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Articles by Carlene O’Connor
Halloween Cupcake Murder
Don’t touch that cupcake—at least, not until Halloween. Amateur sleuths investigate when cupcakes become the weapon of choice in this collection of cozy novellas. In Carlene O’Connor’s “Halloween Cupcake Murder,” Tara’s first Halloween in Galway, Ireland, involves a dead shop owner whose face is smeared with a cupcake and a group calling themselves the Samhain Six, who ask her to join them. April Claus brings a new holiday and trouble to Santaland in Liz Ireland’s “Mrs.
Books to Borrow Martinsburg Public Library Recommends
Books to Borrow Martinsburg Public Library Recommends ‘No Strangers Here’ By Carlene O’Connor Share Tweet 0 Comments February 2, 2023 A small seaside town in southwest Ireland provides a vivid setting for secrets, scandal, grudges, and murder. The suspicious death of wealthy horse farm owner, Jimmy O’Reilly brings veterinarian Dimpna Wilde back to her hometown of Dingle. While all of her family still reside there, Dimpna’s trips home from her life in Dublin have been few.
Christmas Scarf Murder
Review by Kristina A, Reviewer Last updated on 15 Sep 2022 Christmas Scarf Murder by Carlene O’Connor, Maddie Day, and Peggy Ehrhart contains three cute holiday themed cozy mysteries. All three stories are well-written and fit nicely into their respective series. I like how the Christmas scarf theme fit into each story. I thought Maddie Day had a clever method of murder. I wish there had been more investigating by Robbie Jordan in Scarfed Down.
Murder in Connemara
Review by Kristina A, Reviewer Last updated on 11 Sep 2021 My Recommendation Murder in Connemara by Carlene O’Connor is the 2nd A Home to Ireland Mystery. It can be read as a standalone, but I believe readers will have a better understanding of Tara if they read Murder in Galway first. I enjoyed the beautiful descriptions of Ireland, the architecture, and the items in Tara’s shop. The author really brought the Irish countryside to life for me.
Carlene O’Connor’s Distractions
Carlene O’Connor’s Distractions Posted on September 2, 2020 Updated on September 1, 2020 Are you ready for the first Christmas book of the season? Carlene O’Connor is the author of the Irish Village Mysteries. Her new one, Murder at an Irish Christmas, will be released October 27. It’s not too early to pre-order a copy. That book, and the others in her series, can be ordered through the Web Store.
Mystery Scene
In the fifth escapade in Carlene O’Connor’s Irish Village series, a personal tragedy takes Garda partners, lovers, and now newly and secretly engaged Macdara “Dara” Flannery and Siobhán O’Sullivan from their home in Kilbane County Cork to the tiny Irish hamlet of Ballysiogdun to investigate the suspicious death of Dara’s aunt, Ellen, and to console his grieving blind cousin Jane, who was the one to find her mother’s body.
9 Thrilling Seaside Mysteries That’ll Sweep You Away
Promoted by Kensington Books An ocean of intrigue awaits. Updated on 06 May 2019 On a pleasant day, the sea can put you at ease. After all, what’s better than a stroll along a sandy beach listening to the lapping of the waves? But just like that, the sky grows dark, the fog rolls in, and the mood shifts from relaxing to downright ominous. Perhaps that’s why the sea makes for a perfect backdrop to a thrilling mystery—as evidenced by the must-read seaside mystery books below.
Murder in an Irish Pub By Carlene O’Connor: Review/Giveaway/Interview
by Sandra Murphy Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, we have a review this week of Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O’Connor, along with a fun interview with Carlene aka Mary Carter where she shares some of her favorite things about St. Patrick’s Day. Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of Murder in an Irish Pub. There is also a link to purchase it Amazon, and an indie bookstore where a portion of the sale goes to help support KRL.
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