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Ambush–exotic animals
Ambush
by Colleen Coble
Paradise Alden returns home to Nova Cambridge, Alabama, to find some things the same and others completely different. She has the same feelings for Blake Lawson that she had in high school, and he reciprocates, but they have some emotional negotiating to do first. Paradise had a tough time in the foster care system, but is now a veterinarian. Blake was a Marine combat paramedic, but received a discharge to help his mother raise his two adorable stepbrothers when their father died suddenly in an accident. They meet up again at the family owned Sanctuary Wildlife Preserve where Paradise has been hired by Blake’s mother, Jenna, as an exotic animal vet and all-round help. Paradise is also recovering from a nasty wound she received from a black jaguar. She loves large cats, but needs to conquer her fear of the big animals.
Colleen Coble’s tale is definitely suspenseful, the type that will keep you turning pages, but not keep you up all night. In this mystery, there are a sequence of at least nine events aimed at hurting The Sanctuary or its workers. Negative attention is drawn to the wildlife park when a protestor is found dead on the premises. If possible, things just go downhill from there. As it becomes apparent that these are not isolated incidents, the main characters are convinced that someone is out to destroy The Sanctuary Wildlife Preserve, but who and why? A number of people in the area are suspected, but lech and bully Deputy Creed Greene is laser-focused on pinning it all on Blake.
Although the main puzzles and mysteries in this book are solved, there are still many threads that will lead to more excitement and discovery in the next books in the series. This novel has Christian overtones as Blake’s family models the love of Jesus so effectively that both Paradise and another hurting character are led to trust in God despite past traumas. It is clean and the romance is gentle. I’m looking forward to continuing this series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: 5/5
Category: Mystery, Suspense, Romance
Notes: 1. #1 in the Sanctuary Series.
2. #2 was published in November, 2025 and #3 is expected in July, 2026. I’m looking forward to both of these.
4. Clean in all aspects.
Publication: March 4, 2025—Thomas Nelson
Memorable Lines:
Being courageous led to more courage, while being afraid led to more and more fear.
“I never realized having the resource of prayer was such a big deal. It’s somehow comforting to know events are outside my control and that’s okay. It makes me realize I never had the control I thought I had.”
Blake wasn’t someone who spoke flowery words of love—he was a man of action who showed his love for those close to him with every decision he made.
Last Wool and Testament–mystery and fiber arts
Last Wool and Testament
by Peggy Ehrhart
Author Peggy Ehrhart is a multi-talented person as is reflected in her writing. A former professor with a Ph.D. in Medieval Literature, her writing is excellent. I usually get quickly bored with novels that describe repeatedly and at great length what the characters are eating and the locations of their dining experiences. This is not the case with the Knit and Nibble Mystery series. Although the protagonist Pamela Paterson has the same toast and coffee every morning, all the other meals, even the simple ones, are beautifully described with interesting details.
The author is also very interested in crafts, so Pamela is a work-from-home associate editor of Fiber Craft magazine. She reviews books for the publication and chooses and edits submitted articles. She frequently works on pieces that involve archeology that show how the fiber arts have been important through the ages.
Pamela with her friend and neighbor Bettina are the backbone of a group called Knit and Nibble who meet weekly in member homes to knit, chat, and enjoy a special dessert prepared by the host. Pamela and Bettina are frequently involved in various investigations when crimes occur in their town of Arborville, New Jersey.
The Knit and Nibble series is one of the calmest, gentlest, cozy mystery series I have read. There are indeed murders to be solved—two in this book, but there is so much emphasis on friendship and community relationships that it is a low stress book. Pamela and Bettina follow some leads, but they don’t constantly put themselves in danger as the protagonists in many cozy mysteries often do. There is a big emphasis on looking at the mystery as a puzzle and putting the pieces together as they discover clues, often though observation.
In Last Wool and Testament, an artistic neighbor specializing in fiber arts is killed shortly before she was to have a showing at a local gallery. There are a number of possible suspects, but just as they narrow the field to one, he is also murdered!
