An Irish Bookshop Murder: An utterly gripping cozy crime murder mystery (A Mercy McCarthy Mystery Book 1)

An Irish Bookshop Murder: An utterly gripping cozy crime murder mystery (A Mercy McCarthy Mystery Book 1)

by Lucy Connelly

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4.4 stars from 3,332 reviews. Top 67% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

282 pages~4.7 hr readPublished by Bookouture

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Perfect for you if...

  • You enjoy cosy mysteries set in small villages where the community feels as important as solving the crime.
  • You love crime writers who write about crime. You'll appreciate Mercy's dual perspective as a fiction author turned amateur sleuth.
  • You want a page-turner that's fast and funny, not slow or overly literary.

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  • You prefer dark, gritty crime fiction with morally grey characters and serious tone throughout.
  • You're looking for hard-boiled detective work with forensic detail rather than cosy village intuition.
  • You skip books with romantic subplots woven into the mystery.

About this book

Mercy McCarthy, a bookstore owner and crime writer, inherits an antique bookshop in the Irish village of Shamrock Cove with her twin sister Lizzie. Shortly after their arrival, a respected neighbor known as the Judge is found dying on his doorstep and accuses Mercy of murder with his final words. Suspicion falls on Mercy, prompting her to investigate the case to clear her name. While searching through the Judge's old books, she discovers letters revealing that several townspeople had reason to dislike him. As Mercy narrows down suspects—including the local pub landlord, a cook, and a knitter—her chief suspect turns up dead, and she receives a threatening note written on paper from her own bookshop. With bodies continuing to appear, Mercy must determine who the killer is before the murderer ends her time in Shamrock Cove.

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