A great read. I am becoming a huge fan of the cozy mystery genre due to books like this. You can read this as an escape from the everyday in a weekend. A really good mystery.

Murder in an Irish Bookshop is the eighth book in Carlene O’Connor’s Cozy Irish Murder Mystery series. Although a series, each book stands on its own and fills in any gaps a new reader might find without boring the series regulars.

Garda Siobhan O’Sullivan is quite excited by the opening of a new bookstore in their village. The day before the grand opening, while on her morning run she comes across the lifeless body of village elder Margaret O’Shea. As Ms. O’Shea has barely left home in recent years, to find her near the new bookstore so far from her home is highly unusual, but she is elderly and initially it is ruled to be natural causes.

Along with the opening of the bookstore, there are three independent authors and the literary agent for highly successful Irish author Michael O’Mara giving talks at the new bookstore with one of the new authors to be chosen as a client to be aided in their writing career. When, under strange and public circumstances, one of the authors is murdered, everyone present at the bookstore that evening is seen as a potential suspect.

This is a well woven mystery with many potential outcomes and a long string of clues that will keep even the most seasoned mystery reader guessing. I very much enjoyed this book and I do recommend it!

This is the 7th book in this series, but the first one I have read. It does fine as a stand alone book, but I enjoyed it so will go back and read the others. I am an American with mostly Irish heritage, so I enjoy reading about Ireland. I liked the main characters and their relationships. The murder was original and the solving of it clever. A good cozy mystery read!

I love this charming cozy series set in the town of Kilbane in County Cork Ireland. I have read the entire series and always enjoy returning to County Cork and the marvelous charcters the author has created for her readers. This series is sparkling with Irish culture, humor and smart writing.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity. My review opinions are my own .

Murder in an Irish Bookshop by Carlene O’Connor is the 7th book in the cozy series "Irish Village Mystery."

Siobhan O’ Sullivan and her fiancé Macdara Flannery have a mysterious murder to solve . They work together with a lot of humor along the way. The red herrings and suspects abound in this mystery leading them to many clues until the surprising conclusion. I love the ending and the well crafted mystery. Very well done to the author ! I look forward to the next in series.

This is a cozy mystery, and this is the 7th book in the Irish Village Mystery series. I am lucky to receive an e-copy of this book from Netgalley. This was my first experience with Carlene O'Connor's Irish Village Mystery series and I really enjoyed it. I loved the location in Ireland and loved the characters. There are two murders centered around the new bookstore in town and the question becomes are the two somehow related. The author provides the readers with a nice pool of suspects and a lot of clues to sift through. There are plenty of false trails and red herrings as the reader tries to puzzle out exactly what happen why were the two women killed. The reveal has a nice twist that resolved everything very well. Thank you NetGalley.

First I would like to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books for an e-galley of Murder in an Irish Bookshop.

**Note: this is book 7 in a series. I read this having not read the first 6 books, and was still able to enjoy the adventure and intrigue!

A bookshop is finally opening in town! However, the opening is shrouded with mystery and death. First, old Margaret O'Shea is found dead in front of the bookstore. Her death is ruled natural causes until one of the authors is found dead after a power outage during the opening party. Deirdre is found with book pages shoved in her mouth. The killer clearly did not want her speaking.

As rumors and gossip abound, Siobhan and her fiance Macdara rush to solve the mystery before the visiting authors need to leave town.

Siobhan is looking forward to a bookstore coming to her village. In addition to that excitement, there is her birthday, setting a wedding date, and training a new Garda. Whew, is she busy. On the day of the book store opening, she happens upon the body of a local, elderly woman. It appears to be a natural death, but what was she doing out? Her fiance plans a surprise party at the book store for her. The lights go out and when they come back on, one of the new authors is dead. Murdered!

This is a fun mystery. The locale sounds beautiful and Siobhan and her siblings are a hoot. I enjoy the characters and the easy writing style of this author.

I admit up front to being a fan of this series but each installment - this one included- is perfectly readable and enjoyable as a standalone,. Siobhan is really busy between her duties in the garda and planning her wedding to Mac but she's also eager to visit the new bookstore in Kilbane. Except the bookstore turns out to be the source of much rancor because it's filled only with literature with a capital L. Deirdre, an author with a lot of complaints about others, is murdered and Siobhan finds herself with even more on her plate. I like this series for the village atmosphere and Siobham's family- they are a hoot. O'Connor writes a great cozy procedural with fun characters I've found myself caring about. The mystery is pretty good too! Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC A good read.

Siobhan is excited about the opening of a new bookstore in town. She hopes to become a reader. Opening is delayed when the body of an elderly woman is found at a door. Three authors and an agent are in town for the opening creating lots of excitement for a small town. At the opening, a storm goes puts the power out and Siobhan finds a body covered in books.

I enjoyed this mystery. The murderer is not clear until the end. I enjoy these characters and their lives. The O’Sullivan brood can make it hard to follow on your first encounter but as you read more in the series, I enjoy them.

I was hoping for a fun, cozy mystery with an adorable Irish setting and a light dose of murder. This book largely delivers on that but I think starting into the series with the sixth book put me at a disadvantage. It took me a while to get situated with the village people and then even longer to care what happened to them, or the murder victims. The book wrapped up nicely after dragging for the first 50% but not in a way that had me unable to put it down. Overall a quick read but not the most riveting.

The small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland is buzzing with excitement over the opening of a new bookstore along with a number of visiting Irish authors. This is their first bookstore and Siobhan O’Sullivan, oldest sibling of the O’Sullivan six, is hoping to encourage her siblings to become readers – and she’d kind of like to kindle a spark for reading within herself as well. Of course, there is a damper on those high spirits when a body is found near the bookshop – and later, a second one inside the bookshop. Oh! My! Goodness! It looks as if Detective Sergeant Macdara Flannery and Gardai Siobhan O’Sullivan will be doing a lot more than training new Gardai Aretta Dabiri.

