Michelle Dunne is a writer of domestic noir and psychological thrillers from Cork whose highly anticipated new thriller, The Imaginary Friend, comes out in November 25 from Boldwood Books. Her more recent domestic noir thriller, A Good Mother, came out to rave reviews in April of this year, with foreign translations set to publish early next year.
Her previous dark psychological thriller, The Good Girl, became an instant bestseller, voted one of the best thrillers of 2024. The Czech edition was also voted one of the most exciting new releases of 2025. This was followed by the dark and twisty psychological thriller, The Hotel Maid, which released later in 2024, also to rave reviews.
Michelle also wrote a series of military psychological thrillers, While Nobody is Watching and The Invisible, following former soldier and UN Peacekeeper Lindsey Ryan as she tries to adapt to her new life in the clutches of PTSD. The series is currently in development for television and was inspired by Michelle’s own experiences as an infantry soldier and United Nations Peacekeeper.
When she’s not busy writing, Michelle is the organiser and programmer of Ireland’s most unique crime-themed festival, The Spike Island Literary Festival. She’s also on the programming team of Dublin’s international crime writing festival, Murder One.
