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    Murder in an Irish Churchyard

    Written by Carlene O'Connor

    Narrated by Caroline Lennon

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    It's official! Siobhan is now Garda O'Sullivan, and her five siblings couldn't be prouder. While her brother James runs Naomi's Bistro, Siobhan is doing her part to keep the village safe. Of course, Kilbane is pretty quiet compared to a place like Dublin, where Macdara Flannery has gone to be a detective sergeant.

    Then one night the local priest summons Siobhan to the church cemetery. There's a dead man in the graveyard-aboveground. He's a stranger, but the priest has heard talk of an American tourist in town searching for an Irish ancestor.

    A detective sergeant is dispatched from Dublin to assist with the case, and, as fate would have it, it's Macdara. Things have been awkward between him and Siobhan since he left, but their partnership soon unearths that the victim was from Dublin, Ohio. As they dig for a motive among the gnarled roots of his family tree, long-buried secrets are unearthed.

    Now, they'll have to stay two steps ahead of the killer...or they'll end up with more than one foot in the grave.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateFeb 27, 2018
    ISBN9781520093185
    Author

    Carlene O'Connor

    USA Today bestselling author Carlene O’Connor comes from a long line of Irish storytellers. Her great-grandmother emigrated from Ireland filled with tales and the stories have been flowing ever since. Of all the places across the pond she’s wandered, she fell most in love with a walled town in County Limerick and was inspired to create the town of Kilbane, County Cork. Carlene currently divides her time between New York and the Emerald Isle.