There are a lot of suspects – The new bookshop owners, Padraig and Oran McCarthy, any of the Irish authors and agent attending the opening, any number of townspeople who had access, or even a mysterious stranger who has been lurking about town. Clues are aplenty, but none seem to lead anywhere except in circles. Everybody seems to be keeping secrets and pointing fingers. With the case awash in red herrings, twists, and turns, the garda definitely has their work cut out for them. I’m sure you’ll figure out the name of the murderous villain before it is revealed – but – the method is totally unique and unexpected.

I have loved this series from the first book, and this is a lovely addition to it. It is so much fun to come to know all of the shops and inhabitants of Kilbane as we have over the last six books. Seeing the growth of Siobhan and her siblings has been particularly delightful, but seeing the relationship between Siobhan and Macdara develop has been heartwarming. The wedding plans are moving along and maybe we’ll have a wedding in the next book.

I can definitely recommend this read and hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. The mystery is a good one, the clues are excellently handled, the villain is just dastardly enough to make you thoroughly dislike him/her, and the added romance is lovely. You just can’t go wrong with all of that.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is the 7th installment of this cozy mystery series and like its predecessors, it was a fun and enjoyable read. Siobhan O'Sullivan is a Garda who lives in a quaint Irish town called Kilbane, where murder seems to occur frequently! In this book, a new bookshop is set to open and 3 Irish authors are invited to a reading and autograph event that could result in them being signed by a publisher. On the night of the highly anticipated author event, which happens to be on Siobhan's birthday, one of the 3 authors is murdered in the bookshop! So Siobhan, her fiancé, Detective Sergeant Macdara Flannery, along with a new Garda work together to apprehend the murderer(s). This book is full of twists and turns that keeps you guessing. I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to the next in the series! Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Books for an advanced copy of the book!

Loved this entertaining and well written cozy mystery. I highly recommend it. Good plot and character dynamics. I received an advance ebook from the publisher and Netgalley and this is my unbiased review.

Siobhan is so lucky! A new bookshop and just in time for her birthday, if only she had some free time or a really good reason to go into the store and look around. Oh wait, there is a murder in the store and apparently it was the same time as her surprise birthday party. Well if that isn't a good reason to be a little bookish I am not sure what is! In addition to the new bookshop owners are a few authors who are in town for a potential book deal with a well to do agent. Authors can oh so dramatic, but then again so is half of the couple that owns the bookshop, requiring people to quote James Joyce or other notable Irish writers to be granted entry to the store, and not allowing the usual fiction. Tsk Tsk, that sounds awfully fishy to me. Plenty of red herrings for Siobhan, Macdara, and the new recruit to chase down, and some of them are quite obvious to Siobhan. I won't giveaway any of the plot but I will tell you that this one is a great follow up to the Christmas episode as it seems that we are getting closer to a wedding date! Oh and the Irish Beef Stew is amazing, especially when served with Siobhan's brown bread.

This is such a fun series, and I had a great time with this cozy mystery. I loved the plot, the twists and turns, and the characters!

"Murder in an Irish Bookshop " the 7th instalment in the "Irish Village" Mystery series by Carlene O’Connor. This is one of my many favourite cozy series! I loved this story, and I will definitely be adding it to my paperback collection.

I always love visiting the village of Kilbane in County Cork. I like the interaction between the O'Sullivan Six, as it portrays a loving family dynamic, Siobhán is worrying about turning 29 as well as setting a wedding date when a murder occurs at the new bookshop.

The mystery is super interesting and well plotted, and loaded with red herrings. I loved the characters which are well developed, plus the introduction of a few new characters to the village who are extremely quirky. I kept guessing and second-guessing myself on whodunnit right to the very end.

I highly recommend this book to all my cozy loving friends.

I requested and received an advance reader copy of this book from Kensington Books and Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is book seven in one of my favorite cozy mystery series. I love Macdara, Siobhan, the O'Sullivan Six, and all the quirky residents. It's set in Ireland, which I've always wanted to visit. I love all the descriptions of the town they are in. The storyline for this book is very interesting. I loved the twists and turns and all the red herrings. I was glued to the pages and ended up reading into the wee hours just to finish it. I highly recommend.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor.

This is #7 in a series set in County Cork. I haven't read the others but this can stand alone. I loved the characters, the setting and the twisty plot with many red herrings. I couldn't put it down and will read more of the author's works.

3.5 stars

The latest entry in the charming Irish Village mystery series featuring policewoman Siobhan O'Sullivan. For those who have followed the series since the beginning, Siobhan has morphed from a fiercely protective parent figure to her orphaned younger siblings into a professional investigator. She is a bit edgier in this book, a bit sharper and confrontational at times. Her fiance Macdara, also a cop, is a main figure along with a new Nigerian co-worker.

A bookstore is opening in the village, and the townspeople are excited. But the morning of the opening a local old woman is found dead and it is not certain she died of natural causes. Then, inside the bookshop on a dark and stormy night, the lights go out and when they come back on, a visiting author has been murdered. Because they are hosting a mini writer's conference, suspects abound. There are personal links and professional jealousies amongst the writers, and none of them seem to want to be completely honest.

This book had a lot of details and a lot of characters, but Siobhan and Macdara manage to find the killer after puzzling out a lot of red herrings. Thanks to the publisher and to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Love this series! The newest title does not disappoint. Love that it centres around a bookstore.. i will be sure to put this one in my customers hands when it is released!