm accidentally sets an ancient curse in motion he has less than twenty-four hours to solve the mystery of the Lazarus Key or he'll have to face the gravest danger of all. Nominated for the Bisto Book of the Year Award A lively fantasy adventure ... a name to watch out for in the future - Irish Independent Moves effortlessly between laugh-out-loud comedy and hide behind the sofa scariness- Inis Magazine A cracking debut novel- Books Ireland

Kieran Mark Crowley is from Mallow, Co. Cork. His first book, Colm & the Lazarus Key was shortlisted for the Bisto Children's Book of the Year Award 2010, as well as being one of the Irish Times recommended reads for 2009.