Murder in an Irish Pub
-
- $179.00
-
- $179.00
Descripción editorial
Bestselling author Carlene O’Connor’s fourth novel in the acclaimed Irish Village Mystery series is now available in trade paperback!
When competing card sharps stir up Siobhán O’Suullivan’s quiet Irish village, a poker tournament turns into a game of Hangman…
In the small village of Kilbane in County Cork, for a cuppa tea or a slice of brown bread, you go to Naomi’s Bistro, managed by the many siblings of the lively O'Sullivan brood. For a pint or a game of darts—or for the poker tournament that's just come to town—it’s the pub you want.
One player’s reputation precedes him: Eamon Foley, a tinker out of Dublin, called the Octopus for playing like he has eight hands under the table. But when Foley is found at the end of a rope, swinging from the rafters of Rory Mack’s pub, it’s time for the garda to take matters into their own hands. Macdara Flannery would lay odds it’s a simple suicide—after all, there’s a note and the room was locked. But Siobhán suspects foul play, as does Foley’s very pregnant widow. Perhaps one of Foley’s fellow finalists just raised the stakes to life and death. With conflicting theories on the crime—not to mention the possibility of a proposal—tensions are running high between Siobhán and Macdara. Soon it’s up to Siobhán to call a killer’s bluff, but if she doesn’t play her cards right, she may be the next one taken out of the game . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
O'Connor's pleasing fourth Irish Village mystery (after 2018's Murder in an Irish Churchyard) finds officer Siobh n O'Sullivan and her significant other, Det. Sgt. Macdara Flannery, coping with crowds, gambling, and excessive drinking during a high-stakes poker tournament in Kilbane, County Cork. When cheating occurs, followed by the death of the renowned player dubbed the Octopus in a pub's locked storeroom, Siobh n is skeptical about the verdict of suicide, though a note was found with the body. Suspects include the Octopus's two rivals, a mysterious blond waitress who may have been in cahoots with the Octopus, and townspeople who bet far more than they could afford to lose. Siobh n also worries about the potential involvement of her many siblings, a reputed jewel thief in town, the state of her relationship with Macdara, and the well-being of the waitress and the Octopus's pregnant wife. A clever twist on the locked-room mystery and the convivial village community will leave cozy readers well satisfied.