Murder at Greysbridge

Andrea Carter

Nov 2021 · Oceanview Publishing

About this ebook

Perfect for fans of character driven mysteries with a powerful sense of place

Being adapted for a television crime series

Summer has arrived in Inishowen and solicitor Benedicta (Ben) O'Keeffe is greatly tempted by a job offer from a law firm in America. Yet before making any life-changing decisions, there is her assistant Leah's wedding to attend at the newly restored Greysbridge Hotel—with its private beach and beautiful pier.

The perfect location—but the festivities are brutally cut short when a young American, a visitor also staying at the hotel, drowns in full view of the wedding guests. And when a second death is discovered the same evening, Ben finds herself embroiled in a real country-house-murder-mystery, where all the guests are suspects.

Sergeant Tom Molloy's appearance to investigate throws Ben into turmoil, especially when the pursuit of two runaways leads the pair to an island off the Donegal coast, where a violent storm traps them together, completely cut off from the mainland.

A deadly conspiracy is unfolding on this tiny North Atlantic island—fueled by the ruthless pursuit of money—careening toward disaster for the inhabitants—and for Ben.

Perfect for fans of Louise Penny, Lisa Gardner—and, of course, Agatha Christie

While all of the novels in the Inishowen Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:

Death at Whitewater Church
Treacherous Strand
The Well of Ice
Murder at Greysbridge
The Body Falls

Ratings and reviews

Good Murder Mystery This is a good murder mystery that is part of a series. The location and characters remain the same in these books, but the mystery plot changes. There is also a romance going on and that part of the plot is left with a major cliff-hanger. The mystery was very good with lots of moving pieces. I received this ARC book for free from Net Galley and this is my honest review.

Ireland, law-enforcement, lawyers, island-life, relationships, relationship-issues, relatives, poisons, cosy-mystery, amateur-sleuth, family, family-dynamics, friction, friendship***** Solicitor Benedicta O’Keeffe of County Donegal is invited to be a principal in the wedding of one of her best friends in the windswept coastal inn-under-severe-renovation, Greysbridge, in Inishowen. Although this is the first I've read in this series (it won't be the last) that did not impact my enjoyment. Unlike most, there is no buildup where you are hoping that whatever villain will be murdered. In this one, both the first and second murder victims are a total surprise. Enter a mystery in the family history of Greysbridge, a group of interesting characters from the small island off the coast there, a surprising cause of death, and the improbable return of former love interest, Sgt Tom Malloy. The plot is a bit convoluted, but not difficult to follow. Very engaging and well done! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Oceanview Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!

About the author

Andrea Carter grew up in the midlands of Ireland, studied law at Trinity College Dublin, and worked as a solicitor on the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, where she ran the most northerly solicitor's practice in the country. Following that, she moved to Dublin to practice as a barrister before turning to write crime novels. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from University College Dublin.

Murder at Greysbridge is the fourth in the Inishowen Mystery Series. Carter's first book, Death at Whitewater Church, a winner of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair, was followed by Treacherous Strand and The Well of Ice. She has been the recipient of two Arts Council of Ireland Literature Bursary Awards and a Dublin City Council Bursary Award. The series is being adapted for a television crime series to be titled “Donegal—The Inishowen Mysteries”. Andrea Carter lives in Dublin with her husband, documentary maker Geoff Power.