Death at Whitewater Church
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Publisher Description
A missing groom—a deconsecrated church—a hidden crypt—a skeleton wrapped in a blanket
When a skeleton is discovered in the hidden crypt of a deconsecrated church, everyone is convinced the bones must be those of Conor Devitt, a local man who went missing on his wedding day six years previously. But the postmortem reveals otherwise.
Solicitor Benedicta "Ben" O'Keeffe is acting for the owners of the church. She is reluctant to get involved, but when Conor's brother dies in strange circumstances shortly after coming to see her, she finds herself drawn into the mystery. Whose is the skeleton in the crypt and how did it get there? Is Conor Devitt still alive, and if so, is there a link? What happened on the morning of his wedding to make him disappear?
Negotiating between the official investigation—headed up by the handsome but surly Sergeant Tom Molloy—and obstructive locals with secrets of their own, Ben unravels layers of personal and political history to get to the truth of what happened six years before.
Death at Whitewater Church is the first in a series of Ben O'Keeffe mysteries set on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland.
Perfect for fans of Louise Penny, PD James, and Donna Leon
While all of the novels in the Inishowen Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:
Death at Whitewater Church
Treacherous Strand
The Well of Ice
Murder at Greysbridge (coming November 2021)
The Body Falls (coming November 2022)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Solicitor Benedicta "Ben" O'Keeffe, the intelligent, determined heroine of Irish author Carter's atmospheric first novel and series launch, runs the "most northerly solicitor's office in Ireland" on the Inishowen Peninsula. "Last legal advice before Iceland," she thinks she should put on her notepaper. A routine job takes her to inspect a deconsecrated church, where, in the crypt, she and the surveyor accompanying her spot a human skeleton. When word gets out of this grisly find, many believe that the remains belong to a local man who disappeared on his wedding day six years earlier. Sgt. Tom Molloy, a friend of Ben's, investigates. That a barred gate locked the victim in suggests foul play. A chance encounter with the pathologist who conducts the postmortem triggers painful memories of a personal loss that Ben suffered eight years before. A potential romance with Tom provides further complications. The complex, slow-moving plot can be challenging to follow at times, but readers will feel the effort is well worth it.)
Customer Reviews
Interesting story but…
I enjoyed the setting, story, and characters. However, starting out it was F-this and Jesus as exclamations almost in every paragraph. It did ease up but still scattered throughout. I doubt I’ll read anymore by this author because of this.
Keeps you guessing who did it.
A good page turner, hoping to get more clues as to who is to blame.
Great read
Awesome read. Love it from beginning to end