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: 4/5
Category: Mystery
Notes: 1.This is the 12th book in the Knit and Nibble Mystery Series. I have not read all of them; but I have enjoyed a number of them, and I recommend the series. Reading some of the earlier novels would be helpful, but the author does give background to each character when they appear in this book.
2. At the end of this book, the author includes information on Intarsia, a special knitting technique, and then refers the reader to her web page that has even more information along with illustrations.
3. She also has recipes for three of the dishes the Knit and Nibble group enjoy in the book and has photographs on her web page of the steps involved in cooking them.
Publication: April 29, 2025—Kensington
Memorable Lines:
Two pieces remained, themselves quite inviting—each edged with a puffy ridge of golden-brown crust, layered with mozzarella-streaked tomato sauce, and dotted with lustrous rounds of pepperoni…Then he flipped the box’s lid back to release an aroma that combined tomato, garlic, and olive oil with the seductive lure of fresh-baked yeasty dough.
Pamela hadn’t actually thought that until she heard herself say it. Clearly, the act of walking had set her mind free to roam as well, and it had been mulling over the journal images she had studied anew before heading out the door.
By the time all six dishes had been filled, the layered chunks of pudding remaining in the compote evoked a stratified landscape disrupted by a seismic upheaval.
The Pretender–Amish mystery
The Pretender
by Wanda E. Brunstetter
The Mifflin County Mystery Series a successful blend of cozy mystery and Amish romance. In Belleville, Pennsylvania, there is an Amish community that is rocked by the disappearance of Rosa, a young Amish woman. Always in the background of the first two books in the series is concern for Rosa. Is she dead? Did she run off so she wouldn’t be pressured to join the Amish church? If so, why didn’t she contact someone, anyone, to let her family know she is alive? Her boyfriend Ephraim, her best friend Ada, or her oldest brother Norman who desperately looked for her?
As anticipated, the author shares Rosa’s story in The Pretender. It has been two years since she disappeared. Everyone has moved on as best they can. Ephraim and Ada have a relationship. Rosa’s sister, Susan, has taken over her room and tried to replace her in a close bond with their mom.
I don’t want to spoil The Pretender by sharing details. I do encourage you to read the whole series. There are lots of twists and turns as various characters grapple with what is morally appropriate to do in certain situations and what will cause the least pain to the fewest number of people. One of the main characters is English which, romantically speaking, is the basis of trouble in the Amish world.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: 4/5
Category: Christian, Religion, Romance, Mystery
Notes: This is the third book in the Mifflin County Mystery series and I would recommend reading them in order. I read #2 first, then #1, and finally #3. While I understood the second book as a standalone, I wished I had read them in order.
Publication: August 1, 2025—Barbour Publishing
Memorable Lines:
“…life doesn’t always give us what we want or think we need. I guess the good days help to prepare us for the not-so-good times and teach us to appreciate those times when things are going well for us.”
One thing was for sure: It would be a cold day in the hottest part of Arizona before Anthony would ask his folks if he could move in with them. Nope, that would never work out.
These negative thoughts don’t come from You, do they, Lord? Isn’t that just like the enemy to sidetrack a person when they are praying, while trying to trust and seek God’s will?
The Next Deadly Chapter–disappearing body
The Next Deadly Chapter
By V. M. Burns
Samantha (Sam) Washington, bookstore owner and author of the historical cozy mystery Murder at Wickfield Lodge, is heckled by a man at a book talk presented on land owned by the Pontolomas in Michigan. The embarrassed leader of the tribal council of this newly recognized Native American tribe gives Sam and several of her friends a weekend at the fancy resort and casino owned by the tribe.
This gift is perfect as a retreat from pre-wedding chaos for Sam, her grandmother Nana Jo, and her grandmother’s friends. Well, perfect until a dead body shows up in the future mother-in-law’s suite…and then disappears. The book, of course, focuses on finding the body and the murderer.
This series uses a technique of a book within a book. When Sam is restless or searching her brain for clues, she turns to writing her historical mystery series. The brilliant thing about this stress reliever is that it usually provides Sam with insights into untapped avenues of investigation. The use of this tool gets mixed reactions from me in this particular book. I think it is very clever, but the characters in the book Sam is writing have very long names and/or two completely different names due to the alternative use of titles like “Lord” and “Lady.” This cumbersome name assignment bogged the writing down for me. The other issue is that the historical mystery is less important and therefore is assigned less space in The Next Deadly Chapter. If the interspersed passages were combined, they would be about the length of a novella, not allowing enough space for plot or character development.
