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Perfect for fans of character driven mysteries with a powerful sense of place
Synopsis
A cold—and terrifying—Christmas holiday on the Inishowen Peninsula
December on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal—and solicitor Benedicta “Ben” O'Keeffe is working flat out before the Christmas holidays. While on a trip to Dublin to visit her parents, she runs into Luke Kirby—the man who killed her sister—freshly released from jail. On the surface he appears remorseful, conciliatory even, but his comment as she walks away makes her realize he is as evil as ever.
Back in Glendara, she finds chaos. The Oak pub has burned down and Carole Kearney, the Oak's barmaid, has gone missing. And then, while walking the dog up Sliabh Sneacht, Ben and her partner, Sergeant Tom Molloy, make a gruesome discovery: a body lying face down in the snow. Another brutal attack in the small town and Ben plunges into full discovery mode.
Who could be behind this vicious attack on Glendara and its residents? And why disturb such a charming town at Christmas? As Ben delves in to find answers, she comes face to face with the reality that all this evil could be swirling around her as her past confronts her present—and future.
Review:
What happens when we suddenly have to rethink the grudge/hate we've held on to for so long, and it makes us reconsider if what we knew was wrong, to question ourselves? In this book, Ben has to do just that. She wonders if she really knew her sister, and how she died. Add in her local haunt being burned down and an added mystery that seems to be getting intertwined with her past, and Ben isn't too sure of anything anymore. Will her instincts win the day? This is a more involved book in the series and one that is a rapid page-turner! While not the one I'd necessarily recommend for jumping into the series with (I think you need more backstory to appreciate this one), it can be read alone. Can't wait for it to be made into a TV series-I'm guessing who from the BBC actor roster will play Ben and Tom (course it will be a few years before we get it on this side of the pond!)! Be sure to pick this one up for some reading by the fire!
About the Author:
Andrea Carter holds an MFA in Creative Writing from University College Dublin. Her first book, Death at Whitewater Church, was one of the winners of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair and she has been the recipient of two Arts Council of Ireland Literature Bursary Awards and a Dublin City Council Bursary. Following Treacherous Strand, The Well of Ice is the third in the Inishowen Mystery Series—about to be adapted for a television crime series to be titled Donegal—The Inishowen Mysteries.
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