Siobhán O’Sullivan first appeared in Murder In An Irish Village and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Siobhán.

What is your name?
Siobhán O’Sullivan (Shi-vawn — accent on second syllable).

How old are you?
26

What is your profession?
I’m a Garda (police).

Do you have a significant other?
Yes, and we’re engaged.

What is his name and profession?
Detective Sargeant Macdara Flannery.

Any children?
No.

Do you have any siblings?
Yes. 5. We’re known as The O’Sullivan Six.

Do your parents live near you?
My parents died in an automobile accident. They were hit by a drunk driver. That’s when I had to step in and take care of my siblings and the family bistro.

Who is your best friend?
Maria.

Cats, dogs or other pets?
We have a Jack Russel Terrier named Trigger.

What town do you live in?
Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland. It’s a wonderful, medieval walled-town.

Type of dwelling and do you own or rent?
We live above Naomi’s Bistro (our family bistro).

What is your favorite spot in your home?
The main dining room with the fireplace and windows onto Sarsfield Street.

Favorite meal and dessert?
I’m partial to bacon and cabbage. And I make the best brown bread in town.

Favorite hobby?
Whittling.

Favorite color?
Blue. Macdara has gorgeous blue eyes.

Favorite author?
Enda O’Brien.

Favorite vacation spot?
Ann’s team (My youngest sister) Camogie — Hurling for girls.

Favorite sports team?
Live theater.

Movies or live theater?
Morning. Can’t let the day slip away.

Amateur or professional sleuth and whom do you work with?
I’m a professional Garda. I often work with Detective Sargeant Flannery.

In a few sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
Get up and run. Make brown bread. Go to work Solve murders.

Murder in an Irish Cottage is the fifth book in the “Irish Village” cozy mystery series, released February 25, 2020.

In a remote—and superstitious—village in County Cork, Ireland, Garda Siobhán O’Sullivan must solve a murder where the prime suspects are fairies . . .

Family is everything to Siobhán: her five siblings; her dear departed mother for whom the family business, Naomi’s Bistro, is named; and now her fiancé, Macdara Flannery. So precious is her engagement that Siobhán wants to keep it just between the two of them for a little longer.

But Macdara is her family, which is why when his cousin Jane frantically calls for his help, Siobhán is at his side as the two garda rush from Kilbane to the rural village where Jane and her mother have recently moved. Unfortunately, tragedy awaits them. They find Jane, who is blind, outside the cottage, in a state. Inside, Aunt Ellen lies on her bed in a fancy red dress, no longer breathing. A pillow on the floor and a nearby teacup suggest the mode of death to their trained eyes: the woman has been poisoned and smothered. Someone wanted to make sure she was dead. But who?

Devout believers in Irish folklore, the villagers insist the cottage is cursed—built on a fairy path. It turns out Ellen Delaney was not the first to die mysteriously in this cottage. Although the townsfolk blame malevolent fairies, Siobhán and Macdara must follow the path of a murderer all too human—but just as evil . . .

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About the author
Carlene O’Connor is a USA Today bestselling author of The Irish Village Mysteries. To date she has written Murder in an Irish Village, Murder at an Irish Wedding, Murder in an Irish Churchyard, Murder at an Irish Pub, Christmas Cocoa Murder, and Murder in an Irish Cottage (February 2019). In the Home to Ireland series she has written Murder in Galway, and April of 2020 will see the release of Murder in Connemara. Carlene is busy writing the next books in each series. Readers can visit her at carleneoconnor.net or on Facebook, and please follow her on BookBub.

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