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A Grand Tale of Murder and Revenge and Vindication

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017

It has been a long time since I sat up to the wee hours to be so engaged in a book such as Murder in an Irish Village. I even double checked how to pronounce the names of some of the characters to make sure I had them right (although it was mostly the protagonist, Siobhan's. Once that was settled I have enjoyed the plot development throughout, albeit not the deaths of her parents that set things in motion, the protestations of innocence of the condemned , and bodies found lying about. That is the overarching outline..every thing including Siobhan's 5 siblings, her giving up a stint to join her BFF's in Dublin to go to University, proving her brother's innocence while running a successful bistro. And of course the handsome lads that present themselves to her as potential courtiers , all while she searches for the truth and the true villain. Oh my, my, this is a grand tale if I ever read one

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Magi

Not a good depiction of Irish people

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2020

Sorry Irish people but this book made you seem truly unlikeable. The Irish villagers depicted are an insular, backwards, narrow-minded bunch and made me want to stay as far away from Ireland as possible. The heroine proudly asserts that she doesn’t like to eat Chinese food because she is traditional or some such nonsense. Ok we get it- brown bread and Barry’s tea are the best. If I had to read ‘jaysus’ or ‘eedjit’ one more time I was going to tear my hair out. I really enjoy sarcasm and dry wit but when these characters were sarcastic with each other it just came off as nasty. The six brothers and sisters came off as annoying rather than endearing.

On to the mystery- it wasn’t terrible. I did want to know what had happened and although it was not entirely believable it wasn’t completely unsatisfying. It did take forever to get there and the heroine acts in a ridiculous manner throughout. The cop guy also never answered his phone at the most crucial moments. What kind of cop lets his phone go to voicemail so much during a crucial murder investigation?

Will not continue with rest of series.

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Magi

Not a good depiction of Irish people

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2020

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Anne Mills

Too Cute A Novel, Too Predictable A Heroine, BUT I Kept On Reading

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2017

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This was for me a particularly aggravating crime novel -- the kind that drives you crazy while you're reading it, but that keeps you reading until the bitter end. Why crazy-making? First, I found it hard to follow, what with everyone whirling about at a great rate. Secondly, the self- conscious Irishness of many of the characters seemed overdone. Finally, the heroine is one of those who insists on putting herself in danger -- she won't tell the policeman about the threatening letter, she will drop heavy-handed hints of suspicion around possible murderers, and she will go to the private meeting at the secluded cottage where --- you get the drift. Still and all, I kept reading to the end, because I wanted to find out who had done it, or rather I wanted to find out if my guess as to who had done it was correct. It was. I toyed with reading the next in the series, "Murder at an Irish Wedding", but have not yet succumbed. Shall probably do so, and will probably resent it.

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Couldn't continue on

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2021

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I generally like cozy mysteries, but I hot half way and couldn't read it any more. Breaking into people's places and snooping through their things was more than I could bear. It seemed that crossing herself made everything ok. I would have liked to see the police more involved in the solving of the mystery.
Also someone who was responsible for younger kids she certainly didn't set good examples. As long as she was helping her brother everything was supposedly ok. Don't know if at a later time I'll get back to it. Much better books out there to read

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GLThaler

A Grand Tale of Murder and Revenge and Vindication

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017

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R. C. Elder

Slow Starter, Ends Well.

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2017

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I read a lot of mysteries and basically enjoyed this one. The description of small village life in Ireland was interesting and one of the reasons I liked the book. She painted a picture with fine detail allowing you to feel that you were actually there. The mystery itself, when finally presented was done well. I have to admit, I did not have any idea of who the killer was until the end of the book. Overall I would recommend this book. However, there were a few things that I didn't like. First, the story took awhile to develop. Much of the first chapters were spent on laying out the background for what eventually was the main reason for the murder. If you like a mystery that slowly develops then this is the book for you. I am not as patient. The second thing that I personally had problem with was the names of the characters. Several were In Gaelic spelling and I had no idea how to pronounce them. This may be a silly thing, but it kept me from really getting close to the characters. Every time I would come across a name, it was just these letters that barred me from getting to identify with them. As I said that was just me. I finally went the internet and got the pronounciation for each name...boy was that an eye opener. And it did make a difference in my enjoyment of the story. So, to sum up, the story is a good one, well written. But because I tend to like my mysteries take off a little sooner and with names I can pronounce(sorry), I do not intend to read the rest of the series..

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Allyson M. W. Dyar

A Murder in Ireland

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2020

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Siobhán O’Sullivan has had her own 2020: her parents were killed in an accident leaving the young woman to not only keep the family's bistro open and running, but raising her multitude of siblings.

If that wasn't enough, a dead body was found in the cafe. Needing to keep both her family together and the bistro open, Siobhán goes about investigating the murder despite the local police admonishing her.

This was a great read. The author really puts the reader in Ireland where the story takes place, using plenty of Gaelic terms (thankfully, there is a list of common words and phrases to consult as well as pronunciations).

I enjoyed the book so much that when another book popped up at a great price, I didn't hesitate to grab it and will review it probably sometime next year.

The books is a solid <b>4 paws</b> -- especially for those of us who enjoy reading mysteries with settings other than the United States.

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Unable to Warm Up to this Cozy Mystery

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017

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I couldn't finish it. I may try to get back to it at some time because I dislike not finishing a book, but the writing was so poor. I thought that if I heard the narrator say, "he said" or "she said" one more time during the dialogues between the characters, my brain would emplode. I had to stop reading the book. I kept asking myself, "Where is the editor?" If the dialogue ending pattern had been varied just a bit, I might have been able to suspend my internal editor and continue with the story, but I wasn't able to do it. A disappointment.

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mary a.

Absolutely awesome mystery!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2016

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This book is very well written. The characters are all very interesting . It was at tines funny and moving. I could not put it down. It keeps you in suspense until the very end. I hope it will be a series. I cannot wait until the next book.

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Pam

Irish Village characters and close ties

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022

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Thanks to author, Carlene O'Connor, for the section on pronunciation and glossary of terms Siobhan (Shiv awn) is only twenty-two and instead of living the college life in Dublin, she's helping brother James to run the family bistro and be guardian to her younger siblings since their parents were killed by a drunk driver. It's a lot to handle and now James is suspected of murdering the brother of the drunk driver. She's stepping on the local garda's (police) toes by investigating on her own, bringing danger to herself. Aside from murder, you will find each of the younger ones to be as you would expect children of their age. The youngest has no filter and blurts out anything in all honesty, one of the girls is very dramatic and sympathetic, the other is on the cusp of independent womanhood, and the other younger boy is ready to fight for the protection of his family. There are some humorous incidents, touching ones, and refreshingly, Siobhan ends this first book making decisions quickly and efficiently. I did enjoy this cozy murder mystery and will continue the series.

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Pearl

Good, lazy Saturday light reading

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2022

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Murder mysteries aren't my general choice of genre (except for old classics like Agatha Christy's Miss Marple or Hercules Poirot, or perhaps the Father Brown mysteries and such-like), but having read the sample chapters of all of Carlene O'Connor's "Irish Village Mysteries", I decided that these stories would be just the ticket to my once a year " whodunnit" cravings, so I bought the whole series!

A pleasant romance novel crossed with a murder mystery, Ms. O'Connor's Irish Village Mysteries are pretty good light reading for rainy Saturdays for even the youngest fan of the genre, a quality I find refreshing.

If your up for a mystery, but not an "R" rated one, give "Murder in an Irish Village" and the rest of the books in the series a read.

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