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From Galway, Ireland, to the North Pole, to Salem, Massachusetts, a trio of Halloween mysteries that prove the spookiest season knows no borders . . . and neither does murder! HALLOWEEN CUPCAKE MURDER by CARLENE O'CONNORWith Galway's Halloween Mystery Tour only a few days away, Tara Meehan is scouring the town's curiosity shops for spooky decorations. But when a stranger appears in her salvage shop bearing a cryptic cupcake and an ominous message, Tara suddenly finds herself tangled in a mystery with ancient Gaelic roots . . . MRS. CLAUS AND THE CANDY CORN CAPER by LIZ IRELANDChristmastown is pulling out all the stops for their Halloween celebration, but the sweet theme stokes the bitterest of rivalries amongst the elves, until tragedy strikes at Santaland's newest bakery. It's up to Mrs. Claus to to unmask a Halloween fiend . . . A TRIPLE LAYER HALLOWEEN MURDER by CAROL J. PERRYWICH-TV's Lee Barrett can't wait to cover Salem's month-long Halloween festivities. But rumors swirl after a wealthy bakery owner goes missing. Now, amid Salem's wicked revelry, Lee must conjure clues to reveal the missing millionaire . . . or the truth about his disappearance . . .

With the haunting, moody prose of Tana French and the compulsive storytelling of Dervla McTiernan or Ann Cleeves, bestselling author Carlene O’Connor lures readers to a remote village on Ireland’s southwest coast, where winding windswept roads open to spectacular views of rugged cliffs against immense, lonely beaches…and some fear a mysterious cult could be connected to the disappearance of a young pregnant woman.After two pregnant women in Dingle who have never met each receive a chilling email warning them that they’re in grave danger, the two decide to meet each other to figure out what is going on. But when one of the mothers, Shauna, a deaf woman, arrives at their meeting place at the village Spring Festival, she fears a trap and hurries off to meet the couple who plan to adopt her baby.Meanwhile, Dimpna Wilde has her hands full with lambing season and keeping track of her father, so she’s grateful for the help of a well-meaning ten-year-old boy, Dylan, at the veterinary clinic. But when the lad goes missing after going into a bog on a dare with two other boys to search for a “monster,” she is desperate to help find him.After the adoptive couple are discovered tied up in their home, telling a terrifying story of a deaf pregnant woman being abducted by a man wearing a butterfly mask, Detective Inspector Cormac O’Brien and Detective Sergeant Barbara Neely fear a repeat of a disturbing case from twenty years earlier, when a charismatic leader calling himself the Shepherd, lured poor pregnant girls into his enigmatic cult. Though allegations of baby smuggling were never proven, he’d been put away on other charges. But then they learn that the Shepherd has recently been released from prison.Trapped in a cold, dark room with a frightened boy, Shauna fears for their lives as well as that of her unborn baby. If she has any chance of getting out and away from the Moth Man, as she calls her abductor, she’ll have to figure out the truth behind who she really is and how that connects to the ordeal she finds herself in now. But time is running out and her baby will be born soon . . .

Organising a wedding can be murder...The entire OâEUR(TM)Sullivan brood have gathered at St. MaryâEUR(TM)s Church for the wedding of Siobhán OâEUR(TM)Sullivan and Macdara Flannery. ItâEUR(TM)s not every day you see two garda marrying each other. Only SiobhánâEUR(TM)s brother James is missing, and they canâEUR(TM)t start without him. When James finally comes racing in, heâEUR(TM)s covered in dirt and babbling heâEUR(TM)s found a human skeleton in the old slurry pit at the farmhouse that Macdara has just purchased. Duty calls, so the engaged garda decide to put the wedding on hold to investigate. James leads them to a skeleton clothed in rags that resemble a tattered tuxedo. An elderly neighbor is convinced these must be the remains of her one true love who never showed up on their wedding day fifty years ago. The garda have a cold case on their hands, which heats up the following day when a fresh corpse appears on top of the bridegroomâEUR(TM)s bones. With a killer at large, they need to watch their backs - or the nearly wedded couple may be parted by death before theyâEUR(TM)ve even taken their vows... A charming cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Margaret Mayhew and Betty Rowlands.