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    • 5/5
      It is two years later from the second book in this series. Siobhán O'Sullivan has finished her studies and is now a garda (cop) in her home village of Kilbane in County Cork, Ireland. She chose this path due to her experiences in crime solving earlier and without the input from her romantic interest Garda Macdara Flannery. How will this affect their relationship...working and romantic?This time around, an American tourist is found dead in the churchyard. He is pointing to a particular tombstone. His visit has something to do with his ancestry and 'setting the story straight' about its history. He has brought his family and a videographer with. His offspring think he has become obsessed. His second wife shares his interest in his geneological search. His brother seems to have secrets. The videographer is obsessed with filing everything that happens.It seems there are secrets to be found out. Secrets about the American's ancestry and secrets held by some of the residents of Kilbane. Meanwhile, Siobhán is the newest member and has to deal with her new supervisor Garda O'Reilly, who is not excited about her being on the force.Siobhán is still inquisitive and strives to find out who and why. When Garda Flannery is reassigned from his post in Dublin to solve this crime, the sleuthing team is back on the scene.It is a cozy mystery and reading it is like visiting with old friends. I see that there is another book in the series so I guess it will go on my list.
    • 4/5
      I enjoy this series! On the eve of starting her life as a Garda, Siobhan answers the door to her local priest, who after hearing a gunshot, found a body in the churchyard. MacDarra, now a detective sargeant in Dublin, returns to lead the investigation. After learning that the local garda have been giving Siobhan a difficult time, he assigns her to work with him. They work through their miscommunication while patching their relationship and solving the mystery of who and why the man was murdered.
    • 4/5
      After two years at college, Siobhan is now officially an officer in the Irish police force. Her first day of work starts off with a bang when an elderly man is found murdered in a graveyard. Turns out the victim -- as well as numerous members of his family also visiting the area -- is an American trying to learn more about his Irish ancestors for a documentary.This book was a little better than the second in the series but not as good as the first. It makes sense once again for Siobhan to be investigating the case now that it's her job to do so, but I once again guessed who the murderer was long before the investigators did. However, there were enough twists and turns to keep it interesting and make me wonder about motivations and other possible suspects. This novel seemed to focus more on the tense romantic relationship between Siobhan and Macdara, which is fine except that it was at the expense of seeing more of Siobhan's siblings.Still, all in all, this was a good read for some light escapism with a relatively tame murder mystery. I will continue on with the next in the series and see how it goes.
    • 4/5
      "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." - Proverbs 16:18 Ahh, whoever said the Irish aren't proud, really do not know them well. You really can't fault them on that count as there's much of which to be proud. This holds true in the case of a wealthy American of Irish descent visiting the Green Isle while digging into his family history. That is until he winds up dead - above ground - in the local churchyard among those who went before. Newly made Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan, is first official on scene at the local churchyard after being rousted by Father Kearney. She knows she should have called it in first, being that she's so new to the force. But Father Kearney is just a tad too insistent and who could argue with the good Father. Plus with the snow just starting and evidence soon to be obscured, time was of the essence. This third book in series was my first foray into Carlene O'Connor's Irish Village Mystery series and what a delightful cozy mystery it turned out to be. Loved it enough to request from the local library the first two books of the series. Sláinte!Synopsis (from book's dust jacket):The village of Kilbane in County Cork, Ireland, has a new garda--and her first case is a grave matter indeed . . .It's official! Siobhán is now Garda O'Sullivan, and her five siblings couldn't be prouder. While brother James runs Naomi's Bistro, Siobhán is doing her part to keep the village safe. Of course, Kilbane is pretty quiet compared to a place like Dublin, where Macdara Flannery has gone to be a detective sergeant.Then one night the local priest summons Siobhán to the church cemetery. There's a dead man in the graveyard--aboveground. He lies shot on a blanket of freshly fallen snow, hand stretched out toward a nearby headstone. He's a stranger, but the priest has heard talk of an American tourist in town, searching for his Irish ancestor.A detective sergeant is dispatched from Dublin to assist with the case, and as fate would have it, it's Macdara. After his parting, things are awkward between them, but they have to work together. They learn the victim was from Dublin--Dublin, Ohio, that is. And when his family members are located and told of his murder, the plot thickens. Siobhán begins to dig for a motive among the gnarled roots of the family tree. But as long-buried secrets are unearthed, she and Macdara will need to stay two steps ahead of the killer or end up with more than one foot in the grave.
    • 4/5
      The night before Siobhán O’Sullivan is due to start her first day as a Garda (police) in her hometown of Kilbane, Ireland, Father Kearney, the local priest, knocks on the O’Sullivan family’s door at half past one AM. After hearing a gunshot, Father Kearney had investigated and found a dead body in the church graveyard. Although Siobhán is not yet technically a Garda, she has been successful in catching two previous murderers in Kilbane, and Father Kearney wants her to be the first on the scene. The next day when the case is officially assigned, Siobhán is chagrined to discover that she will be reporting to DS Macdara Flannery, her former boyfriend, who has moved to Dublin while she attended police college. Siobhán and Macdara learn that the murdered man and his family are from Dublin, Ohio and are visiting Ireland to research their family’s ties to Kilbane. They must put aside their feelings and work together to discover which of his family might have wanted him dead.Murder in an Irish Churchyard is the 3rd book in Carlene O’Connor’s Irish Village series. Carlene is an American author whose great-grandmother emigrated from Ireland with many stories about Ireland. O’Connor also writes under her real name, Mary Carter. I’ve read the previous two books in the Irish Village series and was fortunate enough to receive this book courtesy of NetGalley and Kensington in exchange for an honest review.I have enjoyed this cozy mystery series. While it is possible for this book to be read as a standalone, I think it makes the book more enjoyable to know the background from the previous two books. The mystery here is unique, well-plotted and holds together logically. The recurring characters, mainly Siobhán’s five brothers and sisters and a few townspeople, are fun and engaging characters, although there is less emphasis on the family in this book than in the prior books. I also appreciate that although the series started out centered around the family’s business, Naomi’s Bistro, O’Connor has progressed the main character, Siobhán. She has gone from primarily running the family business to becoming a Garda, so there is a logical reason for her to become involved in a criminal investigation. I was also excited that Dublin, Ohio, my home, was mentioned in the book. Carlene graciously responded to my email, and I found that she has visited here for the annual Irish Fest. She also told me that she had signed another three-book deal for the series.I recommend this book, and series, to anyone who enjoys a fun and well-written cozy mystery. I’m looking forward to the next three books in the series.
    • 4/5
      Siobhan is now a garda, but this story still has a cozy mystery feel about it. So much revolves around Siobhan and her relationships with her siblings as well as her relationship with Macdara Flannery that it is more about that than it is about actual police procedures. And really, Siobhan relies more on her intuition than anything else. In this story, an American tourist is found dead in the churchyard. He and his family are filming a documentary, and he is looking for his Irish roots. Alas, Americans don’t come off very well: the family is always bickering and seem to be more worried about what they will inherit than about the father’s death. It’s still an interesting mystery, but even more interesting are the discussions between Siobhan and Macdara when they finally clear the air and resolve their differences.