An Irish Bookshop Murder by Lucy Connelly

 An Irish Bookshop Murder

Book Summary

Meet Ireland’s newest daring detective: she’s a bookstore owner, a coffee lover, and a crime writer. Now Mercy McCarthy needs a little Irish luck as she takes on her first case!

After receiving unexpected inheritance from her grandfather, Mercy and her twin sister Lizzie are now the proud owners of a charming antique bookshop in the tiny Irish village of Shamrock Cove. But before they can take in the beautiful view of the sea, one of their neighbors drops dead!

Mercy finds the Judge, a well-respected man who lives next door, dying on his own doorstep. She rushes to help, but with his final words, he accuses Mercy of murder! Most of their new neighbors hear his words and, with suspicion pointing at Mercy, she decides to investigate the case to clear her name.

Searching amongst the Judge’s old books, Mercy uncovers letters proving several of the townsfolk had reason to dislike the older man—but was it the local pub landlord, the kindly cook or neighborly knitter who killed him?

Then Mercy’s chief suspect turns up dead and she receives a threatening note, typed on paper from her own bookstore… Ireland was supposed to be a fresh start for Mercy and Lizzie, but dead bodies keep turning up.

Does Mercy have what it takes to nail the culprit or will the killer close the book on her time in this charming Irish village?

My Thoughts

I enjoyed reading An Irish Bookshop Murder by Lucy Connelly which is the debut of A Mercy McCarthy Mystery series. I liked Mercy McCarthy who is a mystery writer.  Mercy is protective of her twin sister, Lizzie.  Lizzie is delighted with the bookshop (I do not blame her!) that the ladies inherited and that she will be running.  I enjoyed the banter between the sisters and their close relationship.  Shamrock Cove, Ireland sounded delightful with its colorful buildings.  I especially loved the color of the bookshop.  I thought it was unique that there was a hidden entrance to Hidden Way Court where Mercy and Lizzy McCarthy were residing in the home they inherited from their grandfather. The twins’ grandfather had a penchant for puzzles, and I have a feeling there are more surprises awaiting the ladies. The residents of the court welcomed the twins with open arms except for the judge who does not have a kind word for anyone.   

The move to Ireland is a fresh start for the twins.  Unfortunately, the murder of the disagreeable judge puts a crimp in their plans.  Mercy does not like that the sisters are under a cloud of suspicion.  She dives into the whodunit to clear their names.  The suspect list is lengthy since the judge was not well liked. Mercy manages to butt heads with Kiernan, the local detective, along the way.  I had fun solving the puzzle.  There is a good cast of secondary characters with my favorites being Lolly and Kiernan.  I am looking forward to the next A Mercy McCarthy Mystery.   An Irish Bookshop Murder is a craic cozy mystery with a gan choinne inheritance, a gnóthach bookstore, cairdiúil neighbors, a dúnmharaíodh judge, and a fresh start for Cúpla sisters.  

An Irish Bookshop Murder is available from Amazon* as well as other major retailers.  You can read it for free if you have Kindle Unlimited.  The next A Mercy McCarthy Mystery is Death by the Book which comes out November 12 (it will be on Kindle Unlimited as well).  If you follow Lucy Connelly on Amazon, they will send you an email when she has a new book release.  Thank you for joining me today.  I will return tomorrow with Death Scene by Carol J. Perry.  It is the fourteenth book in The Witch City Mysteries.  I told you about my mother getting a new recliner last week.  She just loves it. I thought her favorite feature would be the electric component.  She can adjust the head, back, and feet (all with the remote).  She loves that the chair is also a rocker.  She sits there reading and rocking for hours. Amazingly, she has only lost the remote once (the find me feature comes in handy).  I hope that you have a pleasant day.  Take care and Happy Reading!

Kris

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