In this enchanting new read in the fan-favorite series from a USA Today bestselling author, garda of County Cork, Ireland, Siobhán OSullivan and Macdaras Flannery, are about to get married at last. But just as the rowdy OSullivan brood and all the regulars of the local bistro have gathered at the church, the nuptials come to an abrupt halt when the discovery of an unidentified skeleton puts the wedding on pause... If only her mother could be here! The entire OSullivan brood--not to mention the regulars from Naomis Bistro--have gathered at St. Marys Church for the wedding of Siobhán and Macdara. Its not every day you see two garda marrying each other. Only Siobháns brother James is missing. They cant start without him. But when James finally comes racing in, hes covered in dirt and babbling hes found a human skeleton in the old slurry pit at the farmhouse. What farmhouse? Macdara sheepishly admits he was saving it as a wedding surprise: he purchased an abandoned dairy farm. Duty calls, so the engaged garda decide to put the wedding on hold to investigate. James leads them to a skeleton clothed in rags that resemble a tattered tuxedo. As an elderly neighbor approaches, she cries out that these must be the remains of her one true love who never showed up on their wedding day, fifty years ago. The garda have a cold case on their hands, which heats up the following day when a fresh corpse appears on top of the bridegrooms bones. With a killer at large, they need to watch their backs--or the nearly wedded couple may be parted by death before theyve even taken their vows. . . Fans of charming Irish mysteries will delight in the ways this convoluted case ensnares the heroine and her supporting cast.-- Kirkus ReviewsCarlene OConnor is the USA Today bestselling author of the acclaimed Irish Village Mysteries, the County Kerry Novels, and the Home to Ireland Mysteries. Born into a long line of Irish storytellers, her great-grandmother emigrated from Ireland filled with tales in 1897 and the stories have been flowing ever since. Of all the places shes wandered across the pond, she fell most in love with a walled town in County Limerick and was inspired to create the town of Kilbane, County Cork, the setting of her Irish Village Mystery series. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, and currently divides her time between Southern California and the Emerald Isle. Please visit her online at CarleneOConnor.net.Book specifications:Collection: Irish Village MysteryDimensions: 170 x 104Author: Carlene OConnorPublishing Year: 2023Publishing Month: 1Pages: 400Language: EnglishPublisher: Kensington CoziesWeight: 200 g