Background
Eugene McEldowney was born on June 27, 1943, in Belfast, Ireland. He is a son of John McEldowney, a welder, and Kathleen (McCabe) McEldowney.
University Rd, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Eugene studied at Queen's University Belfast, where he received Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English literature.
University Rd, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Eugene studied at Queen's University Belfast, where he received Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English literature.
(Superintendent Cecil Megarry's life is in a mess. He has ...)
Superintendent Cecil Megarry's life is in a mess. He has separated from his wife, is drinking too much and his career is looking increasingly at risk. One morning, he receives a phone call, informing him, that two men have been murdered on a lonely road outside Belfast. Megarry discovers, that the two men have been killed at different times and with different weapons. One has been assassinated with a single bulletto the back of the head. The other has been cut down in a hail of gunfire. From that moment, he begins to uncover their murky backgrounds.
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1994
(A trail of clues, left behind by bank robbers, leads hard...)
A trail of clues, left behind by bank robbers, leads hard-drinking Belfast police detective Cecil Megarry to a crippled youth, living in the grim Catholic ghetto of West Belfast and, ultimately, to Megarry's own past.
https://www.amazon.com/Stone-Heart-Eugene-McEldowney-1995-10-03/dp/B01F821K4E/?tag=2022091-20
1995
https://www.amazon.com/Harpo-Higgins-EUGENE-MCELDOWNEY-1996-05-03/dp/B01FKTB5S6/?tag=2022091-20
1996
https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Pipers-Gut-Eugene-McEldowney/dp/0434004340/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Tender fictional memoir of growing up in post-war Belfast...)
Tender fictional memoir of growing up in post-war Belfast. In one of the most captivating stories of childhood yet to emerge from Northern Ireland, "The Faloorie Man" traces the early years of Martin McBride, a young Catholic boy, growing up on the streets of post-war Belfast.
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1999
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2002
(This CD contains songs, sung by Eugene McEldowney.)
This CD contains songs, sung by Eugene McEldowney.
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Eugene McEldowney was born on June 27, 1943, in Belfast, Ireland. He is a son of John McEldowney, a welder, and Kathleen (McCabe) McEldowney.
In Eugene's early years, Eugene sang in a church choir. He studied at Queen's University Belfast, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English literature.
In Eugene's early years, before becoming a journalist, Eugene had a successful career of a singer with The Winnowers band. In 1972, Eugene started to work as a journalist and night editor at The Irish Times daily broadsheet newspaper in Dublin. In 1990, after twenty-eight years as a journalist, McEldowney began a parallel career as a writer of crime fiction. Currently, he lives in Malahide coastal settlement, not far from Dublin.
(A trail of clues, left behind by bank robbers, leads hard...)
1995(Tender fictional memoir of growing up in post-war Belfast...)
1999(Superintendent Cecil Megarry's life is in a mess. He has ...)
1994(This CD contains songs, sung by Eugene McEldowney.)
Quotations:
"I began writing late in life after a long career in journalism. I got some good advice from my friend and colleague, Maeve Binchy: write what you like to read, and, write every day. For me writing is a full-time parallel career."
"There is no point sitting around waiting for inspiration to come. You must address the word processor. Writing must become a regular habit. You must be disciplined."
"It is also important to read widely in a large range of genres. My own particular genre is mystery writing, but I may try other genres. I believe what matters is not the genre, but the quality of writing. Mystery writing demands certain additional qualities, i.e. pace, character and plot. But good writing is essential."
"My only regret is that I did not start writing earlier."
Eugene is a member of National Union of Journalists, Mystery Writers of America and Crime Writers' Association (United Kingdom).
Eugene married Maura Magill on June 26, 1970. Their marriage produced two children — Caroline and Gavin.