Someone has served up a show-stopping murder...In Kilbane, conflicting opinions are plentiful. There's one thing everyone agrees on though - the nearby bakery is the best in County Cork. It's no wonder they're about to be featured on a reality baking show. But the competitors aren't all are as sweet as their confections. There are shenanigans on the first day of filming that put everyone on edge. But they're nothing compared to day two, when the first round ends and the top contestant is found face-down in her signature pie. The producers decide to continue filming while Siobhán and her husband, Garda Macdara Flannery, sift through the suspects. Was this a case of rivalry turned lethal, or are their other motives hidden in the mix? And can they uncover the truth before another baker is eliminated permanently?A fun cosy mystery for fans of Dee MacDonald and Frances Evesham.

"MRS. CLAUS AND THE LUCKLESS LEPRECHAUN by LIZ IRELAND: Spring in Santaland means two things: the elves have more leisure time and iceball season is in full swing! To celebrate, April Claus's friend, Claire, whips up some minty milkshakes for her bustling ice cream shop, Santaland Scoop. But when the St. Paddy's promotion makes one elf the target of a decidedly unlucky strike, Mrs. Claus and her friends must figure out if the attack was a failed hit job, a crime of passion, or an extremely unfortunate accident . . ."--Publisher marketing.

"Set in Ireland's striking, rugged countryside, a dark, atmospheric new crime fiction series follows an Irish veterinarian grappling with life, death, family dynamics, and the secrets at the heart of her small community"--

Eine clevere Detektivin auf den Spuren eines mysteriösen Mordes …Der humorvolle Auftakt der Cosy Crime-Reihe im idyllischen IrlandIm kleinen verschlafenen Dorf Kilbane an der südlichen Küste Irlands treffen sich die Dorfbewohner tagein, tagaus in Naomi's Bistro. Wenn hier nicht gerade Schwarzbrot gegessen oder Tee genossen wird, finden sich alle für den neusten Klatsch und Trasch zusammen. Die junge Siobhán O'Sullivan führt das nach der verstorbenen Mutter benannte Familienbistro zusammen mit ihren fünf Geschwistern. Immer noch lastet der tragische Verlust der Eltern schwer auf ihnen, doch es kommt noch schlimmer: Eines Morgens, als sie wie gewohnt das Bistro öffnen wollen, entdecken sie einen Toten, der im Anzug gekleidet an einem Tisch sitzt - und eine pinkfarbene Friseurschere steckt in seiner Brust. Die Polizei verdächtigt natürlich sofort die O'Sullivans. Kann die temperamentvolle Siobhán das Verbrechen aufklären, um ihr Bistro und ihre Familie zu retten?Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Ich liebe das idyllische Dorfsetting und freue mich auf weitere Fälle für Siobhan!"„Neben der Spannung kommt auch der Humor nicht zu kurz, super!"„Unterhaltsamer, kurzweiliger und charmant geschriebener Cosy Crime."„Für Irland- und Krimi-Fans einfach ein absolutes Muss!"

Set in Ireland’s striking, rugged countryside, the USA Today bestselling author’s unsettling, atmospheric new crime fiction novel combines the eerie mood of Tana French and Louise Penny with the compulsively taut plotting of Dervla McTiernan and Lucy Foley, as an Irish veterinarian grapples with life, death, family dynamics, and the secrets at the heart of her small community…BookBub Best Mysteries and Thrillers of FallOn a rocky beach in the southwest of Ireland, the body of Johnny O’Reilly, sixty-nine years old and dressed in a suit and his dancing shoes, is propped on a boulder, staring sightlessly out to sea. A cryptic message is spelled out next to the body with sixty-nine polished black stones and a discarded vial of deadly veterinarian medication lies nearby. Johnny was a wealthy racehorse owner, known far and wide as The Dancing Man. In a town like Dingle, everyone knows a little something about everyone else. But dig a bit deeper, and there’s always much more to find. And when Detective Inspector Cormac O''Brien is dispatched out of Killarney to lead the murder inquiry, he''s determined to unearth every last buried secret.Dimpna Wilde hasn’t been home in years. As picturesque as Dingle may be for tourists in search of their roots and the perfect jumper, to her it means family drama and personal complications. In fairness, Dublin hasn’t worked out quite as she hoped either. Faced with a triple bombshell—her mother rumored to be in a relationship with Johnny, her father’s dementia is escalating, and her brother is avoiding her calls—Dimpna moves back to clear her family of suspicion.Revised copy attached with changes highlighted in yellow.“Compelling…this is the best of O’Connor’s Irish mysteries to date.”—Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

