‘Tis not unusual to discover there is many a hidden t’ing in Ireland and I’m not talking about the fairies, or the selkies or a hidden pot o’ gold but secrets I tell you. Now there are some secrets that may be taken to the grave and there are still others that may find you digging your own.
Blanche Murningham finds a bit of both in A Deathly Irish Secret.
In her fourth Blanche Murningham Mystery, author Nancy Nau Sullivan sends her journalist-amateur sleuth and her sister-cousin Haasi from the tropical Gulf Beaches of Santa Maria Island, Florida across the pond on what was meant to be a grand Irish holiday after Blanche’s beloved gran Maeve bequeaths her a share in an Irish castle and the cash for the trip.
After a murder takes place their first night in Castle Dunfaedan, Blanche’s holiday becomes a new investigation, where she is not only a witness but a suspect as well. The key to finding the killer lays with the accidental or not so-accidental death of a member of her Irish family tree.
I was hooked from the opening treasure hunt and enjoyed the rich characters, story (sans sister-cousins reference ad infinitum) and plot twists very much. However, I am the daughter of Annie O’Neill herself and according to Ancestry DNA have 47 percent Irish blood running through my veins. It may be a personal bias but I had hoped to feel just a wee bit more of the “home to Ireland” experience in my bones and carry it with me until I can visit the auld sod myself.
I recommend A Deathly Irish Secret to cozy mystery fans, to be enjoyed with a cuppa or a tall glass of your favorite iced tea. I received this advance reader copy courtesy of Book Sirens. This review is fair and impartial.
Order online or buy now at your favorite independent bookstore. Mine is Sellers Books and Art in Jim Thorpe, PA.
Blanche Murningham finds a bit of both in A Deathly Irish Secret.
In her fourth Blanche Murningham Mystery, author Nancy Nau Sullivan sends her journalist-amateur sleuth and her sister-cousin Haasi from the tropical Gulf Beaches of Santa Maria Island, Florida across the pond on what was meant to be a grand Irish holiday after Blanche’s beloved gran Maeve bequeaths her a share in an Irish castle and the cash for the trip.
After a murder takes place their first night in Castle Dunfaedan, Blanche’s holiday becomes a new investigation, where she is not only a witness but a suspect as well. The key to finding the killer lays with the accidental or not so-accidental death of a member of her Irish family tree.
I was hooked from the opening treasure hunt and enjoyed the rich characters, story (sans sister-cousins reference ad infinitum) and plot twists very much. However, I am the daughter of Annie O’Neill herself and according to Ancestry DNA have 47 percent Irish blood running through my veins. It may be a personal bias but I had hoped to feel just a wee bit more of the “home to Ireland” experience in my bones and carry it with me until I can visit the auld sod myself.
I recommend A Deathly Irish Secret to cozy mystery fans, to be enjoyed with a cuppa or a tall glass of your favorite iced tea. I received this advance reader copy courtesy of Book Sirens. This review is fair and impartial.
Order online or buy now at your favorite independent bookstore. Mine is Sellers Books and Art in Jim Thorpe, PA.