Carlene O’Connor specializes in interesting characters in her tenth Irish Village Mystery, Murder at an Irish Chipper. (A chipper is a shop that sells fish and chips.) Siobhan O’Sullivan’s entire family is included in that cast of interesting characters.

A year after their wedding, Macdara Flannery and Siobhan are ready to take a honeymoon. But, in typical Siobhan fashion, she brings all of her five siblings with her for a seaside holiday in Lahinch on the northeast coast in County Clare. They’re using “Save the Chipper” as an excuse because Mrs. Chips, Vera Cowley, is trying to save the old business after her ex-husband of forty years plans to open a new chipper right across the street. But, by the time the family arrives in Lahinch, it’s too late. The door is locked; the line is long, and Flannery and O’Sullivan, both Garda, call for a wellness check. Mrs. Chips is dead, covered in flour with a bottle of vinegar beside her.

The local guard, Detective Sargeant Liam Healy, is charged with investigating, but Siobhan just itches to get involved in the case. After all, it’s a locked-door mystery, with both the back and front doors locked and a murder victim inside. Macdara, a Detective Sargeant himself, keeps telling Siobhan she doesn’t know how to holiday. But, for her, it’s a busman’s holiday, and the local residents are all intriguing suspects. With half the town involved, Murder at an Irish Chipper has its share of suspects.

There’s a great deal of humor in O’Connor’s latest mystery, much of it supplied by Siobhan and her family. Siobhan is just obsessed with this case, and she finds herself blurting out inappropriate comments about death when she talks about the murder. She worries too much about her siblings, but is willing to take on the whole town when a family member comes under the gun. It’s another delightful Irish Village Mystery.

Another good installment in an Irish mystery series. I enjoyed the storyline and interaction of the characters although Siobhan was a bit over the top in this story. The author paints a gorgeous setting in Ireland complete with local color and phrases which adds a lot to the overall feel of this book. I am very thankful to receive an ADR from the author, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

“It takes a village to solve a crime”, and sometimes more than one!
The O’Connor family are on a summer vacation at the seaside town of Lahinch for a belated celebration of Siobhan and McDara’s wedding.
Of course, what may or not be a murder pops up when they run into Mrs. Chips’ dead body at the bottom of an oil-swabbed ladder in the Chipper.
Mr. and Mrs. Chips had run the Chipper together with his name, and not hers, which had greatly enraged the Mrs.
His resistance led to divorce, and he then had proceeded to open his open Chipper further enraging the Mrs.
There is a second death in the village and Liam, the village sergeant,
accepts the help of the O’Connors.
Their attempts to find the culprit dive into family relationships, secrets, a plethora of village eccentrics, and draw Siobhan’s siblings into the search of the deaths in the fishery.
The O’Connor family series are always unique and appealing as the family story weaves its way into whatever the latest investigation turns out to be.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book.

Siobhan and Macdara (both Garda) decide to finally take a vacation/belated honeymoon, including Siobhan’s entire family. Their holiday by the sea quickly becomes a murder investigation as they discover a suspicious death in a chip shop. Since Siobhan cannot separate a time of leisure with a murder investigation, they end up trying to assist the local Garda, alienating some of the locals. Eventually, Siobhan finds herself in danger, and they need to step up their game to find the killer.

This book is another delightful story by Carlene O’Connor and the exploits of Siobhan and her family. I love the setting of the story and the way the investigation progresses, as well as a few surprises.

Fans of the Irish Village Mystery series by bestselling author, Carlene O’Connor, will welcome the addition of the 10th installment in the series Murder at an Irish Chipper , which finds Garda Siobhán O’Sullivan-Flannery and Detective Sergeant Macdara Flannery, newlyweds planning a holiday for their honeymoon at the seaside village of Lahinch. Since they are waiting for permits for Eoin to open up their new farm to table restaurant, The O’Sullivan Six, in Kilbane, County Cork, the whole family is invited, including the dog, Trigger. Lahinch is famous for their fish and chips, and the gang is excited to lay on the beach and devour the famous fish and chips. Upon arrival at one of two busy chippers, Mrs. Chips, they find a queue forming outside, but the proprietor (Vera Cowley, aka Mrs. Chips) isn’t opening up the business. A local handyman, John Healy gets the door open, and Siobhán discovers the body of Mrs. Chips lying dead on the floor, covered in flour after slipping on a ladder with beef fat greased rungs. The local detective sergeant, Liam Healy, accepts help from Siobhán and Macdara, even though they are on Holiday.

Fans of the series are already familiar with Siobhán O’Sullivan-Flannery, the protagonist, as well as her husband and siblings. Over the series O’Connor has done an excellent job of developing their characters and making them seem real to readers. O’Connor also does an excellent job with the new supporting characters in this novel. Some are likeable, and some are not. The storyline is easy to follow and the scenarios ring true. O’Connor does an excellent job of telling the story and building suspense without graphic violence, sex or language.

