Buried in a Bog (County Cork Mystery, #1)

by Sheila Connolly

New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly introduces the first novel in the County Cork mystery series—set in a small village in Ireland where buried secrets are about to rise to the surface...

Honoring the wish of her late grandmother, Maura Donovan visits the small Irish village where her Gran was born—though she never expected to get bogged down in a murder mystery. Nor had she planned to take a job in one of the local pubs, but she finds herself excited to get to know the people who knew her Gran.  

In the pub, she’s swamped with drink orders as everyone in town gathers to talk about the recent discovery of a nearly one-hundred-year-old body in a nearby bog. When Maura realizes she may know something about the dead man—and that the body’s connected to another, more recent, death—she fears she’s about to become mired in a homicide investigation. After she discovers the death is connected to another from almost a century earlier, Maura has a sinking feeling she may really be getting in over her head...

• ISBN10: 1410460223
• ISBN13: 9781410460226
• Publish Date: 9 October 2013 (first published 5 February 2013)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Wheeler Publishing
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 399
• Language: English

Reviews

[Mystereity Reviews]

Buried In A Bog (and my To Read shelf) I'm sorry I took so long to start this book, I really enjoyed it.  I can see how some people might be put off by Maura, but I found it easy to relate to her.  Who hasn't been at a point in their life where everything changes and you're anxious and confused at what to do? Her actions and thoughts were realistic and, although she's not the most optimistic person in the world, she's not negative and angry. 
 
Beautiful setting (who doesn't like Ireland?) and the other characters were charming (well, most of them) and I look forward to seeing them grow as time goes on.
 
This book was mostly just plain fiction, with a hint of mystery thrown in.  Which was fine.  The pace kept it moving along and the ending, while unsurprising, was satisfying.
 
Overall, a cute book, and I look forward to the next.