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Carlene O’Connor is the USA Today Bestselling author of The Irish Village Mystery Series, The Home to Ireland Series and the County Kerry Mystery series. The first in the County Kerry Series, NO STRANGERS HERE received a starred review from Kirkus and was the Mystery Pick of the Month at Barnes and Noble in September of 2023. 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. She currently lives in New Mexico.

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Average rating: 3.96 · 138,868 ratings · 12,242 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder in an Irish Village (An Irish Village Mystery, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 28,895 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at an Irish Wedding (An Irish Village Mystery, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 12,578 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Strangers Here (County Kerry Mystery, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 11,288 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in an Irish Churchyard (Irish Village Mystery, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 10,403 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in an Irish Pub (Irish Village Mystery #4) 4.14 avg rating — 9,269 ratings — published 2019 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in an Irish Cottage (Irish Village Mystery, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 7,990 ratings — published 2020 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at an Irish Christmas (Irish Village Mystery, #6) 3.97 avg rating — 7,870 ratings — published 2020 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in an Irish Bookshop (Irish Village Mystery, #7) 4.04 avg rating — 6,726 ratings — published 2021 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder on an Irish Farm (Irish Village Mystery, #8) 4.18 avg rating — 5,852 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at an Irish Bakery (Irish Village Mystery, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 5,413 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Carlene O'Connor

Irish Village Mystery (12 books)
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Carlene O'Connor (Goodreads Author)

3.97 avg rating — 110,542 ratings

County Kerry Mystery (5 books)
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Carlene O'Connor (Goodreads Author)

3.99 avg rating — 18,872 ratings

Home to Ireland Mystery (3 books)
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Carlene O'Connor (Goodreads Author),

Peggy Ehrhart (Goodreads Author),

Liz Ireland (Goodreads Author)

3.82 avg rating — 7,604 ratings

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“A life that was surprisingly full, even though it was simple. Or maybe because it was simple.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

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“Every person is like a lock, her da used to say. If you want to spring them open, you just have to find the right key.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

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“through. Grief was a thief, stealing bits of you like a vulture, pecking anew when you least expected it. “I went to the restroom after we took the photo,” Brandon said, snapping his fingers.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Churchyard

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Voting for October 2018 group read - set in Ireland

In the Woods by Tana French

11 votes, 40.7%

White Bones by Graham Masterton

5 votes, 18.5%

Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O'Connor

4 votes, 14.8%

Borderlands by Brian McGilloway

2 votes, 7.4%

The Lost and the Blind by Declan Burke

2 votes, 7.4%

The Guards by Ken Bruen

2 votes, 7.4%

Can Anybody Help Me? by Sinéad Crowley

1 vote, 3.7%

Little Bones by Sam Blake

0 votes, 0.0%

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