Mel Healy is an Irish author who has gained recognition for his Moss Reid crime series. The series features a private eye named Moss Reid, who prioritizes his life around eating, drinking, and investigating, in that order. Healy sets each novel in the Stoneybatter and Smithfield districts of Dublin, Ireland, allowing the protagonist to dine, cook, and investigate his way through significant cases.
Healy's work has been published in various leading literary journals, including Literary Orphans and Spark. His writing has also appeared on Booktrack and Bridgesofdublin.ie. Healy is a member of the International Flann O'Brien Society and the Crime Readers' Association, demonstrating his commitment to the literary community.
The Moss Reid series includes three titles: "Another Case in Cowtown" (2013), "Black Marigolds" (2014), and "Ghost Flight" (2014). "Ghost Flight" was named Crime Fiction Ireland's "Crime Novel of the Year" for 2015. Renowned authors have praised Healy's work, including Liz Nugent, author of "Unravelling Oliver," who described "Another Case in Cowtown" as "a great fun detective story set firmly in Stoneybatter. Highly recommended." Crime writer and reviewer Rob Kitchin also praised Healy's storytelling, noting that he "captures the atmosphere and habits of Dublin, with some nice observations, and the story drifts along, with the occasional tangent that often involves food."