Olivia Kiernan

Olivia Kiernan is a writer of crime thrillers and suspense fiction. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and her novels have been published in multiple territories.

THE END OF US is her latest novel and first standalone thriller after the critically acclaimed Detective Frankie Sheehan series.

LA based Freedom Films and actor/producer Victoria Smurfit have optioned the Frankie Sheehan series for TV. Kiernan’s fourth novel, The Murder Box, sees Detective Frankie Sheehan receive a murder mystery game only to discover that the fictional victim at the game’s centre bears a striking resemblance to a missing woman. On release, the Irish Independent said of The Murder Box: “A clever, original story is augmented by Kiernan’s masterful writing, credible characters, and a smashing finale”. The Daily Mail said, “The plot crackles from first page to last, and the tension never lifts until the darkest of twists brings it to a superb conclusion.”

Olivia’s work has been longlisted for the Bath and Fish Short Story Awards, the Bath Children’s Novel Award, shortlisted for the BBC Writersroom, highly commended Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award 2023 and shortlisted for An Post Short Story Award 2023.