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Start with Murder in an Irish Village and continue through all 10 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Murder in an Irish Village
Book 1 by Carlene O'Connor • Published 2016
In Kilbane, twenty two year old Siobhán O'Sullivan runs her late parents' bistro and raises her siblings, until a man is found at one of their tables with hot pink scissors in his chest. With the family under suspicio...
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Irish Village Mystery reading order
Ends with Murder in an Irish Garden
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Book 1:Murder in an Irish Village
Carlene O'Connor • 2016
In Kilbane, twenty two year old Siobhán O'Sullivan runs her late parents' bistro and raises her siblings, until a man is found at one of their tables with hot pink scissors in his chest. With the family under suspicio...
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Book 2:Murder at an Irish Wedding
Carlene O'Connor • 2017
Catering a glamorous model's wedding should be a boon for Naomi's Bistro, but when the original best man turns up dead in the woods and another guest is poisoned, Siobhán O'Sullivan races to clear her beau Macdara aft...
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Book 3:Murder in an Irish Churchyard
Carlene O'Connor • 2018
Newly minted Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan faces her first major case when a stranger is found dead aboveground in the Kilbane churchyard. As his American relatives arrive and tensions spike, she and visiting detective Mac...
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Book 4:Murder in an Irish Pub
Carlene O'Connor • 2019
A high stakes poker tournament brings notorious cardsharp Eamon "Octopus" Foley to Kilbane, but when he is found hanging in a locked pub storeroom, Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan suspects murder rather than suicide and must...
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Book 5:Murder in an Irish Cottage
Carlene O'Connor • 2020
Siobhán O'Sullivan and fiancé Macdara answer a desperate call from his cousin and arrive at a remote village cottage to find a blind young woman in shock and her mother dead. Locals blame a fairy curse, but Siobhán is...
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Book 6:Murder at an Irish Christmas
Carlene O'Connor • 2020
The O'Sullivans head to West Cork for brother James's Christmas with his fiancée's musical family, but festivities sour when famed conductor Enda Elliot is found crushed beneath a harp. Stranded with new relatives and...
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Book 7:Murder in an Irish Bookshop
Carlene O'Connor • 2021
A new bookshop in Kilbane hosts an event for resident authors, but after a night of barbed literary rivalries one of the writers is found dead among the shelves. Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan must read between bruised egos...
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Book 8:Murder on an Irish Farm
Carlene O'Connor • 2022
On the morning of Siobhán O'Sullivan and Macdara Flannery's wedding, a long hidden skeleton is found in a slurry pit on the farm Macdara secretly bought them, soon followed by a fresh corpse. Their nuptials go on hold...
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Book 9:Murder at an Irish Bakery
Carlene O'Connor • 2023
A reality TV baking show descends on Kilbane's beloved flour mill bakery, but when a top contestant is found face down in her own signature pie, Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan must sift through rival bakers and old resentme...
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Book 11:Murder in an Irish Garden
Carlene O'Connor • 2025
As Siobhán studies for her detective exams, her brother Eoin launches his new restaurant and enters Kilbane's Top Garden Contest to draw customers. When a showpiece garden reveals a corpse hidden beneath a golden stat...
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Irish Village Mystery FAQ
What is the best order to read the Irish Village Mystery series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Murder in an Irish Village.
How many books are in the Irish Village Mystery series?
There are 10 books currently listed in the Irish Village Mystery series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Irish Village Mystery series?
New readers should start with Murder in an Irish Village, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Irish Village Mystery series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears possibly ongoing and spans releases from 2016 to 2025.