Colin O'Sullivan

Colin O'Sullivan was born in Killarney, Ireland, in 1974. He is the author of Killarney Blues, Winner of the Prix Mystère de la critique, a prestigious crime fiction award in France.

His other works of fiction include The Starved Lover Sings, which was published in Russian to great acclaim (under the title "Black Sakura").

In 2019 Betimes Books continued his run of provocative novels with the much-lauded 1980s-set novel, My Perfect Cousin.

In 2020 he gave us Marshmallows, a tense noirish tale of crime and revenge set at Christmastime which focuses on the world of the theatre.

The True Story of Binderella and Other Secret Siblings, a funny take on fairytales for discerning readers of all ages, was released in 2022 and a new version is set to be released in 2026.

Sunny, (FKA The Dark Manual, 2018) was published in 2023 and was the basis for the hit Apple TV show starring Rashida Jones a year later.

His latest novel is the lyrical, literary thriller Maiko Moans.

O'Sullivan lives and works in Aomori, northern Japan.