The opening of a new bookstore becomes the closing chapter in an authorâEUR(TM)s life...KilbaneâEUR(TM)s new bookshop is hosting an event featuring up-and-coming Irish writers who will be taking up residency in the town for a month. Among them is indie author Deirdre Walsh, who has been causing a heated debate among the writers. She seems to have a particular distaste for the novels of Nessa Lamb. Then DeirdreâEUR(TM)s body is found the next day in the back of the store - with pages torn from NessaâEUR(TM)s books stuffed in her mouth. Now, Siobhán must uncover which of KilbaneâEUR(TM)s literary guests took DeirdreâEUR(TM)s criticisms so personally, theyâEUR(TM)d engage in foul play.... A charming cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Margaret Mayhew and Betty Rowlands.

Murder rearranges the Yuletide carols into unexpected eulogies...The OâEUR(TM)Sullivans are spending Christmas in West Cork with brother JamesâEUR(TM)s fiancÃ(c)e EliseâEUR(TM)s family, including her grandfather, the famous orchestral conductor Enda Elliot. When they learn everyone will choose a name from a hat to buy a music-related Christmas gift for someone else at the gathering, it seems like their greatest concernâEUR"until the cantankerous conductor is discovered crushed under a ninety-pound harp in a local concert hall. With the extended familyâEUR"including EndaâEUR(TM)s much-younger new wife Leah, a virtuoso violinistâEUR"suspected in his murder, itâEUR(TM)s up to Siobhán to ensure the guilty party faces the music. But as a snowstorm strands both families in a lavish farmhouse on a cliff, Siobhán had better pick up the tempoâEUR"before the killer orchestrates another untimely demise... A charming Christmas cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Margaret Mayhew and Dee Macdonald.

In the small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, Naomi's Bistro has always been a warm and welcoming spot to visit with neighbors and share a cup o' tea. But murder has a way of killing business . . . Nowadays Siobhán O'Sullivan, along with her five siblings, runs the family bistro named for their mother. It's been a rough year for the O'Sullivans, but it's about to get rougher. One morning, as they're opening the bistro, they discover a man seated at a table with a pair of hot pink barber scissors protruding from his chest. With the local garda suspecting the O'Sullivans, and their business in danger of being shunned, it's up to feisty redheaded Siobhán to solve the crime and save her beloved brood. "If Janet Evanovich and Maeve Binchy wrote a book together, Murder in an Irish Village would be the result. This one is delicious fun."-Laurien Berenson, author of Live and Let Growl "A smart whodunnit in an idyllic locale. I dare you not to be charmed by sleuth Siobhán and her siblings, the O'Sullivan Six."-Barbara Ross, author of Fogged Inn

The luck of the Irish is about to run out for someone in Kilbane...The small village of Kilbane is hosting a poker tournament at the local pub, and card sharp Eamon Foley, a tinker out of Dublin, is set to win the tournament. But when Foley is found at the end of a rope, it's time for the garda to take matters into their own hands. Macdara Flannery would lay odds it's a simple suicide, but Siobhan suspects foul play, as does Foley's pregnant widow. Perhaps one of Foley's fellow finalists just raised the stakes to life and death. With conflicting theories on the crime, tensions are running high. Soon it's up to Siobhan to call a killer's bluff, but if she doesn't play her cards right, she may be the next one taken out of the game. A gripping Irish cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and Dee Macdonald.

When faced with superstitious townsfolk, she must keep her head to find a killer. When Macdara‿s cousin Jane frantically calls for his help, Siobhán is at his side. The two garda rush from Kilbane to the rural village where Jane and her mother have recently moved. They find Jane, who is blind, outside the cottage, in a state. Inside, Aunt Ellen lies on her bed in a fancy red dress, dead. A pillow on the floor and a nearby teacup suggest the mode of death to their trained eyes: the woman has been poisoned and smothered. Devout believers in Irish folklore, the villagers insist the cottage is cursed‿built on a fairy path. It turns out Ellen Delaney was not the first to die mysteriously in this cottage. Although the townsfolk blame malevolent fairies, Siobhán and Macdara must follow the path of a murderer all too human‿but just as evil... A charming Irish cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and Margaret Mayhew.