Sam’s future mother-in-law, a doctor, is intimidating at first, but loosens up during the course of the book. The change in her character is a little too sudden to be convincing. Dawson is a young man that Sam has taken under her wing. He is approached by his father who is newly released from jail. They have a troubled relationship which the author writes about very effectively, and then the whole plot thread is dropped. It seems like a missed opportunity to involve the young man in the story and delve into some social issues.
In general, the main plot and mystery were good. I didn’t figure out the perpetrator until the reveal at the end of the book. There were lots of relationship complications and twists in the story.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: 4/5
Category: Mystery
Notes: 1. #10 in the Mystery Bookshop Mystery Series. I have only read a few of the books in this series, but I had no problem dropping in at this point.
2. Don’t expect to see much of Sam’s two small poodles in this volume. She goes to a resort and leaves the dogs at home.
Publication: February 25, 2025—Kensington
Memorable Lines:
“When you read a cozy, the author won’t describe the murder in graphic detail….If you think about Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, she always just stumbled across a dead body. The important thing wasn’t the body. The important thing was the puzzle. It’s about figuring out the clues to determine whodunit.”
Leon’s battle with cancer was short, and it taught me that life is too short not to spend it doing what you love.
Baking was how Dawson reduced stress and worked through his problems. My stress reliever was writing. I sat down at my laptop and took a trip back in time to 1939 and the British countryside to relieve my own stress.
Puzzled 4 Murder–puzzled by the puzzles
Puzzled 4 Murder
by J.C. Eaton
I have read almost all of the 14 books in the Sophie Kimball Mystery series. Obviously there is an attraction there. I keep threatening to quit because I get tired of reading how many usually unhealthy foods the characters consume. I keep coming back, however, for the mystery and the characters.
The mysteries in Puzzled 4 Murder are layered. It starts with a murder and picks up a cold case along the way. Threaded all through the plot are odd things that happen regarding a humongous jigsaw puzzle that is being put together in the library—40,000 pieces! It is a popular community project because the setting is Sun City West, Arizona, in the middle of the summer. We’re talking the kind of heat that means it is too hot to swim in an outdoor pool. Any kind of activity that can be done in an air conditioned building is perfect. Thus, the puzzle project has its avid supporters. To add tension to the situation, there is a deadline as the magazine Senior Living has chosen this group and their puzzle for a feature article. The initial problem is agreeing on the picture chosen for the puzzle, and the first options presented are “The Sandy Beach” (just beige desert sands) and “Snowy Blizzard” (all white). The real trouble starts when the puzzle is changed to an old blown-up photo of a street in Sun City. It seems the library there has never used it and can share it with Sun City West. How can that possibly present danger?
The regular characters in the Sophie Kimball series recur in Puzzled 4 Murder. Although an accountant at the Williams Detective Agency, Sophie (Phee) is heavily involved in the investigations—partly her doing and partly the result of her mother dragging her into the mysteries. The private investigators Nate and Marshall (Phee’s husband) are stable and hardworking. The receptionist Augusta, usually a minor character, plays a big role in solving these crimes. Of course, Harriet Plunkett, Phee’s mom, and her “book club ladies” have their noses into everything that happens in Sun City West, predominantly a retirement community where everyone knows everyone’s business. The other given is that where the ladies are involved, Herb and the men will gather around too—especially if there is food. Paul with his enthusiasm for fishing makes some appearances as well. Most importantly, it wouldn’t be part of the “4 Murder” series without Streetman, Harriet’s spoiled and neurotic chiweenie. The seniors and Streetman provide humor throughout. Read Puzzled 4 Murder for the mystery, the characters, the humor, and to learn how Streetman gets his new nickname “Prince Valiant.”
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: 4/5
Category: Mystery, Fiction
Notes: #14 in the Sophie Kimball Mystery series. It could be read as a standalone, but this is pretty far into the series for that.
