Murder in an Irish Village

In Carlene O'Connor's Murder in an Irish Village, the first installment in the Irish Village mystery series, this debut has mesmerizing Irish settings and locales before your eyes.  It all started for twenty-two-year-old Siobhan O'Sullivan, the oldest of the O'Sullivan Six siblings, who acted like a guardian to her youngest siblings ever since their parents were killed in a car accident. She also runs the family bistro and brings in local customers to help support them. But when Niall Murphy claims that his brother Billy is innocent for the accident, he wanted money out of them to prove it. After a fight between neighbors, Siobhan discovered Niall's dead body at the back of the bistro, stabbed with a pair of scissors. That's when she rang her family family friend, Garda Macdara Flannery, whom she had  crush on for a long time. When her brother James is a prime suspect of the murder, she would do anything to clear her brother's name, even ask her neighbors if Niall was blackmailing them for secrets. While they didn't want her to interfere into their private lives, she had to know and suspected everyone. Until she was threatened with a note and a neighbor was later found dead, it was up to Siobhan to deal with this matter and place her life--and-heart--on the line to stop the culprit in the tracks with a surprising ending.

This was a surprising and charming Irish mystery debut. I did love the gorgeous scenic settings in Kildare, Cork County, Ireland and the majestic locations built around the small-knit town. It would transport you there, even if you haven't traveled to Ireland for vacation.  I did feel for Siobhan, who had a heavy weight placed on her shoulders to care for her siblings and to help manage the bistro too. I did find her a bit charming and spirited as well to do what she had to do. I could see Macdara be a position love interest for her and protect her and her family in his own way. This would entice you to read this Irish caper with intrigue, suspense, non-stop action and plenty of drama for a small village.

Will you take a trip to Ireland to read Murder in an Irish Village today?