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Jonathan Harrington The Death of Cousin Rose
Worldwide Library 2000 0373263473 / 9780373263479 Paperback Very Good
0373263473 0373263473 Product Description Irish-American Danny O'Flaherty goes to Ballycara, Ireland, to research his roots. When he arrives at the house of his cousin, Rose, Danny finds that she has been brutally murdered. Garda Kelly, a local cop, immediately accuses Danny of her murder. Danny has to reveal the killer in order to save himself. Searching through birth, death and church records, talking to community members, unearthing hidden feuds and secret motives, leads Danny step-by-step to the culprit. He not only solves the mystery of his cousin's death, but the mystery of his family origins, which are inexplicably bound together. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Jonathan Harrington The Second Sorrowful Mystery ( A Danny O'Flaherty Mystery)
Worldwide Library 2000 0373263589 / 9780373263585 MM Very Good
0373263589 0373263589 From the Publisher Having traded his native New York for his Irish roots, Danny O'Flaherty is teaching school in Dublin, making frequent visits to the small, close-knit town of Ballycara, where fishing and a lovely redhead capture his attention. But here in this picturesque seaside town, a shocking murder draws him into the secrets, sins and sorrows of its most colorful inhabitants. The victim is the local priest, Father O'Malley, found dead in a locked basement. The priest's odd behavior in the days preceding his murder-including an urgent letter to Danny-has the locals speculating on everything from Protestant extremists to disgruntled parishioners. But Danny, suspectng the key to the murder lies in the Second Sorrowful Mystery of the Holy rosary-The Scourging-never anticipates the tragic web of deceit and vengeance behind Ballycara's darkest secret... Publishers Weekly A couple of years after solving the murder of his cousin Rose (in 1996's The Death of Cousin Rose) in the Irish village of Ballycara, Irish-American Danny O'Flaherty is living and working as a teacher in Dublin. A letter from his friend, parish priest Padraic O'Malley, brings Danny back to Ballycara, only to discover that the priest has disappeared. After a quick search, Danny and Father O'Malley's housekeeper, Fidelma Muldoon, find Father O'Malley dead in the church basement, peacefully laid out with a rosary in his hand. Over the protests of the local policeman, Danny insists that the priest was murdered. Given permission by the gardai, the Irish police, who are too busy to investigate, Danny starts nosing around, asking questions and chasing suspects about the countryside. As he unearths a host of old grudges against Father O'Malley, his idealistic image of his friend is quickly tarnished. Harrington's novel progresses slowly, but his prose is clean and sweet, and he conveys well the undercurrents that can lie beneath a small town's placid appearance. Fans of The Death of Cousin Rose should relish this one, as should all who like a mystery with a touch of Irish charm. (June) Library Journal Danny O'Flaherty, an American exchange teacher in Ireland (The Death of Cousin Rose, Write Way, 1996), intends to visit a priest friend in Ballycara for some fishing but finds the man dead in the church basement instead. Stricken, but stirred to action, Danny first proves that the man was murdered; then, at the insistence of the G rda (Irish police), he investigates. Well intentioned but ill informed, he dismisses the local "cursed rectory" theory and Protestant-Catholic rivalries only to chase wildly after the wrong suspects--and then another body turns up. Smoothly and competently written for the most part, but only mildly diverting; for larger collections. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information. What People Are Saying Camilla T. Crespi A must-0read mystery chock-full of Irish lace and fascinating suspects. -(Camilla T. Crespi, author of the Simona Griffo mysteries) Peter J. Heck ...rich with Irish color and lore....A treat for mystery fans. -(Peter J. Heck, author of the Mark Twain mysteries) Synopsis Having traded his native New York for his Irish roots, Danny O'Flaherty is teaching school in Dublin, making frequent visits to the small, close-knit town of Ballycara, where fishing and a lovely redhead capture his attention. But here in this picturesque seaside town, a shocking murder draws him into the secrets, sins and sorrows of its most colorful inhabitants. The victim is the local priest, Father O'Malley, found dead in a locked basement. The priest's odd behavior in the days preceding his murder-including an urgent letter to Danny-has the locals speculating on everything from Protestant extremists to disgruntled parishioners. But Danny, suspectng the key to the murder lies in the Second Sorrowful Mystery of the Holy rosary-The Scourging-never anticipates the tragic web of deceit and vengeance behind Ballycara's darkest secret... Publishers Weekly A couple of years after solving the murder of his cousin Rose (in 1996's The Death of Cousin
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