Book Review: Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan

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Entrepreneur Rayne McGrath’s wedding venue is open for business until a dead and unburied body is found at the cemetery in the third Irish Castle mystery.

Synopsis:

With six months left to fulfill the provisions of Uncle Nevin’s will and save the fixer-upper castle she and her cousin inherited, Rayne McGrath and Ciara Smith’s bridal venue venture is finally bringing in money. To unite the reluctant villagers, some who’d vehemently protested their efforts to modernize the village, they agree with Father Patrick’s idea to create a group of volunteers to clean the old cemetery behind the beloved church. When a body is found by one of the historic tombstones, the cousins must work overtime to solve the newest case. 

The plot thickens and an unsolved crime from the past is unearthed when it’s discovered that the body was on top of a fake grave that has connections to Rayne’s ancestors. With two weddings scheduled at the castle and her mother on the way, Rayne fears she won’t be able to balance it all, yet she rolls up her sleeves and dives into old family journals in hopes of puzzling out not one but two mysteries. 

Perfect for fans of Carlene O’Connor and Sheila Connolly, this whimsical cozy will charm mystery readers everywhere.

Review: 

This is book 3 of the series, and it just gets better with each entry! Rayne and Ciara are finally finding their way, and trying to make a success of the castle, and turn to the village to try to make more in roads for turning it around. When a cemetary clean up day turns to murder, the goal of uniting the village ends up in a sharp divide, as neighbors get pitted against neighbors in a long standing feud about secrets kept (and not kept). As the girls try to help solve the murder, while hosting more castle guests, they get caught in the feud and soon they have more worries, than solutions to their village problems. It'll take the help of all their friends to get them thru the finale in this one!

About the Author:

Ellie Brannigan has lived in South Florida for the last twenty years. She loves the ocean and any food dish with shrimp. When she’s not creating new fictional worlds, she reads, and travels…and eats.