Some of Us Are Looking

(Hardback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

In late summer, the Dingle peninsula is thronged with tourists drawn to County Kerrys dark mountains and deep, lush valleys. For Irish vet Dimpna Wilde, who has returned to run her familys practice after years away, home is a beautiful but complicated placeespecially when it becomes the setting for a brutal murder . . .

In Dimpna Wildes veterinary practice, an imminent meteor shower has elevated the usual gossip to include talk of shooting stars and the watch parties that are planned all over Dingle. But there are also matters nearer at hand to discussincluding the ragtag caravan of young people selling wares by the roadside, and the shocking death of Chris Henderson, an elderly local, in a hit-and-run.

Just hours before his death, Henderson had stormed into the Garda Station, complaining loudly about the caravans occupants causing noise and disruption. One of their members is a beautiful young woman named Brigid Sweeney, and Dimpna is shocked when Brigid later turns up at her practice, her clothing splattered in blood and an injured hare tucked into her shirt.

Brigid claims that a mysterious stranger has been trying to obtain a lucky rabbits foot. Dimpna is incensed at the thought of anyone mutilating animals, but there is far worse in store. On the night of the meteor shower, Dimpna finds Brigids body tied to a tree, her left hand severed. She has bled to death. Wrapped around her wrist is a rabbits foot.

Brigid had amassed plenty of admirers, and there were tangled relationships within the group. But perhaps there is something more complex than jealousy at play. The rabbits foot, the severed hand, the coinciding meteor showerthe deeper Dimpna and Detective Sargeant Cormac OBrien investigate, the more ominous the signs seem to be, laced with a warning that Dimpna fears it will prove fatal to overlook.

Reviews

Praise for NO STRANGERS HERE by Carlene OConnor:

Exciting, convoluted, and rich with compelling characters, this is the best of OConnors Irish mysteries to date. Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

This solid series launch from OConnor takes a more somber approach to crime solving than her Irish Village mysteries OConnor adds plot twists that many wont anticipate. Judicious use of Irishisms (I swear to ye) adds color. Readers will eagerly await what happens next in County Kerry.Publishers Weekly

Known for her cozies, OConnor moves into darker territory here. For fans of Louise Penny.Library Journal

Rural Ireland is made sparklingly real on the pages of Carlene OConnors absorbing series debut, which stars Dr. Dimpna Wilde a Vet who will stop at nothing to find out the truth, while also stepping into her fathers practice to take care of local animals. The body thats found on the beach is just the start of this puzzle that will draw in readers of OConnors Home to Ireland and Irish Village Mysteries as well as fans of Tana French and All Creatures Great and Small.First Clue Review

News travels fast in Dingle, but, as the story unfolds, it's clear that old secrets take longer to emerge. In this new series from the author of the Siobhn O'Sullivan mysteries, OConnor introduces us to a charming Irish village populated with memorable characters, both young and old. Booklist

No Strangers Here, the first book in a new series by Carlene OConnor, is a knockout. OConnors Irish Village Mystery cozy series is also set in Ireland, but her newest tale is so steeped in setting and character, shes pushed her writing to another levelThere is beautiful writing here and the characters are rich and complicated, as is the well-told story behind the murder of Johnny OReillya mystery that is well set up and beautifully resolved. The setting of Dingle itself is also lovely and adds to the atmosphere of the novel. I loved the characters, especially Dimpna, and I cannot wait for another book in what I hope will be a very long-lived series.Mystery Scene Magazine

Intriguing characters, intricate twisty plot, set in a Gaeltacht district on Irelands forebodingly beautiful western coast. George Rishel, The Sly Fox (Virden, IL)

A puzzling murder in a sleepy Irish village . . . I was immediately hooked from the very first page! Carlene O'Connor has started a new Irish village series that is filled with dark pasts, hidden secrets, and dangerous betrayals that your heart will not stop beating erratically until you get to the very last page. Tabrizia Jones, New York Public Library, (New York, NY)

This new series is everything I enjoy about OConnors cozy mysteries, but with the thrilling, goosebump-inflicting action amped up to 11. From start to finish, I was on edge and absolutely had to know what happened next. Ms. OConnor knows her craft well, I cant wait for the rest of the series! Annie Carl, The Neverending Bookshop (Edmonds, WA)

A great beginning to the County Kerry mystery series. The characters are well-drawn and there is an unusual twist to the mystery of whodunnit. I look forward to the next book in the series. Debbie Beamer, Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop (Mechanicsburg, PA)

Carlene OConnor takes her mysteries to a new level, more tension thrumming underneath, more complex characters, tighter plotting. This is no Sunday tea and crumpets read, bring on the whiskey and stormy skies. Jan Blodgett, Main Street Books (Davidson, NC)

Author Bio

Carlene 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, andcurrently divides her time between New Mexico and the Emerald Isle. Please visit her online at CarleneOConnor.net.