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Murder at an Irish Christmas
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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The O'Sullivan clan of County Cork, Ireland, are back to investigate another case of murder--this time at Christmas! Garda Siobhn O'Sullivan's holiday plans hit a sour note when murder rearranges the Yuletide carols into unexpected eulogies... 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' fiance Elise's family, including her grandfather, the famous orchestral conductor Enda Elliot. Siobhn is so happy for James and Elise but also quietly disappointed that she must put her own wedding to fellow garda Macdara Flannery on hold. Mac will have to join them later, so he can spend part of the holidays with his mam. When the O'Sullivans learn everyone will choose a name from a hat to buy a music-related Christmas gift for someone else at the gathering, it seems like their greatest concern--until the cantankerous conductor is discovered crushed under a ninety-pound harp in a local concert hall. With the extended family--including Enda's much-younger new wife Leah, a virtuoso violinist--suspected in his murder, it's up to Siobhn to ensure the guilty party faces the music. But as a snowstorm strands both families in a lavish farmhouse on a cliff, Siobhn had better pick up the tempo--before the killer orchestrates another untimely demise...
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rebbyj
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Fun

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melissajayne
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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A decidedly Christmas themed #bookspinbingo list.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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melissajayne
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Mehso-so

3.5⭐️ I felt it was a decent read; for most of it I just kinda glossed over the book but by the end of the book, I started to enjoy it. #2021 #averymerryreadathon #christmas #mystery #fiction #bookreview #bookstagram #wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs +41pts #readingeurope2021 #Ireland🇮🇪

TheSpineView Awesome! 2y
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OriginalCyn620
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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I enjoyed this book-the snowy Irish setting, the MC and her brood, and the mystery, which I did not figure out. I usually don‘t, but with this one really I had no idea!

#bookspinbingo - lights on cover
#averymerrybingo - Feliz Navidad (got a bingo!)

#wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs 46 pts

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
Jadams89 🎉🎄👍🏻 2y
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melissajayne
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Siobhán O‘Sullivan and her brood were here, in a rocky pasture in front of an old stone whiskey mill in a colourful village in West Cork

#firstlinefridays

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Jerdencon
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Reading this fun mystery with a drink and Christmaa lights. Perfect Friday night after a long week!

Texreader Lovely tree!! 2y
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kspenmoll
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Coastal Ireland, an extravaganza Christmas concert,the murder of a famous orchestra conductor, a dysfunctional family of liars, Irish brown bread, an inquisitive, red haired Garda & her”brood” of brothers & sisters, her Garda fiancé— make for an entertaining holiday read.

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Jerdencon
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Laughterhp
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Overall, I really liked this one. Christmas and murder in Ireland. Loved listening to this one on audio because of the accents. So that probably made me like this one a bit more. The story and mystery were good and interesting. Glad I read this one.

#DashingDecember - Book 1 finished (behind on posting)
#LittensListen
#AVeryMerryReadathon
#AVeryMerryBingo
#WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleigher +26pts
#WinterCosy
#Wrapitupreadathon
#BookSpinBingo

kspenmoll I am half way through this right now. It‘s the entertainment I need; tired from work most nights! 2y
TheSpineView Fantastic! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 2y
Jadams89 🎁🎅🏻👍🏻🎄🎉 2y
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kspenmoll
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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#catsoflitsy

Em is my reading buddy tonight.😻

Crazeedi Hi Em!!!😽 2y
Lreads 😻 2y
Centique Look at those beautiful eyes! 2y
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bthegood
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I enjoyed this - three minor issues: some editing errors; MC constantly reminding us she is not officially working the case so she has to go about things differently than if she were working the case; the mis-directions were a bit convoluted -
Overall though, a light and enjoyable read.

#WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers

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Laughterhp
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Almost forgot to post my #BookReport! Finished 3 books this week. 1 on audio. Getting poisoned made me so tired this week I just couldn‘t read a lot.

