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Carlene O’Connor is the USA Today Bestselling author of The Irish Village Mystery Series, The Home to Ireland Series and the County Kerry Mystery series. The first in the County Kerry Series, NO STRANGERS HERE received a starred review from Kirkus and was the Mystery Pick of the Month at Barnes and Noble in September of 2023. Of all the places across the pond she’s wandered, she fell most in love with a walled town in County Limerick and was inspired to create the town of Kilbane, County Cork. She currently lives in New Mexico.

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Average rating: 3.96 · 133,190 ratings · 11,796 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder in an Irish Village (An Irish Village Mystery, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 28,227 ratings — published 2016 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at an Irish Wedding (An Irish Village Mystery, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 12,221 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Strangers Here (County Kerry Mystery, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 10,950 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in an Irish Churchyard (Irish Village Mystery, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 10,067 ratings — published 2018 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in an Irish Pub (Irish Village Mystery #4) 4.14 avg rating — 8,942 ratings — published 2019 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in an Irish Cottage (Irish Village Mystery, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 7,706 ratings — published 2020 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at an Irish Christmas (Irish Village Mystery, #6) 3.97 avg rating — 7,663 ratings — published 2020 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in an Irish Bookshop (Irish Village Mystery, #7) 4.04 avg rating — 6,525 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder on an Irish Farm (Irish Village Mystery, #8) 4.18 avg rating — 5,643 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at an Irish Bakery (Irish Village Mystery, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 5,189 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Carlene O'Connor

Irish Village Mystery (12 books)
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Carlene O'Connor (Goodreads Author)

3.96 avg rating — 106,308 ratings

County Kerry Mystery (5 books)
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3.99 avg rating — 17,934 ratings

Home to Ireland Mystery (3 books)
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Peggy Ehrhart (Goodreads Author),

Liz Ireland (Goodreads Author)

3.82 avg rating — 7,396 ratings

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“A life that was surprisingly full, even though it was simple. Or maybe because it was simple.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

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“Every person is like a lock, her da used to say. If you want to spring them open, you just have to find the right key.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

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“through. Grief was a thief, stealing bits of you like a vulture, pecking anew when you least expected it. “I went to the restroom after we took the photo,” Brandon said, snapping his fingers.”
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January 2021 Cozy Mystery Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Cozy Mystery selection would you like to read in January?

Here Comes the Body (Catering Hall Mystery #1) by Maria DiRico

13 votes, 43.3%

Murder at an Irish Wedding (Irish Village Mystery #2) by Carlene O'Connor

12 votes, 40.0%

Last Writes (A Jaine Austen Mystery #2) by Laura Levine

5 votes, 16.7%

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