{"id":27505,"date":"2021-07-30T08:02:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27505"},"modified":"2022-10-17T02:49:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T21:49:01","slug":"review-murder-in-connemara-by-carlene-oconnor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/30\/review-murder-in-connemara-by-carlene-oconnor\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Murder in Connemara by Carlene O&#8217;Connor"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27505\" data-postid=\"27505\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27505 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/murder-in-connemara-carlene-oconnor.jpg?resize=302%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29463\" title=\"murder-in-connemara-carlene-oconnor\" alt=\"murder-in-connemara-carlene-oconnor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/murder-in-connemara-carlene-oconnor.jpg?w=302&amp;ssl=1 302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/murder-in-connemara-carlene-oconnor.jpg?resize=181%2C300&amp;ssl=1 181w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/murder-in-connemara-carlene-oconnor.jpg?resize=400%2C662&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Former New Yorker and interior designer Tara Meehan is eagerly anticipating the grand opening of her architectural salvage shop Renewals in her newly adopted home of Galway. She&#8217;s in the midst of preparations when heiress Veronica O&#8217;Farrell bursts in to announce she\u2019s ready for some renewal of her own. To celebrate one year of sobriety, she\u2019s invited seven people she wronged in her drinking days to historic Ballynahinch Castle Hotel in neighboring Connemara to make amends in style.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But perhaps one among them is not so eager to pardon her past misdeeds. Veronica is found lying in the ruins of manor house Clifden Castle with an antique Tara Brooch buried in her heart\u2014the same brooch Tara Meehan admired in her shop the day before, posting a photo with the caption: #Killerbrooch. Now she\u2019s a prime suspect, along with Veronica\u2019s guests, all of whom had motives to stab the heiress. It\u2019s up to Tara to pin down the guilty party . . .<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jul 27, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<i>Home to\u00a0Ireland<\/i><br \/><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Kensington\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tara Meehan<\/strong> has relocated from New York City to Galway, Ireland. She is eager for the grand opening of the salvage shop she will be running with her uncle. While preparing for the big day, heiress Veronica O\u2019Farrell hires Tara to host an event for her at her new shop in which the newly sober Veronica can make amends to people she hurt when she was drinking. Tara is also to choose a gift for each of these seven people as part of Veronica\u2019s apology. However, things turn deadly when Veronica is murdered. Tara and the other guests become the main suspects, and Tara must do some sleuthing of her own to clear her name and find the real killer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is the second in the series, and although I was a little worried since I hadn\u2019t read the initial book, I was able to quickly catch up. I really enjoyed the Irish setting and the details the author includes about the area, especially the castles, to create a realistic atmosphere for the story. I think the setting and the way the author makes it come alive, is my favorite part of the book. The characters are interesting as well. Tara is a likeable, but sometimes pushy, main character. She is a clever, but not perfect, amateur sleuth. This is sometimes frustrating, but makes Tara seem more realistic than if she was a flawless detective.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are plenty of people with motives for the murder which makes the investigation more interesting. I thought I knew who the killer was, but I was wrong and was surprised when everything was revealed at the end. There is a potential love interest for Tara, but I\u2019m glad the author is taking that part of the story slowly because I\u2019m not sure Danny is the right guy for her. Time will tell what happens next for this potential couple.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve read a few books in the author\u2019s <em>Irish Village <\/em>series and think fans of that series will also like this one. Overall, it is an evenly-paced, enjoyable mystery with an interesting take on the transplant to a new city\/country theme that many cozies share.The touch of humor throughout the story adds to the enjoyment. Readers who are unfamiliar with this author, but like <em><strong>Sheila Connolly\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> <em>County Cork <\/em>series, will want to give O\u2019Connor\u2019s <em>Home to Ireland <\/em>series a try.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BVJf04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/murder-in-connemara\/id1552297159?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_murder_in_connemara&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/murder-in-connemara-carlene-oconnor\/1135912124?ean=9781496730787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/murder-in-connemara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Carlene_O_Connor_Murder_in_Connemara?id=njsGEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New Yorker and interior designer Tara Meehan is eagerly anticipating the grand opening of her architectural salvage shop Renewals in her newly adopted home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,110,48],"tags":[152,223,367,404,405],"class_list":["post-27505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christine","category-kensington-publishing-companies","category-reviews","tag-4-stars","tag-cozy-mystery","tag-mystery","tag-recommend","tag-recommended-reads"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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She's in the midst of preparations when heiress Veronica O'Farrell bursts in to announce she\u2019s ready for some renewal of her own. To celebrate one year of sobriety, she\u2019s invited seven people she wronged in her drinking days to historic Ballynahinch Castle Hotel in neighboring Connemara to make amends in style.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>But perhaps one among them is not so eager to pardon her past misdeeds. Veronica is found lying in the ruins of manor house Clifden Castle with an antique Tara Brooch buried in her heart\u2014the same brooch Tara Meehan admired in her shop the day before, posting a photo with the caption: #Killerbrooch. Now she\u2019s a prime suspect, along with Veronica\u2019s guests, all of whom had motives to stab the heiress. It\u2019s up to Tara to pin down the guilty party . . .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jul 27, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<i>Home to\u00a0Ireland<\/i><br \/><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Kensington\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tara Meehan<\/strong> has relocated from New York City to Galway, Ireland. She is eager for the grand opening of the salvage shop she will be running with her uncle. While preparing for the big day, heiress Veronica O\u2019Farrell hires Tara to host an event for her at her new shop in which the newly sober Veronica can make amends to people she hurt when she was drinking. Tara is also to choose a gift for each of these seven people as part of Veronica\u2019s apology. However, things turn deadly when Veronica is murdered. Tara and the other guests become the main suspects, and Tara must do some sleuthing of her own to clear her name and find the real killer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is the second in the series, and although I was a little worried since I hadn\u2019t read the initial book, I was able to quickly catch up. I really enjoyed the Irish setting and the details the author includes about the area, especially the castles, to create a realistic atmosphere for the story. I think the setting and the way the author makes it come alive, is my favorite part of the book. The characters are interesting as well. Tara is a likeable, but sometimes pushy, main character. She is a clever, but not perfect, amateur sleuth. This is sometimes frustrating, but makes Tara seem more realistic than if she was a flawless detective.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are plenty of people with motives for the murder which makes the investigation more interesting. I thought I knew who the killer was, but I was wrong and was surprised when everything was revealed at the end. There is a potential love interest for Tara, but I\u2019m glad the author is taking that part of the story slowly because I\u2019m not sure Danny is the right guy for her. Time will tell what happens next for this potential couple.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve read a few books in the author\u2019s <em>Irish Village <\/em>series and think fans of that series will also like this one. Overall, it is an evenly-paced, enjoyable mystery with an interesting take on the transplant to a new city\/country theme that many cozies share.The touch of humor throughout the story adds to the enjoyment. Readers who are unfamiliar with this author, but like <em><strong>Sheila Connolly\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> <em>County Cork <\/em>series, will want to give O\u2019Connor\u2019s <em>Home to Ireland <\/em>series a try.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BVJf04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/murder-in-connemara\/id1552297159?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_murder_in_connemara&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/murder-in-connemara-carlene-oconnor\/1135912124?ean=9781496730787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/murder-in-connemara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Carlene_O_Connor_Murder_in_Connemara?id=njsGEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27505"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29465,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27505\/revisions\/29465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}