St. Patrick’s Day will be here soon! For those of you that focus your reading on holiday/cultural themed books, the list below features Irish writers, mysteries/suspense set in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day murders, or titles with Irish characters central to the plot. Some are modern classics, some are newbies, but all are entertaining reads. You’re sure to find a story in the list of 33 Irish Fiction & Mysteries – 2018 that you will want to read again and again. (Links included for bold titles)
Lisa Alber: “Path into Darkness”
Maeve Binchy: “A Week in Winter”
S. Furlong-Bollinger: “Paddy Whacked”
Steve Cavanagh: “The Plea”
Sheila Connolly: "Many a Twist"
Kathy Cranston: “Apple Seeds and Murderous Deeds”
Kathi Daley: “Shamrock Shenanigans”
Frank Delaney: "Shannon"
Nelson Demille: “Cathedral”
Tana French: “Broken Harbor”
Patricia Gligor: "Marnie Malone"
Alexia Gordon: “Murder in G Major”
Andrew Greeley: “Irish Tweed”
Jane Haddam: “A Great Day for the Deadly”
Lyn Hamilton: “The Celtic Riddle”
Lee Harris: “The St. Patrick's Day Murder”
Erin Hart: “The Book of Killowen”
Jonathan Harrington: “A Great Day for Dying”
Mary Anne Kelly: “Twillyweed”
Amanda Lee: “The Long Stitch Good Night”
Dan Mahoney: “Once in, Never Out”
Brian McGilloway: “Little Girl Lost”
Ralph M. McInerny: “Lack of the Irish”
Leslie Meier: “St. Patrick's Day Murder”
Stuart Neville: "Ghosts of Belfast”
Carlene O'Connor: "Murder in an Irish Churchyard"
Sister Carol Anne O’Marie: “Death Takes Up a Collection”
Helen Page: "Equal of God"
Louise Phillips: “The Doll’s House”
Janet Elaine Smith: “In St. Patrick's Custody”
Patrick Taylor: “An Irish Country Practice”
Peter Tremayne: “The Devil’s Seal”
Kathy Hogan Trochek: “Irish Eyes”
If your favorite Irish Fiction & Mysteries – 2018 titles are not on the list, let me know and I’ll add them!
Happy choosing and reading!
What a great list!
Although I've completed my Malone mystery series, I wanted to mention that the main character and her family are about as Irish as they come – but, as far as I know, I don't have a drop of Irish blood in my veins. :).
Too funny about the Irish blood, Patricia. 🙂 I added book #5 of the Malone series to the list, thanks! The link will take the readers to the rest of the series as well.
Thank you, Patti! I should probably mention that my publisher has reduced the eBook price of all five Malone mysteries to 99 cents each for a limited time.
Thanks for letting us know! 🙂