Death by the Book: Totally addictive cozy mystery Irish fiction (A Mercy McCarthy Mystery Book 2)

Mercy McCarthy and her sister Lizzie settle into the seaside village of Shamrock Cove on Ireland's west coast. Lizzie organizes a local book festival, and mystery writer Mercy agrees to participate. When the festival's star author, James Brandt, is found dead beneath a falling bookshelf in his cottage, Mercy suspects murder—but the local detective is unconvinced. When a second body appears, the police can no longer dismiss the possibility of foul play. The problem: Mercy and Lizzie's dog Mr. Poe discovers the second body in their bookstore's storeroom, and village gossips begin blaming Mercy for the deaths. Convinced the police are pursuing the wrong suspect, Mercy races to clear her name. Her suspects include a meddling mayor, a cheerful chef, and a bashful botanist. A discovery in the local library archive—an old photograph—finally puts her on the killer's trail. With police determined to exclude her from the investigation, Mercy must work quickly to solve the case before she becomes the next victim.