Siobhán O'Sullivan's life hasn't gone the way she
planned. Instead of attending Trinity College in Dublin,
she finds herself running the local bistro her parents
owned while caring for her five siblings. The unexpected
death of her parents turned their lives upside down.
Unfortunately, the brother of the drunk driver convicted
for the accident that killed Siobhán's parents is in town
and stirring up a hornet's death. When a murder occurs,
Siobhán finds herself and the rest of the O'Sullivans on
the hot seat. Can she help solve the crime before her
family suffers even more losses?
Ireland is a beautiful setting for any story and Carlene
O'Connor utilizes it well in MURDER IN AN IRISH VILLAGE.
I love how Carlene O'Connor catches the inflections of
speech (with a handy pronunciation and glossary at the
very beginning) as it made me feel like I was back in
Ireland. We get immersed in the village life of Kilbane
in County Cork and it's almost a disappointment to come
to the end of our journey, even as we know the identity
of the murderer must be uncovered.
The characters in MURDER IN AN IRISH VILLAGE are quirky,
fun, and downright entertaining! I can't help but love
Siobhán and all of the other O'Sullivans who have dealt
with one of the most painful of losses, and yet they
stick together and keep their heads held high. However,
it is the town of Kilbane itself that truly captured my
imagination in MURDER IN AN IRISH VILLAGE. The town with
all its little idiosyncrasies is practically a character
itself.
MURDER IN AN IRISH VILLAGE kicks off a new series in
splendid fashion! If you love cozy mysteries and
traveling, then give MURDER IN AN IRISH VILLAGE a try.
You'll feel like you've stepped into Ireland as you turn
the pages.
In the small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland,
Natalie's Bistro has always been a warm and welcoming spot
to visit with neighbors, enjoy some brown bread and tea, and
get the local gossip. Nowadays twenty-two-year-old Siobhán
O'Sullivan runs the family bistro named for her mother,
along with her five siblings, after the death of their
parents in a car crash almost a year ago.
It's been a rough year for the O'Sullivans, but it's about
to get rougher. One morning, as they're opening the bistro,
they discover a man seated at a table, dressed in a suit as
if for his own funeral, a pair of hot pink barber scissors
protruding from his chest.
With the local garda suspecting the O'Sullivans, and their
business in danger of being shunned--murder tends to spoil
the appetite--it's up to feisty redheaded Siobhán to solve
the crime and save her beloved brood.
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