Murder at the Blarney Bash

by Darci Hannah Narrated by Amy Melissa Bentley

Overview

Follow the aroma of shamrock sugar cookies to the Beacon Bakeshop, a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Michigan where amateur sleuth Lindsey Bakewell is busy preparing for Beacon Harbor's St. Patrick's Day festivities-with a little help from her adorable Newfoundland, Wellington, of course!



Lindsey is baking up a storm-shamrock sugar cookies, Guinness chocolate cupcakes, Irish soda bread-for the well-timed grand opening of the Irish import gift shop, the Blarney Stone, owned by her boyfriend's uncle, Finnigan O'Connor, recently relocated from the Emerald Isle.



But it's Uncle Finn himself who seems full of blarney when he gleefully reveals a pot of real gold he claims he stole from an actual leprechaun. And Finn's fortune takes a turn for the worse when he's arrested for the bludgeoning of a small unidentified man dressed as a leprechaun-the murder weapon alleged to be his now-missing shillelagh.



Eccentric Uncle Finn may enjoy believing he's outwitted a leprechaun, but he would never be so deluded as to clobber one with his walking stick. Now Lindsey will need more than the luck of the Irish to seize a golden opportunity to catch the real killer . . .

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Darci Hannah
 
"Spooke-meets-kooky adventure ensues." - Woman's World on Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant

“You’ll never see the end coming in this delightfully zany tale.” —Kirkus Reviews on Murder at the Blueberry Festival
 
“From the sweet moments to the sleuthing, this whodunit was a fun, festive ride!” —FIRST for Women on Murder At The Christmas Cookie Bake-Off
 
“Red herrings, romance, and yummy recipes combine in this charming new series.” —Kirkus Reviews on Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop
 
“Wellington—or Wellie, for short—exceeded expectations as a delightful canine companion. Most importantly, the mystery was intriguingly layered. I also really enjoyed the food and baking descriptions and thought the inclusion of both the romance and the paranormal element tidily done.” —Criminal Element on Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop
 
“This is a great start to a new series with plenty of sweets, a charming setting, and a mystery to keep readers guessing.” —Parkersburg News and Sentinel
 
“Darci Hannah mixes spicy characters, a sweet bakeshop, and a possibly haunted lighthouse into a charming beachfront Michigan village and serves up a mystery as delectable as the bakeshop’s treats and as twisty as the lighthouse stairs." —Ginger Bolton, author of Boston Scream Murder

Kirkus Reviews

2023-11-04
Leprechauns invade Beacon Harbor, Michigan.

Well, maybe just one, and that one may be a figment of Finnigan O’Connor’s imagination. Finn and his daughter, Colleen, who have moved from Ireland, are opening a gift shop and micropub in Beacon Harbor, a delightful town on the shore of Lake Michigan. Finn’s nephew, former Navy SEAL Rory Campbell, is dating crime-solving baker Lindsey Bakewell, while Lindsey’s best friend, Kennedy Kapoor, who left town after their last murder case (abandoning brokenhearted police officer Tuck McAllister), has returned with a new boyfriend, Englishman Niall Fitzhugh. Lindsey and her crew are busy baking St. Patrick’s Day treats to stock her bakery and celebrate the grand opening of Finn and Colleen’s store and pub. Lindsey scoffs at the reports of leprechauns from people around town until one of them runs into the side of her car, fleeing the scene of his attack on city worker Fred Landry and leaving behind green and gold glitter. Finn, who attempts to lure the leprechaun with green beer and special treats, eventually turns up with a pot of gold. In the meantime, Kennedy, who acts strangely jealous of Colleen’s flirting with Tuck, is extremely annoyed with Niall, who’d promised her exclusive Irish walking capes for her store and then apparently supplied them to Colleen’s shop. When the police arrest Finn for the murder of a leprechaun with a shillelagh and he stubbornly refuses to turn over the gold or even say where he found it, the sleuths spring into action to find the real killer.

An often amusing romantic mystery with an Irish accent.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159304438
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	01/23/2024
Series:	Beacon Bakeshop Series , #5
Edition description:	Unabridged

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