Publication: February 25, 2025—Beyond the Page
Memorable Lines:
“Any progress on that cold case?” “If you mean how the interviews are going, then the answer is slower than a three-legged turtle.”
“He’d better behave at the (dog) park. That’s all I can say.” “You worry too much, Phee. He’ll be an angel. An absolute angel.” So was Lucifer.
When I got off the phone, I told Augusta what to expect in a few hours. But no one told me what I could expect in the hours and days to come. If they had, I would have booked a flight to Rio.
The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime–for Sherlock fans
The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime
by Vicki Delany
Gemma, the protagonist of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery series, and a small group of friends and relatives travel to London for the wedding of Gemma’s sister Pippa. At the wedding, Gemma is approached in the hotel’s lobby by her ex-husband Paul with whom she also owned a bookstore before their divorce and her move to the U.S. He claims to have a “rare find” and implores her to come to their former bookstore to look at it. She agrees to come in the morning, but when she arrives at the bookshop, which is now in disrepair, she finds that Paul has been murdered.
There are many possible motivations for his murder. He is clearly in debt so perhaps a gang member was trying to settle up. He is somewhat of a lothario, so maybe a disgruntled husband or boyfriend settled their jealousy problem. It could be that someone had caught wind of a rare book at the shop and decided to steal it. There are many other threads. Gemma decides to get to the bottom of Paul’s murder before her time in London is up. The conclusion is a surprise, and I enjoyed this mystery with its many allusions to Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: 4/5
Category: Mystery, Fiction
Notes: #10 in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery series. This could be read as a stand alone as the author explains who the characters are in the context of the current story. I had only read one of the earlier books in the series but still enjoyed this one. Donald had a major role in this book, and I did feel like I would have enjoyed that character with his Sherlockian obsession more if I had read some of the previous books. I have read several cozy mysteries in her Tea by the Sea series and enjoyed them more.
Publication: January 14, 2025—Crooked Lane Books
Memorable Lines:
He gave me that crooked grin I’d once found so charming. Now I found it full of nothing but loneliness and regret.
I’d been getting bored with this conversation. The best way of getting out of a police interview, I’d discovered some time ago, was to start asking them questions they didn’t want to answer.
“I’m not one for gossip, you understand.” “I totally understand.” And I did. Everyone who reassures me they are not a gossip turns out to be eager to dish the dirt.
The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits–Amish cozy mystery
The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits
by Wanda E. Brunstetter and Martha Bolton
Fannie Miller is a single Amish woman of forty-three who owns a quilting shop. She is also a big fan of mysteries. She has collaborated on several investigations with Foster Bates, a retired cop who has become a private investigator in Sugarcreek, Ohio. They develop a friendship and learn to respect each other’s intuition about the cases that come their way.
Miss Fannie enters a baking contest, as she has for the last ten years. This year the prize is twenty-five thousand dollars which she could use to repair her roof or expand her quilting shop. Her main goal, however, is to use her aunt’s buttermilk biscuit recipe to win a blue ribbon.
Some strange things seem to be going on in the town. There is a strained feeling and a number of contestants have disappeared. Is something dangerous and illegal going on? Fannie convinces Foster that there could be and they need to look into it.
Fannie progresses to the finals along with the Beiler sisters: Faith, Hope, and Charity. These ladies, known as the town gossips, own a wonderful bakery where they sell their delicious cinnamon rolls. Michael and Melissa Taylor are also in the finals. They are a troubled couple who have separated several times. Melissa has had numerous miscarriages. They want to adopt a child, but have discovered that it would be very expensive.
Another thread concerns John Troyer, the church district’s bishop, and his son Jeb who suffers from social anxiety. It points up the difficulty of juggling business, spiritual, and family priorities.
As you might guess from the cover, this cozy mystery is fun, clean, and non-violent. It is a satisfying mystery, and I enjoyed watching the friendship develop between Fannie and Foster. There are limits to their relationship because Fannie is Amish and Foster is not. It is also interesting to see how each of them views the other’s lifestyle. If you like gentle Amish stories with some mystery thrown in, I think you will like The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: 4/5
Category: Mystery, Religion, Christian, Romance
Notes: 1. I don’t know if this will become the first in a series of Miss Fannie books, but it certainly could be.
