Fatal Roots (County Cork #8) by Sheila Connolly

Fatal Roots

(County Cork #8)

by 

Sheila Connolly

Kindle Edition

Expected publication: January 7th 2020 by Crooked Lane Books

Goodreads synopsis

A few months ago, Boston expat Maura Donovan was rekindled with her mother after more than twenty years of absence. Since then, Maura has been getting accustomed to Irish living, complete with an inherited house and a pub named Sullivan's. But now, her mother has returned--and she's brought Maura's half-sister in tow. To make matters more confusing, a handful of Cork University students are knocking on Maura's door asking about a mystical fairy fort that happens to be located on Maura's piece of land.

The lore indicates that messing with the fort can cause bad luck, and most everyone is telling Maura not to get too involved for fear of its powers, but Maura is curious about her own land, and she definitely doesn't buy into the superstition. Then one of the students disappears after a day of scoping out the fort on Maura's property.

Maura treads carefully, asking the folks around town who might have an idea, but no one wants anything to do with these forts. She has to take matters into her own hand--it's her land, after all. But when she uncovers a decades-old corpse buried in the center of the fort, nothing is for certain.

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4.5 starsThis is the eighth book in the County Cork mystery series by Sheila Connolly.

Maura is an American living in Ireland. She has inherited a bunch of land plus a bar from a man who was good friends with her grandmother. A bunch of students want to study fairy forts and look for them in Maura's land. What they find instead is a dead body.

In the meantime Maura's mother, who left her at birth has shown up in town with a teenager in tow. They spend a lot of the book getting to know each other, both her mother and her new sister.

This was hard to follow at times due to the convoluted nature of the mystery. And when you add in all the details about grandma's past, her mom's past and how it's all connected to Maura, the mystery seems to make in comparison.

Overall, great book. There is so much detail that you have to pay attention every second to keep everything straight. If you love a good cozy mystery, definitely give this one a try!

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) from NetGalley in return for an honest review. I thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this title.