Murder At An Irish Bakery
Book Nine in the Irish Village Mystery series
By Carlene O’Connor
Fia O’Ferrell’s family bakery, Pie Pie Love, is in danger of shutting down. Her hope is a week-long baking contest, featuring Ireland’s best bakers. Even famous Irish baker Aoife McBride, not seen since a public meltdown a few months ago, is coming to Kilbane to compete. The competition is also being filmed for television, bringing Pie Pie Love much-needed publicity.
The promise of endless baked goods, specifically desserts, means this baking competition is Garda Siobhán O’Sullivan’s dream assignment. The assignment quickly turns into a bad dream when a protester, trying to stop the show, is murdered. The bad dream morphs into a nightmare when bodies begin to pile up, but clues and the murderer’s identity remain elusive.
In Murder at an Irish Bakery, the O’Sullivan Six have moved to a new home. They are growing up and branching out into new lives and careers. Siobhán, married a year, is a happy as she’s ever been, while at the same time is she is trying to come to grips with the fact her siblings are spreading their wings.
The mystery is also tricky to solve. Figuring out the puzzle isn’t just figuring out the ‘who dun it,’ but also the ‘how was it done.” Sometimes the ‘who dun it’ isn’t hard to pinpoint, but the ‘how was it done’ keeps me guessing until the end of the book. I’ve read all the books in this series, and what keeps me reading are not only the tricky mysteries, but the way the characters continue to evolve and change, without losing their strong family bonds. That foundation is what gives them the courage to grow into individuals, knowing there is a safe place to land if needed.
Other books in the series
Murder on an Irish Farm #8
Murder in an Irish Bookshop #7
Murder at an Irish Christmas #6
Murder in an Irish Cottage #5
Murder in an Irish Pub #4
Murder in an Irish Churchyard #3
Murder at an Irish Wedding #2
Murder in an Irish Village #1
Publishing Information
Kensington Cozies
320 Pages, 5.90 x 8.54 x 1.10 in
ISBN: 9781496730817
ON SALE: 02/21/2023
FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / WOMEN SLEUTHS
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