Under Celtic Blood Moon
The ancient Celtic Blood Moon
summons 13-year-old Irish dancer
Liffey Rivers back to Ireland, plunging
her into deadly danger as she
searches for the mysterious woman
who wears a diamond ‘M,’ on the
summit of the Mountain of the Moon.
Sligo, Ireland. September 1, 2008--
13-year-old Irish dancer Liffey Rivers
finds herself summoned back to
Ireland by the ancient Celtic Blood
Moon and plunged into deadly danger
in the much anticipated third book of
the Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer Mystery
Series: Liffey Rivers and The Secret of
the Mountain of the Moon, by Brenna
Briggs. (ISBN (10): 1419652907; ISBN
(13): 9781419652905, 178 pages,
perfect/trade paper: $13.99).
According to Briggs, “I originally
created high-strung Irish dancer Liffey
Rivers to address, what I believe to be,
some of the emotional stress the world
of competitive Irish dancing causes
many of its young dancers. And since I
have never quite managed to say
good-bye to my imaginary ‘best friend,’
the immortal sleuth, Nancy Drew, Liffey
Rivers became a girl detective.”
“Michael Flatley, with his amazing
dancing ability and choreographic
genius breathed new life into the real
world of Irish dancing,” continues
Briggs. “Irish dancer, Liffey Rivers,
offers a breath of fresh air to young
competitive Irish dancers: intrigue and
suspense, along with some painless
Irish history lessons.”
Irish Dance and Cultural Magazine
says, “Liffey Rivers...will keep you
guessing right through to the end,
starring a quirky Irish dancer who
should not be underestimated!”
Liffey Rivers and The Secret of the
Mountain of the Moon is available
through bookstores and online at www.
amazon.com.
Additional information is available at:
www.liffeyrivers.com
Contact:
Brockagh Books
Naryana
Strandhill Road
Sligo
Ireland
0862369343
info@liffeyrivers.com
Irish Dancer - Girl Detective
Sequel Launched
Following the critically acclaimed
first book of the Liffey Rivers
Irish Dancer series, Brockagh
Books has launched the sequel:
Liffey Rivers and the Mystery of
the Winking Judge by Brenna
Briggs.
County Sligo, Ireland. March 13,
2007.
Brockagh Books is celebrating
this year’s St. Patrick’s Day with
the publication of the second
book in its Liffey Rivers Irish
Dancer-Girl Detective series:
Liffey Rivers and the Mystery of
the Winking Judge, by Brenna
Briggs. (ISBN (10): 1419652907;
ISBN (13): 9781419652905, 140
pages, perfect/trade paper
$12.99).
There are 228 Irish dance
competitions, or feiseanna,
scheduled in North America in
2007; 28 are in Canada and 1 is
in Mexico. In Europe, countries
such as Germany, Poland,
Sweden, Spain, Norway, Finland
and The Netherlands have
joined Ireland and the UK in
planning traditional Irish dance
competitions. There are even
feiseanna set to debut in
Moscow and Ukraine in 2007.
Irish dancing is well on its way to
becoming Ireland’s most
popular export.
Author Brenna Briggs has
created 13-year-old Irish Dancer-
Girl Detective, Liffey Rivers, to
subtly fuse the familiar backdrop
of an Irish dance competition
with “disguised” Irish history and
culture information for her
readers. For instance, in The
Mystery of the Winking Judge,
Ms. Briggs introduces ancient
Ogham stone letters in a design
on Liffey’s first solo competition
dress which spells out her last
name: R-I-V-E-R-S.
Liffey Rivers and the Mystery of
the Winking Judge is available
online at Amazon.com,
Abebooks.com, Waldenbooks.
com and Borders.com. Also
independent booksellers, and
Borders Books through Baker &
Taylor.
Website: www.liffeyrivers.com
Contact:
Stephanie Black
Brockagh Books
County Sligo
Ireland
353-719166988
stephanieblack@liffeyrivers.com
