A review by git_r_read
Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor

5.0

Is a book still in the genre of amateur sleuth/cozy if the main character has become a police officer? Is it now a mystery set in Ireland?
Whatever you want to call the it, this is a good book. It has intriguing characters, a great setting and an enticing mystery to draw the reader in.
Siobhan has taken her life into her own hands and forged her own path and become a garda, police officer in Ireland, as well as running the family bistro. It's meant moving on from the man she loves but he seems to have moved on as well. Siobhan's family makes me laugh. They are varied in personalities and they all love each other. I want to start at the beginning of this series and learn more about them.
The mystery is interwoven and really good. It begins from the first page and the book is off and running. It has a study of family history going on as much as the investigation. Kind of makes me want to go digging around in my family tree to see what shows up.
I can definitely recommend this book, author and series.