Irish Murder Mysteries

Posted by Sandy Mitchell Mar 11, 2008

For St. Patrick's Day, consider these Irish mystery novels:

Christine Falls -- The first mystery novel by Booker-Prize winner, John Banville (The Sea) writing as Benjamin Black. This well-written 2007 novel is set in 1950s Dublin and traces the tragic death of Christine Falls and the circumstances surrounding it.

Irish Linen -- Another offering from profilic priest/author Andrew Greeley, this 2007 novel features Irish-American sleuth and songstress Nuala McGrail and her family. The action is split between a 1940s WWII mystery and a present missing person case.

The St. Patrick's Day Murder -- This fourth in the Christine Bennett series by Lee Harris focuses on the murder of a friend and New York police officer on the night of St. Patrick's Day. As Christine investigates, small inconsistencies become important and her faith in the NYPD system is rocked to the core.

St. Patrick's Day Murder -- Another cozy mystery named after St. Patrick's Day, this 14th installment in Leslie Meier's Lucy Stone series finds the usually quiet Maine town of Tinker's Cove involved in a brutal and baffling murder.