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I was looking for a Christmas story to enjoy this time of year. And if it wasn’t as intense and brilliant as most of the books I search out, it would be just fine.
I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this audiobook!! It is my first novel by this lovely author, Carlene O’Connor, and featured Caroline Lennon, the uber talented and easy to listen to narrator.
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What I appreciated was really getting a feel for family life and village life in County Cork, Ireland.
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I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this audiobook!! It is my first novel by this lovely author, Carlene O’Connor, and featured Caroline Lennon, the uber talented and easy to listen to narrator.
Check. Check.
What I appreciated was really getting a feel for family life and village life in County Cork, Ireland.
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AUTHOR O'Connor, Carlene
TITLE Murder in an Irish Village
DATE READ 04/06/19
RATING 4.5/ B+
FIRST SENTENCE Siobhan O'Sullivan hurried through lush green fields, adjusting every so often for the bumps and dips of the terrain, imagining that from high above, Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, must look like an ocean of green, rendering her a mere speck at sea.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Cozy Mystery/Kensington/2016/334 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE SA
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2019 Reading Goal 54/111;
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TITLE Murder in an Irish Village
DATE READ 04/06/19
RATING 4.5/ B+
FIRST SENTENCE Siobhan O'Sullivan hurried through lush green fields, adjusting every so often for the bumps and dips of the terrain, imagining that from high above, Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, must look like an ocean of green, rendering her a mere speck at sea.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Cozy Mystery/Kensington/2016/334 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE SA
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2019 Reading Goal 54/111;
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A really good new series, this book is the first and is set in Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland. The plot features the O'Sullivan family, six young siblings who are trying to keep the family bistro going after the sudden death of their parents. Siobhan, the oldest girl, find herself in a hunt for a murderer who parked the victim in the bistro and then framed her brother James. The whole family gets involved, but it does indeed 'take a village' to solve this murder. This is a good beginning to the
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An authentic feeling book set in Ireland. The use of Irish phrases and words adds a truly authentic feel to the characters. It’s easy to visualize the countryside around Cork and in Kilbane in particular. The mystery is well written including the why and who. The small village was leveraged to add to the difficulty in solving because who wants to suspect someone they’ve known their whole lives and who have reached out to help your family. Add to it the mysterious Yank with unknown intentions and
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I just came from Ireland, and I didn't have time to go to Cork, so I thought this would bring me there. Murder aside, this was not good for tourism.
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