Author: sheilaconnolly

From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, The Secret Staircase is the third Victorian Village Mystery, which finds Kate Hamilton discovering a long-dead body in a hidden staircase. Kate Hamilton is feeling good about her plans to recreate Asheboro, Maryland as the Victorian village it once was. The town is finally on her side, and the finances are coming together. Kate’s first goal … coming together. Kate’s first goal is to renovate the Barton Mansion on the outskirts of town. Luckily, it’s been well maintained in the century since the wealthy Henry Barton lived and died there. The only…

Hidden within an antique book, a mysterious hand-drawn map of a historic Philadelphia neighborhood could reveal the city’s dark secret… Can Preservation Society president Nell Pratt unearth the long-buried truth? A gripping cozy mystery from a New York Times bestselling author!

Some secrets are too big to stay buried…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 … 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 New York Times bestselling author of Many a Twist returns with a mysterious County Cork novella for the holidays . . .“Connolly vividly evokes rural Ireland, and her characters seem like real human beings trying their best to navigate their lives.” —Publishers Weekly>Pub owner Maura Donovan is still learning the local customs of the Irish village she now calls home, and with the holidays … village she now calls home, and with the holidays approaching she’s unsure how much, or how little, to decorate. She’s also puzzled by the small construction project going on across the street, which is…

From a New York Times bestselling and Agatha Award–nominated author: When orchard owner Meg Chapin discovers a dead body on her land, she’s determined to dig up clues in her sleepy town. Can she find the bad apple?

A “smart mystery” (Booklist) from a New York Times bestselling and Agatha Award–nominated author: Small-town hotelier Kate Hamilton has been offered the chance of a lifetime — but first she has to get to the bottom of a murder in the town library!

Danger comes to Cork in the seventh County Cork mystery from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, and it’s up to Maura Donovan to find a way to protect all she’s worked for.Pub owner Maura Donovan is settling into a charmed life in Ireland—until a mutilated body on her property ends her lucky streak. Boston expat Maura Donovan came to Ireland to honor her grandmother’s last wish, … to honor her grandmother’s last wish, but she never expected to stay in provincial County Cork—much less to inherit a house and a pub, Sullivan’s, in the small village of Leap.…

From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, Abby Kimball returns with stunning discoveries about her unusual ability to see the dead . . .Still undecided about a return to her teaching career, Abby Kimball has thrown herself into restoring the grand Victorian she shares with her boyfriend, Ned. She’s happy to put thoughts of her strange ability to see the dead on the back burner for a … on the back burner for a while, but she realizes that won’t be so easy when she’s faced with two new compelling encounters.First, a plumber she’s hired has a shocking experience…

From a New York Times bestselling author: While renovating a run-down mansion in her hometown, Kate finds the corpse of her childhood nemesis — and becomes a suspect in the murder! “Cozy fans will enjoy Connolly’s characteristically warm treatment of small-town life” (Publishers Weekly).

How far would you go to protect your family?Pub owner Maura Donovan hasn’t seen her mother for over twenty years, so when she suddenly shows up in Maura’s pub, Maura’s not sure what to expect. Her mother has moved back home and has taken a position working with the new owners of the Crann Mor hotel just outside Skibbereen. Creating a new lift for herself was working out fine—until her new boss is … fine—until her new boss is found dead in the gardens, dumped down the hillside behind the hotel.Now, Maura must leave no stone unturned to clear her…