Death Writes by Andrea Carter

December 03, 2023

Andrea Carter takes readers back to the Inoshowen Peninsula in Ireland for the sixth book in the series, Death Writes. While other books in the series have been described as atmospheric, in this one, the focus is not on the landscape, but on the people involved with...

So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

November 19, 2023

Claire Keegan’s So Late in the Day is a collection of three of her short stories that were previously published elsewhere. Her stories, like her novels, are provocative and not easily forgotten once they’re read. They’re evocative of Ireland, but...

Some of Us Are Looking by Carlene O’Connor

October 24, 2023

While I enjoy Carlene O’Connor’s Irish Village mysteries, and her last one, Murder at an Irish Bakery, was the best yet, I’m drawn to her darker County Kerry series. Some of Us Are Looking is the second one to feature Irish veterinarian Dimpna Wilde...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – An American in Scotland

June 21, 2023

I spent last evening reviewing a book set in Ireland, Sarah Stewart Taylor’s A Stolen Child. I’m guest host for her for a virtual event tonight at The Poisoned Pen, so I wanted to refresh my memory since I actually read the book several months ago. Here...

A Stolen Child by Sarah Stewart Taylor

June 20, 2023

I’ll admit Sarah Stewart Taylor’s atmospheric depiction of Ireland stole my heart in her first Maggie D’arcy mystery, The Mountains Wild. Now, the fourth in the series, A Stolen Child, is a solid police procedural with plot twists to keep the reader...