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A review by git_r_read
Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly
5.0
I believe this is my favorite cozy of the year, so far. It's more than a mystery, it's a travelogue of a sort. But it's not a 'busy' book. Maura Donovan finds herself fulfilling a deathbed promise she made to her grandmother by going to Ireland to see the land and the people she comes from.
Maura's worked hard all her life, as has her grandmother, but they don't have a lot of money to show for it. So Maura's surprised to find that her grandmother has set aside money for Maura to make the trip.
Off she goes to the village of Leap where Gran grew up. Maura finds her Gran's old and dear friends and relatives. And a body in a bog. And a job at the local pub. And body in the street. And a rather grumpy (but handsome) pub owner.
I highly enjoyed the adventures of Maura finding her way to Leap, learning how to drive a stick shift on the left side of the road, finding herself with a job in a pub and feeling like she belongs in the village.
The dead bodies are almost secondary and Maura doesn't feel compelled to solve the mystery, just finds herself at the wrong place at the wrong time and becoming involved in the periphery of the investigation.
I already love Sheila Connolly's Orchard series and this one is even better. I look forward to reading each book in the series as it becomes available. It just might be pre-orderable....
Maura's worked hard all her life, as has her grandmother, but they don't have a lot of money to show for it. So Maura's surprised to find that her grandmother has set aside money for Maura to make the trip.
Off she goes to the village of Leap where Gran grew up. Maura finds her Gran's old and dear friends and relatives. And a body in a bog. And a job at the local pub. And body in the street. And a rather grumpy (but handsome) pub owner.
I highly enjoyed the adventures of Maura finding her way to Leap, learning how to drive a stick shift on the left side of the road, finding herself with a job in a pub and feeling like she belongs in the village.
The dead bodies are almost secondary and Maura doesn't feel compelled to solve the mystery, just finds herself at the wrong place at the wrong time and becoming involved in the periphery of the investigation.
I already love Sheila Connolly's Orchard series and this one is even better. I look forward to reading each book in the series as it becomes available. It just might be pre-orderable....