Kilbane has a new garda, and her first case is a grave matter indeed...After solving two murders in the County Cork village of Kilbane, Siobhan O'Sullivan has accepted her calling and decided to join the Garda Siochana. The O'Sullivan clan couldn't be prouder, but there's no time to celebrate as she's already on another case, summoned by the local priest who just found a dead man in the St. Mary's graveyard-aboveground. He's a stranger, but the priest has heard talk of an American tourist in town, searching for his Irish ancestor. As Siobhan begins to dig for a motive among the gnarled roots of the victim's family tree, she will need to stay two steps ahead of the killer or end up with more than one foot in the grave. A gripping cosy Irish mystery, perfect for fans of Betty Rowlands and Margaret Mayhew.

A cunning killer turns a wedding into a wake...Any wedding is a big deal in the County Cork village of Kilbane, but with a local lad marrying a famous fashion model at Kilbane Castle, there‿s no talk of anything but the upcoming nuptials. Siobhán O‿Sullivan and her five siblings have their plates full catering the three-day affair from their bistro. But the celebratory mood suddenly turns sober when the best man is found murdered in the woods. For Siobhán, the tragic turn is more than grist for the gossip mill. Her beau, Macdara Flannery, is the prime suspect ‿ and she intends to clear his name. Now, like the bride walking down the aisle, Siobhán needs to watch her step. For as she gets closer to unveiling the truth, the murderer is planning a very chilly reception for her. An enthralling cosy village mystery set in County Cork, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and Margaret Mayhew.

Murder has a way of killing business...In the small village of Kilbane, County Cork in Ireland, Naomi‿s Bistro has always been warm and welcoming. Nowadays, twenty-two-year-old Siobhán O‿Sullivan runs the family bistro named for her mother, along with her five siblings, after the death of their parents in a car crash almost a year ago. It‿s been a rough year for the O‿Sullivans, but it‿s about to get rougher. One morning, as they‿re opening the bistro, they discover a man seated at a table with a pair of hot pink barber scissors protruding from his chest. With the local garda suspecting the O‿Sullivans, and their business in danger of being shunned, it‿s up to Siobhán to solve the crime and save her beloved brood. A charming Irish village mystery, perfect for fans of Betty Rowlands and Dee Macdonald.

In Galway County, a chance at redemption is denied by an unforgiving killer...Former New Yorker and interior designer Tara Meehan is eagerly anticipating the grand opening of her architectural salvage shop Renewals in her newly adopted home of Galway. She''s in the midst of preparations when heiress Veronica O''Farrell bursts in to announce she''s ready for some renewal of her own. To celebrate one year of sobriety, she''s invited seven people she wronged in her drinking days to historic Ballynahinch Castle Hotel in neighboring Connemara to make amends in style.But perhaps one among them is not so eager to pardon her past misdeeds. Veronica is found lying in the ruins of manor house Clifden Castle with an antique Tara Brooch buried in her heart--the same brooch Tara Meehan admired in her shop the day before, posting a photo with the caption: #Killerbrooch. Now she''s a prime suspect, along with Veronica''s guests, all of whom had motives to stab the heiress. It''s up to Tara to pin down the guilty party...

In the first installment of bestselling author Carlene O'Connor's new Home to Ireland Mystery series, New York Tara Meehan's first trip to Galway, Ireland may be her last.Jump right into the beauty and splendor--and murder--of Tara's Irish adventure! With a gorgeous setting, suspicious characters, and a deadly mystery--Murder in Galway will have you packing your bags... Tara never imagined her introduction to Ireland like this--carrying her mam's ashes to honor her final request: "Tell Johnny I'm sorry...Take me home." She's never met her mam's estranged brother, Johnny Meehan, who owns an architectural salvage business in Galway. Although Tara is immediately charmed by the medieval city, the locals seem wary of strangers and a gypsy warns her that death is all around.When Tara arrives at her uncle's stone cottage, the prophesy seems true. A dead man lies sprawled over the threshold in a pool of blood. The victim turns out to be Johnny's wealthiest client, and her missing uncle is the garda's number-one suspect. In trying to find Johnny and solve the crime, Tara uncovers her mam and uncle's troubled past. But with a desperate killer about, she had better mind herself, or they'll be tossing her ashes in Galway Bay...