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As pregnant Siobhán O’Sullivan awaits bringing her new life into the world, she’s bringing new life to her village of Kilbane in County Cork, Ireland, with a music and matchmaking festival. But one matchmaker is about to find out that Cupid’s arrow can be fatal in the latest Irish Village Mystery from USA Today bestselling author Carlene O’Connor.

While Siobhán studies for her Detective Sargeant exams, her brother, Eoin, prepares for the grand opening of his new restaurant, The O’Sullivan Six, and concocts a plan to enter Kilbane’s Top Garden Contest to boost business. But trouble brews when Eoin hires a mercurial landscape designer known for her killer designs. His new partner’s unflattering reputation and questionable practices nearly eclipse her talents—and plunge the prestigious competition into chaos.

The roads around Dingle are whisper-quiet in the small hours of a rainy night, empty of the tourists who throng the town by day. As she and her assistant, Patrick, drive home after an already traumatic day, Dimpna Wilde isn’t expecting to see anyone, let alone her employee, Niamh, standing in the road, dressed in a nightgown and soaked to the skin. Dazed and distraught, Niamh passes out after muttering incoherently, and at her apartment, Dimpna and Patrick make a grisly discovery.

In the small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, Natalie's Bistro has always been warm and welcoming. Nowadays twenty-two-year-old Siobhan O'Sullivan runs the family bistro named for her mother, along with her five siblings, after the death of their parents in a car crash almost a year ago. It's been a rough year for the O'Sullivans, but it's about to get rougher.

Any wedding is a big deal in the small village of Kilbane - even more so when the bride is a famous fashion model. It's also good for business; Siobhan O'Sullivan's bistro will be catering the three-day affair. When the drunken best man is disinvited, Siobhan's own beau, Macdara, gladly steps in. But finding the original best man murdered in the woods casts a pall over the nuptials. And when a second member of the wedding party is poisoned, Macdara goes from being best man to prime suspect.

This collection includes Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O'Connor, An Irish Recipe for Murder by Peggy Ehrhart, and Mrs. Claus and the Sinister Soda Bread Man by Liz Ireland.

Tara never imagined her introduction to Ireland like this - carrying her mam's ashes to honor her final request: "Tell Johnny I'm sorry.... Take me home." She's never met her mam's estranged brother, Johnny Meehan, who owns an architectural salvage business in Galway. Although Tara is immediately charmed by the medieval city, the locals seem wary of strangers, and a gypsy warns her that death is all around. When Tara arrives at her uncle's stone cottage, the prophesy seems true. A dead man lies sprawled over the threshold in a pool of blood.

This December in Kilbane, if you’re planning to warm up with a cuppa tea at Naomi’s Bistro, you may have a bit of a wait - the entire O’Sullivan brood has gone off to West Cork to spend the holidays with brother James’s fiancée Elise’s family, including her grandfather, the famous orchestral conductor Enda Elliot. Siobhán is so happy for James and Elise, but she’s also quietly disappointed that she must put her own wedding to fellow garda Macdara Flannery on hold. Then a cantankerous conductor is discovered crushed under a 90-pound harp in a local concert hall.

After two pregnant women in Dingle who have never met each receive a chilling email warning them that they’re in grave danger, the two decide to meet each other to figure out what is going on. But when one of the mothers, Shauna, a deaf woman, arrives at their meeting place at the village Spring Festival, she fears a trap and hurries off to meet the couple who plan to adopt her baby.

Irish Milkshake Murder: In advance of their St. Patrick's Day wedding, Tara and Danny are off to the Aran Islands. The weekend kicks off with the ferry trip, as the passengers enjoy boozy milkshakes on board. Murder Most Irish: As St. Patrick's Day is drawing near, the folks at Hyler's Luncheonette are getting into the holiday spirit with a festive new green milkshake. Mrs. Claus and the Luckless Leprechaun: To celebrate Spring in Santaland, April Claus's friend, Claire, whips up some minty milkshakes for her bustling ice cream shop, Santaland Scoop.

Julie Silberman is the newest client of Spellman & Stantz - Paranormal Outreach and Rehabilitation. A vivacious 19 year old theatre major who loves cheesecake and Law and Order SVU, Julie has a simple request for Charlotte and Ray.

Hester, the wife of an acting magistrate, is fighting a cause. Sickened by the hanging of a woman who had been brutalized by her husband, and still deeply affected by her own childhood experiences, Hester feels compelled to help women who face the death penalty.

Ein berühmter irischer Tanzwettbewerb findet mitten im verschlafenen Ballinwroe statt. Fionas Bed & Breakfast ist bis unters Dach ausgebucht. Schnell rückt Pater Moran in den Fokus der Ermittler. Fiona und Aidan eilen ihrem Freund zu Hilfe - und stecken damit erneut mitten in einem gefährlichen Fall.

Mächtige Feinde und mutige Freunde. In die ruhige Spätsommerstimmung, die über Fiona O'Connors gemütlichem Bed & Breakfast liegt, platzt eine schreckliche Nachricht: Inspector Aidan Connolly, der Mann, in den sie sich trotz aller Hindernisse verliebt hat, wurde in Dublin wegen Mordes verhaftet. Doch Fiona zweifelt nicht eine Sekunde an seiner Unschuld. Dann stehen Aidans Vater und Aidans Tochter Ella vor Fionas Tür. Kann sie den beiden in Ballinwroe sicheren Unterschlupf bieten? Und wird es ihr gelingen, Aidan zu entlasten?

Fiona hat besondere Gäste in ihrem Bed & Breakfast: Die geheimnisumwitterten Schwestern Marge, Kate und Eva sind aus Amerika nach Ballinwroe gereist, um den Geburtsort ihrer Eltern zu besuchen. Fiona genießt die Zeit mit den schrulligen und liebenswerten Damen - bis kurz nacheinander mehrere ältere Männer tot aufgefunden werden. War es Mord oder ein tragischer Zufall? Fiona versucht, sich diesmal wirklich aus allem herauszuhalten. Doch dann wendet sich der junge Pater Michael mit einer ungewöhnlichen Bitte an sie.

Der Tote im Bed & Breakfast. Die junge Fiona O'Connor kehrt aus Dublin zurück in ihr idyllisches Heimatdorf Ballinwroe an der irischen Westküste. Sie erfüllt sich einen langgehegten Wunsch und baut ihr Elternhaus in ein kleines Bed & Breakfast um: das Greenhill Cottage. Doch schon bald geschehen dort unheimliche Dinge. Vor ihrer Haustür findet Fiona tote Vögel, und nachts schleicht jemand um das Haus. Fiona hat den Verdacht, dass man sie aus dem Dorf verjagen möchte. Als einer ihrer ersten Gäste tot in den Ruinen einer Mühle gefunden wird, bekommt sie es mit der Angst zu tun.

Hochzeit, Hass und grüne Hügel. Die junge Fiona O'Connor hat alle Hände voll zu tun: Ihr kleines Bed & Breakfast ist ausgebucht, denn im idyllischen Ballinwroe wird geheiratet, und die Gäste des Paars haben sich bei Fiona einquartiert. Doch am Abend vor dem Fest wird die Großtante der Braut tot aufgefunden - erstochen mit einer Gartenschere. Während Inspector Aidan Connolly nach dem Mörder sucht und dabei selbst etwas zu verbergen hat, mischt Fiona sich sehr zu seinem Ärger in die Ermittlungen ein - und wirbelt alte Geheimnisse auf.