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The Farmhouse Mystery
Previously published as The Farmyard Mystery
The wild west of Ireland. A lonely farmhouse. A father and son slaughtered in the dead of night.
Farmer Pat Nevin and his university-student son, Conor, drive through the quiet rural landscape of County Mayo, heading back to their farmhouse in Mucklagh. It’s 3.30 a.m. As they step out of their Mitsubishi jeep, they are stabbed to death.
Pat’s distraught wife, Eileen, and their younger son, Shane, rush out of the house to find their bodies lying on the ground — and call the police.
The Nevins were good farming folk. So what were they doing on the backroads at three in the morning?
Detective Inspector Martin O’Shea and Detective Sergeant Deirdre Maguire of the Westport Gardaí are called to investigate. The newly formed team, created after a reorganisation of the western region, must prove itself fast. Maguire, an intelligent and determined officer from Tipperary, has sharp intuition about people; O’Shea, methodical and slightly world-weary, anchors the case with experience.
The wild west of Ireland. A lonely farmhouse. A father and son slaughtered in the dead of night.
Farmer Pat Nevin and his university-student son, Conor, drive through the quiet rural landscape of County Mayo, heading back to their farmhouse in Mucklagh. It’s 3.30 a.m. As they step out of their Mitsubishi jeep, they are stabbed to death.
Pat’s distraught wife, Eileen, and their younger son, Shane, rush out of the house to find their bodies lying on the ground — and call the police.
The Nevins were good farming folk. So what were they doing on the backroads at three in the morning?
Detective Inspector Martin O’Shea and Detective Sergeant Deirdre Maguire of the Westport Gardaí are called to investigate. The newly formed team, created after a reorganisation of the western region, must prove itself fast. Maguire, an intelligent and determined officer from Tipperary, has sharp intuition about people; O’Shea, methodical and slightly world-weary, anchors the case with experience.
206 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 5, 2025
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About the author
David Pearson
34 books119 followersOne of Ireland's most prolific crime writers, David has a total of 24 books published to date across four separate series.
The Galway Homicides - set in and around Clifden on the Wild Atlantic Way
The Dublin Homicides - a grittier set of 6 stories set in the capital of Ireland
The Wexford Homicides - introducing DI Vikki Kirkby
The Mayo Murders - a new series set in and around Westport in County Mayo featuring DI Martin O'Shea and DS Deirdre Maguire.
The Galway Homicides - set in and around Clifden on the Wild Atlantic Way
The Dublin Homicides - a grittier set of 6 stories set in the capital of Ireland
The Wexford Homicides - introducing DI Vikki Kirkby
The Mayo Murders - a new series set in and around Westport in County Mayo featuring DI Martin O'Shea and DS Deirdre Maguire.
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January 10, 2026
I don't wish to be impolite so it is hard for me to describe this book I did not enjoy reading. Maybe just the word "amateur" to describe the police work will suffice.
I paid 99 cents for it before I had rejoined kindle unlimited where it is now avaiable. Not worth 99 cents I might add.
I paid 99 cents for it before I had rejoined kindle unlimited where it is now avaiable. Not worth 99 cents I might add.
January 2, 2026
Great Read
As always David Pearson has written another captivating start in this series. Mr. Pearson is great author in my opinion. I know when I pick up one of his books to read, it will be one I can't put down till the end. Keep them coming!
As always David Pearson has written another captivating start in this series. Mr. Pearson is great author in my opinion. I know when I pick up one of his books to read, it will be one I can't put down till the end. Keep them coming!
March 17, 2025
Complex case solved by realistic,interested characters.
Up to David Pearsons usual standards. His stories flow well and it is easy to connect the different characters and their backgrounds.
Up to David Pearsons usual standards. His stories flow well and it is easy to connect the different characters and their backgrounds.
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