Carlene O'Connor

Siobhán O'Sullivan runs the family bistro named for her mother, along with her five siblings. It's been a rough year for them, but it's about to get rougher when they discover a man seated at a table with a pair of scissors protruding from his chest. With the local garda suspecting the O'Sullivans, and the business being shunned, it's up to Siobhán to solve the crime.

"Taking a holiday by the sea to eat enough fish and chips to support the struggling business of the aptly named Mrs. Chipper, newlyweds Siobhan and Macdara Flannery instead find the proprietor murdered and place their long-delayed honeymoon on hold to catch a slippery killer"--

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. On a rocky beach in the southwest of Ireland, the body of racehorse owner Jimmy O'Reilly is propped on a boulder, staring sightlessly out to sea. A cryptic message is spelled out in stones next to his body, and a vial of deadly veterinarian...

The O'Sullivan clan of County Cork, Ireland, are thrilled to be catering the matrimonial affairs of a celebrity couple--until a cunning killer turns an Irish wedding into an Irish wake. Any wedding is a big deal in the small village of Kilbane--even more so when the bride is a famous fashion model. It's also good for business. Not only has customer traffic picked up at Naomi's Bistro, Siobhan's O'Sullivan and her five siblings have a full plate catering...

"Family is everything to Siobhán: her five siblings; her dear departed mother for whom the family business, Naomi's Bistro, is named; and now her fiancé, Macdara Flannery. So precious is her engagement that Siobhán wants to keep it just between the two of them for a little longer. But Macdara is her family, which is why when his cousin Jane frantically calls for his help, Siobhán is at his side as the two garda rush from Kilbane to the rural...

"Between training the new town garda and trying to set a wedding date with her fiancé, Macdara Flannery, Siobhán O'Sullivan is feeling a bit overwhelmed. She's looking forward to visiting the new bookshop and curling up with an exciting novel - only to discover the shelves contain nothing but Literature with a capital L. The owner not only refuses to stock romances, mysteries, and science fiction, but won't even let customers enter his store unless...

Tis the season for hot chocolate and mouthwatering treats. But sometimes too much of a good thing can be downright deadly. Siobhán O'Sullivan's hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot cocoa. Now instead of hunting down holiday gifts, she's pursuing a heartless killer. Seems the dead Santa was no angel either, stealing neighborhood dogs to guide his sleigh. But was it his holiday...

The first three books in An Irish Village Mystery series are included in this edition. In Murder in an Irish Village (Book 1), twenty-two-year-old Siobhán O'Sullivan runs her family's bistro in the small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland. One morning they find a man at a table with a pair of scissors protruding from his chest-and now it's up to feisty redheaded Siobhán to solve the crime and save her beloved brood. In Murder at an Irish Wedding...

Irish Milkshake Murder by Carlene O'Connor: In advance of their St. Patrick's Day wedding, Tara and Danny are off to the Aran Islands with their bridesmaids and groomsmen for a joint hen and stag party. The weekend kicks off with the ferry trip, as the passengers enjoy boozy milkshakes on board. But a murder shamrocks the boat as someone's spiked shake turns out to be their final round. Stuck in a rural island cottage, while a storm rages outside,...

"New Yorker Tara Meehan's first trip to Galway may be her last ... 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...