#CurrentlyReading - The Last Graduate, about 40% in, should finish this week. Listening to tagged on audio

#WeeklyForecast - Matzah Ball is due back at library next week and should start my #LMPBC book. Hopefully I can get more reading done this week before the holiday

kspenmoll Poisoned? What happened? I am so sorry hut glad you are recovering! 2y
Cinfhen What??? Food poisoning??? Ugh 😩 Hope you‘re feeling better now!!!! 2y
Laughterhp @kspenmoll @Cinfhen Yeah, basically food poisoning for me. It was gluten poisoning, which I have celiac so I can‘t process it. It left me really groggy and tired easily for 3 days. I‘m much better now. 2y
Cinfhen Ohhhh, I‘m sorry…. It‘s terrible when you don‘t except it 😫😭 2y
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kspenmoll
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#wishesandblessings #hotbeverage #latte
Whole Foods latte — afternoon coffee break.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ☕️❤️ 2y
Eggs 🧡☕️❤️ 2y
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kspenmoll
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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#weeklyreport

Finished Death Among Rubies & The twelve Days of Christmas #audio #sundaybuddyread
Reading Shadow and Light daily #advent
Read 3 short stories in Silent Nights
Started Murder at an Irish Christmas #murderinIreland
Listening to Murder Most Fair #audio
Read 1 ch in A Dangerous Goodbye #kindle

Cinfhen It‘s looking a lot like Christmas 🎄 😁♥️ 2y
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bthegood
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Hope to finish tagged book this weekend. Thx for these readathons. #DashingDecember and #AnyWayYouReadathon @Andrew65 @kimmypete1 @MidnightBookGirl @Eggbeater
#WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers
Make a great day everyone 🤶

Eggbeater I love it! Thanks for joining! 2y
bthegood @Andrew65 that too 😂 2y
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bthegood
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Added some points by doing week 2 game - #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious

Make a great day everyone -

StayCurious Great job! 2y
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bthegood
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
Thx for the tag @Peanutnine
1. Spending time with family and a lot of reading
2. nothing is auto right now
3. A fake spider of joy and pasta -

Make a great night everyone -

peanutnine Love the book title 😂 2y
Eggs Love the book title🥳📚👍🏼 2y
Megabooks Fake spider! One of the best I‘ve read! 2y
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bthegood
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BookmarkTavern Woohoo! 🎉🎉 2y
melissajayne Doesn‘t the first week end tomorrow? My spreadsheet says 12/7 2y
PuddleJumper That's great! 2y
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TheSpineView Great job! 2y
StayCurious @melissajayne sorry for the confusion, the spreadsheet was from last year. 2y
StayCurious You did so amazing @bthegood! 2y
bthegood @ozma.of.oz @PuddleJumper @StayCurious @TheSpineView - thx for hosting and for the support ❄ 2y
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Q84
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I enjoy this Irish Christmas mystery.

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Gina
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Oh heck YEAH! Truth^^^

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Gina
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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My new favorite thing is to put on the sounds of a storm while I read♡

Nute Oh, I like that too! Or YouTube videos of forest sounds, babbling brooks or thunderstorms. 3y
Gina @Nute OHHH YAY! I have a village♡♡ 3y
Nute 💕 3y
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Gina
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Christmas just isn't Christmas without a good cozy murder mystery. So far this is just what the doctor ordered!

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Pogue
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Dobby approves of the blanket I am working on. #crochet

FlowerFairy Love that shade of green!!! 😍 3y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm It‘s like a Slytherin blanket! ❤️😍❤️ 3y
Pogue @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm it is but it is for my brother and he is a Seahawks fan. 3y
Pogue @FlowerFairy me too. 3y
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Pogue
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Audiobook and crochet with a fire. A good evening.

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SW-T
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A fun read with a nice mix of family drama, winter storms, murder by harp, and plenty of suspects to choose from.

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Preciouz29
Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor
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Fun! I haven‘t read any of the previous books, but it wasn‘t hard to to follow along and enjoy the story. This was a solid mystery with a, for me, surprise ending. Good peek into Irish Garda practices (for an American), and definitely gives all the Christmas feels! Best enjoyed with some biscuits and a hot beverage of your choice.