Murder at an Irish Christmas
An unputdownable Irish village mystery
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $1.99
Publisher Description
Murder rearranges the Yuletide carols into unexpected eulogies...
The O’Sullivans are spending Christmas in West Cork with brother James’s fiancée Elise’s family, including her grandfather, the famous orchestral conductor Enda Elliot. When they learn everyone will choose a name from a hat to buy a music-related Christmas gift for someone else at the gathering, it seems like their greatest concern–until the cantankerous conductor is discovered crushed under a ninety-pound harp in a local concert hall.
With the extended family–including Enda’s much-younger new wife Leah, a virtuoso violinist–suspected in his murder, it’s up to Siobhán to ensure the guilty party faces the music. But as a snowstorm strands both families in a lavish farmhouse on a cliff, Siobhán had better pick up the tempo–before the killer orchestrates another untimely demise...
A charming Christmas cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Margaret Mayhew and Dee Macdonald.
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O'Connor's solid sixth Irish Village mystery (after Murder in an Irish Cottage) finds levelheaded garda Siobh n O'Sullivan off duty for the holidays, or so she thinks. The six O'Sullivan siblings are spending a snowy Christmas with their oldest brother James's fianc e, violinist Elise Elliot, and her family in a rustic West Cork village, where everyone is looking forward to a sold-out concert by Elise's grandfather, conductor Enda Elliot, and his orchestra. Then Enda is found dead underneath a harp in the concert hall. A broken railing in the second-floor gallery above suggests he may have taken an accidental fall with the harp, but Siobh n suspects foul play. She immediately catches Elise in a lie about Enda, and wonders what else the Elliot family and their friends are hiding. The astute Siobh n wants to learn all she can about Enda's scorned second wife, the much younger violin virtuoso widow, and the adult kids awaiting an inheritance. Fully realized characters enhance this skillfully plotted tale as it builds to a twist ending. This seasonal Irish treat is sure to please cozy fans.
