Annie’s Apple by John A. Heldt needs a warning that it will make you emotional. Mr. Heldt has done it again with these characters. Will Paul and Annie find people to love them? Like Bill has with Cassie? The Carpenters and Lees Bill and Cassie After the horrific San Francisco fire, Bill and Cassie Carpenter […]
Fatal Roots by Sheila Connolly is the story of Maura’s family. Whose body is buried in the fairy fort, and how will it affect Maura? Some university students end up at Maura’s door, asking to look at a fairy fort on old Mick Sullivan’s land, now Maura’s. Of course, Maura knows nothing about the fairy […]
The Secret Key by Lena Jones follows Agatha Oddlow as she embarks on her first real case. Will Agatha Oddlow solve her first big case? Agatha Oddlow has read all of Agatha Christie’s novels, including Hercule Poirot, who is her favorite of Agatha’s characters, and like him, wants to be a detective. Her mom encouraged […]
The Lost Traveler by Sheila Connolly is an insightful look into the workforce and immigration of the rural counties of Ireland. Who would dump a body at Sullivan’s? This installment touches on the lack of young people sticking around the rural area to live and work. Maura also digs into illegal aliens that arrive in […]
Tied Up With a Bow by Sheila Connolly is a quick holiday read that finds the best gift is kindness. Will Danny and Hannah find safety? It’s almost Christmas in Leap, and County Cork is building a holiday sculpture across from Sullivan’s. Danny, a young boy, and his mother, Hannah, arrive in Leap and seem […]
A Death in Devon by Shea MacLeod brings Sugar Martin to 1948 Devon to collect her inheritance and a job. Will Sugar catch the thief? Sugar Martin, aka Euphegenia Martin, finds herself going to London to see what this mysterious great-great-aunt could have left her. She discovers more or less that her great-great aunt left […]
A Turn for the Bad by Sheila Connolly is a contradiction of right and wrong. It reminds us that the world isn’t just black and white, but there are many colors in between. Will Maura find the clues to find John Tully? Its fall in County Cork and Sullivan’s is slow until a man, John […]
An Early Wake by Sheila Connolly brings music back to Sullivan’s by way of Irish magic. At least, that’s how it feels. Will Maura figure out what happened to Aidan before she worries Sullivan’s out of business? In this third installment, we find Maura settling into County Cork more than she thought she would. A […]