Title: Murder In An Irish Castle (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery 12) by Verity Bright
Publisher: Bookouture
Date Published: 28th November 2022
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Description:
Irish whiskey, rolling green hills, a traditional Christmas feast and… a murder? Lady Swift will need the luck of the Irish to survive this holiday season!
Christmas, 1923. Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather unexpected invitation to the village Christmas party in the tiny, rural hamlet of Derrydee in the west of Ireland. Eleanor is thrilled about exploring her ancestral roots at her late uncle's estate and spending the festive season in a castle. Packing Gladstone the bulldog's coziest Christmas jumper, they set off to the Emerald Isle with her butler Clifford in tow.
Arriving late at night, Eleanor and Clifford are shocked when they find a body sprawled in the snow on the winding country lane outside the estate. The local constable is immediately suspicious and all but accuses the pair of murder. This isn't the warm Irish welcome Eleanor imagined!
Clifford is certain he recognises the poor fellow from the funeral of Eleanor's uncle – but what was their connection? Undeterred by the villagers' lack of gossip on the matter, Eleanor is determined to get justice for the victim. The man's pockets are suspiciously empty of personal effects, but closer inspection reveals an old key hidden in the heel of his boot. Could this unlock more than one mystery for Eleanor?
But when a fire breaks out at the castle on Christmas Eve, an even bigger question looms: is someone out to ensure the family line dies with Lady Swift? And will Eleanor's first Irish Christmas be her last?
An utterly addictive festive whodunnit set in Ireland, brimming with mystery, intrigue and wit. Sure to delight fans of T E Kinsey, Agatha Christie and Rhys Bowen.
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Review:
I want to thank Bookouture for my ARC copy of Murder in an Irish Castle. All opinions are my own.
Lady Swift and her constant companions, Clifford, her butler and Gladstone the bulldog, are invited to the small village of Derrydee in Ireland for the Christmas holidays to stay at the other estate she inherited from her uncle, Hennelly Towers.
However, when they get there, they find a man half dead in the middle of the road. Not long after, they find the people of the town did not invite them to spend the holidays there. Why would someone lure her there and who is the mystery man?
What a fabulous festive treat Murder in an Irish castle was!
As always, I enjoy reading the back and forth between Eleanor and her butler Clifford, which always adds an element of fun to the story, but this time there's the addition of a very stubborn mule to add a bit more humour to this book.
I love the attention to detail and how Verity Bright infuses the story with Irish traditions and charm. There are also mentions of a lot of mouthwatering food, most of which I hadn't heard of but I would now like to try.
I'll be honest, I've dipped in and out of this series so there were aspects of the storyline I didn't get straight away so I would highly recommend you read some of the earlier novels before this one, just to get a better understanding.
If you're looking for an entertaining historical cozy with some feel good festive cheer, you can't go wrong with this book.
About The Author:
Verity Bright is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing partnership that has spanned a quarter of a century. Starting out writing high-end travel articles and books, they published everything from self-improvement to humour, before embarking on their first historical mystery. They are the authors of the fabulous Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series, set in the 1920s.
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