Murder in Galway
By Carlene O’Connor
Review by Joy Gorence
Murder in Galway
Carlene O’Connor
Kenzington Cozies
$26.99
978-1432885571
March 10, 2022
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Carlene O’Connor once again delights readers with her newest series of cozy mysteries, A Home to Ireland Mystery. Those who have enjoyed her Irish Village Mysteries will not be disappointed with the introduction of Tara Meehan, a New York City interior designer. In this first book, Murder in Galway, Tara embarks on a trip to Galway, Ireland to spread her mother’s ashes. She also plans to deliver her mother’s deathbed message to her Uncle Johnny Meehan, who was estranged from his sister for more than twenty years.
The novel opens with wealthy Emmet Walsh, who believes Tara’s uncle cheated him out of a cast-iron pig he purchased through Johnny’s Irish Revivals. Emmet’s angry reflections and thoughts are the catalyst for a mystery that soon consumes Tara.
Tara arrives in Galway and begins familiarizing herself with the village. The locals have not seen her uncle for a while, and they only seem to have disparaging comments about him. Determined to find her uncle, she goes to his cottage and discovers a dead body spread across the entryway. She mistakenly assumes it is her uncle. Her uncle, in the meantime, has disappeared.
Despite the obstacles before her, Tara is determined to find her uncle. Along the way, she meets a cache of colorful characters. Carlene O’Connor’s fast-paced pacing and high tension in Murder in Galway leaves readers anxiously awaiting the publication of the next novel in the series.