2. The recipe for Miss Fannie’s Buttermilk Biscuits is included.
3. This story is also being produced as a musical.
Publication: January 1,2025—Barbour
Memorable Lines:
“So, what makes you think you’re in danger?” He asked, holding tight to the edge of his wooden desk to keep from getting swept into the vortex of another complicated Fannie Miller case against his will and better judgment.
The bigger the scandal, the less evidence was needed to back it up.
“Gossip isn’t harmless. It taints reputations, including the reputation of the person telling it. No wonder the wise avoid it.”
Schooled in Murder–very bookish cozy mystery
Schooled in Murder
By Victoria Gilbert
Jennifer (Jenn) Dalton is the director of the campus writing center at Clarion University in northern Virginia. She is also the author, under a pseudonym, of a mystery series. As it turns out, when there is a murder on campus and Jenn discovers the body, she is able to successfully apply some of the investigative skills from her writing to ferret out the murderer. She has some help from unusual sources—Bri, a research librarian at the university, and Christine, the long time manager of the cafeteria on campus. In the middle of their sleuthing, another murder occurs. Are there two murderers on campus? Are the murders related?
Much to the dismay of Dr. Zachary (Zach) Flynn, a psychologist who comes to Jenn’s rescue on several occasions, Jenn keeps putting herself into dangerous situations without foreseeing any potential risk. Someone is out to stop Jenn’s investigations at any cost.
As the first book in this cozy mystery series, Schooled in Murder, is a good debut to a university whodunit. The novel is very bookish in that much of the setting is the university library or the writing center located in the basement of the library. I’m sure libraries have changed a lot since I was in college, but it reminded me of roaming through the stacks which could be a little intimidating—very quiet, dark, and rather like a maze with study carrels sprinkled throughout. Thankfully, the only crime I ever saw in my university library was a chocoholic sneaking in a little bag of M & M’s to get her through an evening of study.
The main characters in Schooled in Murder are likable, but there is a lot of infighting as professors vie for long term positions and tenure. Some of the characters have romantic involvements and professional literary conflicts that make them possible suspects also. The solutions to these crimes emerge from the tangle of personalities and motivations. I admit, I did not see some of them coming until the author chose to insert a crisis. I recommend Schooled in Murder and will be looking for the next in the series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: 4/5
Category: Fiction, Mystery
Notes: 1. #1 in the Campus Sleuth Mystery Series
2. Victoria Gilbert has a number of books to her credit including The Blue Ridge Library Mysteries which take place in the same community as Schooled in Murder.
3. Clean language and the romance is limited to kissing.
Publication: January 7, 2025—Crooked Lane Books
Memorable Lines:
It’s a lot different when it’s real, I thought, mentally offering apologies to my characters for the frightening scenarios I’d placed them in over and over again, all for the sake of excitement and forward momentum.
But there are great authors who write gorgeous, deeply thoughtful poetry or prose, who are absolute jerks in real life. Talent and kindness don’t always corollate.
A Very English Murder–good mystery with sophisticated humor
A Very English Murder
By Verity Bright
When Ellie’s uncle dies, she leaves her life of adventure and world travel and returns to Henley Hall in the little town of Chipstone in the 1920’s. Even though she did not know her uncle well and had not been to Chipstone in many years, everyone in town recognizes her as Lady Swift. She is somewhat overcome by her life changes and that is complicated by her witnessing what appears to be a murder, but it is hard to convince the police of that because there is no body.
Clifford is her butler and she soon recognizes that he had a special relationship with her uncle and the townspeople and will be just as helpful to her in her investigation. She is not quite sure what the pair did, but as the story develops, the scope of their “work” starts to come into focus.
