John Keating

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper - which happens to fit him perfectly, trouble could be following close behind!

An Irish Country Wedding is another heart-warming tale from New York Times bestselling author Patrick Taylor.
Love is in the air in the colourful Ulster village of Ballybucklebo, where Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly has finally proposed to the darling of his youth, Kitty O'Hallorhan. There's a wedding to be planned, but before O'Reilly can make it to the altar, he and his young colleague, Barry Laverty, M.B., must deal with the

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When Irish bouncer Dan McEvoy's step-gran shows up on the hunt for his dishevelled aunt Evelyn, it quickly becomes clear that -- despite the New Jersey mob -- family can provide the deadliest threat of all. In a city of gun-happy criminals, bent cops and a tough-talking woman detective whose inspires terror and lust in equal measure, Dan may just have reached the point where sharp wit won't cut the mustard. But can he play the heavies at their own...

"Bad luck strikes the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. A fire engulfs the Connelly family's cottage, leaving them with only the clothes on their backs. Fortunately, Doctors O'Reilly and Laverty are on hand to bring the good people of the village together to come to their neighbor's aid. Meanwhile, young Barry Laverty and his wife, Sue, frustrated in their efforts to start a family, turn to modern medicine for answers. O'Reilly must tread...

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A little fish thinks he can get away with stealing a hat.