All told, this is an excellent series for all ages, and it captures the unique nature of Ireland and its people. The only drawback is that it doesn’t include the recipe for the new curry sauce just being introduced by Mrs. Chips.


Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

Murder in an Irish Chipper
Garda Siobhan O’Sullivan and her husband Detective Sargent Macdara Flannery decided to take a honeymoon a year after their marriage. They decided to travel from their town to the seaside tourist village of Lahinch in County Clare. Siobhan’s 5 siblings decided to join them for this holiday.
The first stop in the town was an infamous chip shop. It had originally been owned by Vera and Corman Cowley for 40 years. Then the Cowley’s divorced. Vera got the chip shop and Corman decided to open another chip shop across the street. Corman also started a relationship with Vera’s former best friend. Needless to say, Vera was very bitter.
Then the morning Siobhan and her family decided to visit Vera’s shop, the older woman got in early and defaced a mural at her husband’s shop. When she returned to her own shop, she went up to investigate a something in the loft, fell off the ladder and died. Once they noticed that ladder steps were coated with grease, the death was declared a murder.
Siobhan and Macdara offered to help the local Garda, Liam Healy, with the investigation. Liam’s grandfather, John, also died under mysterious circumstances and so Siobhan and Macdara took over the entire investigation. They discovered that many folks in the town had dark secrets and reasons to want Vera and John Healy dead.
The two police officers spent the rest of their honeymoon holiday solving the mysteries.
This is one in a series of cosy Irish mysteries by the author. The main characters and locals in the town are colorful. There are some colloquial terms in the book that may confuse American readers. However it is a cute story that will amuse everyone.
I received this ARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a great mystery - the author had such a great crew of characters with stories intertwining that it was difficult to predict the murderer until the very end. The character development was good, and the main family was one I hope can be found in her other books which o intend to read now.

Siobhán and her husband go to beautiful Lahinch, Ireland, on the Atlantic coast for a long overdue honeymoon. This one is a bit different than most, as all of her siblings come with them, as well as Trigger, their dog. Things quickly become more unusual for a honeymoon when Siobhán is the first in line to find a murdered woman in her locked fish and chips shop, and she is instantly drawn in to helping with the investigation. The location of the story is a fun difference from the previous books in the series, this time Siobhán and Macdara don’t have the advantage of local knowledge, they have to rely on the police officer who is stationed there for help with their investigation.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book, I enjoyed being transported to Ireland for a few hours with the O’Sullivan family and a good collection of suspects. Do read this series in order so you can fully enjoy the characters as they grow and change over time.

This is the only book I have read from this delightful series.. It is a nice change from my usual fare.
I had a bit of trouble with the Irish names, so I made up new ones in my head, which was fun. As
with most ‘cozy’ books I had a pretty good idea what was going on, but it did not take anything
away from the book. This book is perfect for fans of Gretchen Rue and her new, ‘Lucky Pie Mystery’,series..
My thanks to Kensington Cozies via NetGalley for the download of this book for review purposes.

The O’Sullivan Six decide to take a holiday to a seaside town to visit a famous Chipper. When they arrive, however, they discover the owner of the Chipper dead. Was it a freak accident or murder? Siobhan immediately inserts herself into the investigation, despite protests from her husband and siblings. While the mystery was interesting, Siobhan is over the top annoying. She makes life uncomfortable for everyone. Macdara essentially has been relegated to the role of sidekick. I enjoyed the rest of the Six and look forward to reading about Eoin’s restaurant opening.

Only Siobhan and Macdara would go on their honeymoon with the entire O’Sullivan crew…and only Shiobhan would find herself immersed in solving a murder on the same trip. While Macdara picked the destination after reading an article about a chipper, Siobahn’s favorite, the sea air will do them all good for a respite from life in Kilbane.

When the family arrives in town, they head to the chipper for lunch, only to find a closed chipper and a long line of people waiting outside. It turns out that Shioban and Macdara have found a body in the chipper…and Shiobahn just can’t let it go. Once a guard, always a guard. While trying to enjoy some family time, the family becomes immersed in a second death and the duo are brought into the case officially. Can they solve the case before the leave, whether by their choice or they killer’s?

I adore this series. I love that the Sullivan’s are so tight knit and that Siobhan stepped up and became their mother of the brood when she herself was young and orphaned. And even more so that Macdara marries into the family as it is. The mystery in each book is so well thought out and planned that I am often still guessing when the final clue is revealed. A trip to Ireland is always a treat with the O’Sullivan-Flannery gang.

It was a fun change to move the family to a different and interesting location for the next book in the series. I enjoyed the descriptions of an Irish seaside village and the introduction of the new characters living there. And it kept me guessing until the end.

Good book!. This book was a decent read! It had the usual, it had suspense, intrigue, revenge, murder, mystery, a great who done it, great police work, and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was interesting and flowed nicely! I would recommend reading this book as it was worth reading! Its not one of my all time favorite but still worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!