The mystery is fascinating and was quite a puzzle. The staff at Henley Hall are supportive of her and were clearly a trusted part of the projects her uncle and Clifford pursued. Clifford is a favorite character but takes some getting used to. Ellie is not sure if she can trust him. She can definitely trust Gladstone, her uncle’s bulldog. He adds humor to the book along with Ellie’s musings and misadventures. Danger comes her way as someone tries to impede their investigation. There is definite closure to the mystery, but it certainly leaves readers wanting to read more of Ellie’s adventures. If you like “Britishisms,” a strong and impulsive female lead, and a 1920’s setting, you’ll enjoy A Very English Murder, a stellar start to this extensive cozy mystery series.
Rating: 5/5
Category: Mystery
Notes: #1 in the Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Series. The author is actually a husband and wife team and the series has 25 books so far.
Publication: April 7, 2020—Bookouture
Memorable Lines:
“Give a man a badge and an official title and he thinks he’s the sole decider of right and wrong. Which would be fine if power didn’t corrupt.”
“Clifford, how did my uncle ever swallow your unwavering advice on his every daily action?” “With Darjeeling and lemon, my lady.”
Eleanor laughed, her bad mood broken. “You are very perceptive, Mrs. Butters. Clifford has a fabulously analytical mind, but it drives me to absolute distraction! But you know, you always bring me a basket full of feel-good each morning.”
A Moment’s Shadow–Danger in Ireland
A Moment’s Shadow
by Anna Lee Huber
Having finished The Cold Light of Day, I was delighted to find that although I had missed getting A Moment’s Shadow as an ARC, my library had copies of this book in various formats. I grabbed the ebook to dive right in. It is even more interesting than the previous book which set the stage for Verity and Sidney Kent’s informal assignments in Ireland. They have several goals. Verity wants to find Alec, her former colleague during the Great War, who seems to have disappeared in Ireland. The pair has also been asked to investigate some missing phosgene cylinders, and they have determined that Verity’s nemesis, Lord Ardmore, who is always two steps ahead of them, is responsible. While they are in Ireland, a jewel thief visits one posh house after another. How he can accomplish these daring heists is baffling, but as Verity and Sidney already move in the social circles of the victims and have a reputation for solving mysteries, they are pulled into the investigation.
As the story progresses, it is difficult to know which side characters are on, and by the end the Kents are not sure which group they identify with. Both sides are committing heinous acts of murder, destruction, and torture. Both sides use deeply embedded spies to accomplish their goals. Verity disguises herself to pass as an Irish worker when needed and then as the socialite she is when that is appropriate to her sleuthing. Other than the social events they attend, nothing is glamorous about their lives in Dublin. Many of the wealthier class have escaped the turmoil by fleeing to their country homes, to England, and even abroad. Verity is “recalled” as some powerful person is unhappy with her inquiries. Since she is not working as a spy anymore, the government doesn’t really have the power or authority to demand her return. The people in charge, however, make it plain that they have been providing her with a measure of safety and can withdraw that protection if she does not return. A Moment’s Shadow has plot action that crescendos at the book’s conclusion with a hook that leaves the reader hanging and ready to devour the next book in the series.
Rating: 5/5
Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Notes: 1.#8 in the Verity Kent Mystery Series. The author reintroduces characters from #7 and previous books in the series but I think it would be hard to jump in with #8. If you really want to read just the ones dealing with the Irish Revolution, then start with #7 and plan on reading at least two more—#8 and #9.
2. A good plan for reading books #7-9 would be to list the characters and acronyms along with a basic note about each. There are a lot of characters, and you might find it helpful to comment on where you think their alliances lie.
3. The book ends with a teaser chapter from the next book in the series, The Bravest Hour, with a projected publication date of August 25, 2026!
Publication: 2025—Kensington
Memorable Lines:
These sights were always discomforting to me, for instinctively I wanted to cheer on our Tommies, and yet the Crown Forces’ behavior reminded me painfully of the Germans lording over the Belgians when they’d occupied their country during the war.
Everyone was trying to avoid the notice of the Black and Tans, to survive in a place where affordable housing was scarce, sanitation was abominable, and a stray bullet could end your life at any moment.
With all the dry and sunny weather we’d enjoyed in September, it was easy to forget how damp Ireland could be. October elected to remind us of this with a vengeance. It lashed, it bucketed, it showered, it drizzled, it misted—but at all times some sort of precipitation was falling from the sky.









