Title:	Murder at an Irish Chipper
	Author:	Carlene O’Connor
	Published:	February 20, 2024, Kensington Cozies
	No. of Pages:	304
	Cover Price:	$27.00 Hardcover, $13.77 Kindle

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Fans of the Irish Village Mystery series by bestselling author, Carlene O’Connor, will welcome the addition of the 10th installment in the series Murder at an Irish Chipper , which finds Garda Siobhán O’Sullivan-Flannery and Detective Sergeant Macdara Flannery, newlyweds planning a holiday for their honeymoon at the seaside village of Lahinch. Since they are waiting for permits for Eoin to open up their new farm to table restaurant, The O’Sullivan Six, in Kilbane, County Cork, the whole family is invited, including the dog, Trigger. Lahinch is famous for their fish and chips, and the gang is excited to lay on the beach and devour the famous fish and chips. Upon arrival at one of two busy chippers, Mrs. Chips, they find a queue forming outside, but the proprietor (Vera Cowley, aka Mrs. Chips) isn’t opening up the business. A local handyman, John Healy gets the door open, and Siobhán discovers the body of Mrs. Chips lying dead on the floor, covered in flour after slipping on a ladder with beef fat greased rungs. The local detective sergeant, Liam Healy, accepts help from Siobhán and Macdara, even though they are on Holiday.

Fans of the series are already familiar with Siobhán O’Sullivan-Flannery, the protagonist, as well as her husband and siblings. Over the series O’Connor has done an excellent job of developing their characters and making them seem real to readers. O’Connor also does an excellent job with the new supporting characters in this novel. Some are likeable, and some are not. The storyline is easy to follow and the scenarios ring true. O’Connor does an excellent job of telling the story and building suspense without graphic violence, sex or language.

All told, this is an excellent series for all ages, and it captures the unique nature of Ireland and its people. The only drawback is that it doesn’t include the recipe for the new curry sauce just being introduced by Mrs. Chips.


Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.