"A delightfully twisty festive mystery - perfect for anyone who loves their Christmas cheer with a slice of murder."
Christmas in West Cork should be about family, music, and peace on Earth but for Siobhán O’Sullivan and her five siblings, it’s anything but. When they descend on a tiny Irish village for a family Christmas, you just know it’s going to go pear-shaped from the start.
Four years have passed since the O’Sullivans lost their parents, and Siobhán gave up her place at Trinity College to care for her brood. This year, they’ve travelled to West Cork to spend the holidays with Siobhán’s eldest brother James, his fiancée Elise Elliott, and her rather illustrious - and complicated - family.
Elise’s grandfather, a world-renowned conductor is preparing a grand concert on Christmas Eve but it doesn’t quite go to plan.
Secrets simmer, lies tangle, and the welcome is anything but warm when a body turns up in the old whiskey mill under suspicious circumstances. Garda Siobhán O’Sullivan can’t help but be drawn into the investigation, despite Garda Cooley’s pointed warnings to stay out of his case. It’s soon clear that someone is orchestrating more than music this Christmas, and Siobhán must move fast before the killer plays their final note.
With its charming Irish setting, and delicious mix of family drama, festivity, and murder, Murder at an Irish Christmas is a perfect festive cosy mystery. In this her eighth Irish Village Mystery Carlene O’Connor captures both the warmth and chaos of an Irish Christmas - proving that in the season of goodwill, it’s not just the turkey that gets carved.
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