The Irish Village Murder: A Torrey Tunet Mystery [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Dicey Deere (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 17, 2004

When American translator and sometime sleuth Torrey Tunet returns home to the Irish village of Ballynagh, she wants nothing more than to relax in front of a peat fire. But when she finds an eight-year-old girl waiting forlornly at the bus stop in the gathering darkness, Torrey takes charge of delivering her to the country house where her aunt works as housekeeper. What they find at Gwathney Hall is not a warm welcome - but cold-blooded murder.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Torrey Tunet is a smart American lass, though too nosy for her own good. She's an interpreter--a gift for languages so sharp she wonders if it is genetic--and uses her Irish home as a base to her work on the continent. When a local scholar is murdered by shotgun in his own study, Torrey can't help but pocket the diary, in Greek, that she finds there. A craven scholar's assistant, a dour local potter, and the familiar denizens of the town and pub provide distraction while Torrey laboriously translates the astonishing tale. The freshness and local color are wearing a bit thin here, as the Irish history of Barbary pirates, blackmail, feminist literary theory, and Torrey's gourmet-reporter boyfriend all find places in the plot. An Agatha-type denouement with the suspects in one room, complete with surprise revelations, ties it all up. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Review

"The writing is pleasant and swift and the Irish color is beguiling." --Booklist

"[Deere's] skill at deploying red herrings and her penchant for romantic subplots assures that readers will be eager for more tales of murder in Ballynagh." -Publishers Weekly

"Grittier than most British cozies...will appeal to fans of Bartholomew Gill's Irish procedurals." -Booklist

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing; 1 edition (December 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587248433
• ISBN-13: 978-1587248436
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,206,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming Cozy, September 25, 2005

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JulieY2Z (Edgewood, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Irish Village Murder: A Torrey Tunet Mystery (Torrey Tunet Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Torrey Tunet Mysteries are among my favorite series. When I finish one, I'm looking for the next one to become available. And with The Irish Village Murder, Ms. Deere does not disappoint. It is a charming cozy with lots of twists and turns that keep the story moving along. These entertaining mysteries are a great "anytime" read.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Enjoyable Read, February 26, 2010

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Audrey ""Bookie"" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Irish Village Murder: A Torrey Tunet Mystery (Torrey Tunet Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is my fourth Dicey Deere mystery I've read and I wasn't disappointed! Most of the story goes pleasantly along.........until
near the end, when everything gets solved rather fast! I did wish there was more character development......I like to "know" the
characters. Also, the 'slave trade, DNA' etc, seemed a little far-fetched for a small Irish village. Except for that, this
was a very enjoyable read. Now to look for another Dicey Deere book!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Irish Village Murder, January 18, 2006

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Patricia Ibbotson (Westland, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Irish Village Murder: A Torrey Tunet Mystery (Torrey Tunet Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of three books in the Torrey Tunet mystery series and I've also read The Irish Cottage Murder. Torrey is a young American woman who travels all over the world working as a translator. She lives part-time in an old cottage in the village of Ballynagh in Ireland where she has a penchant for solving murders. These books are light, enjoyable reading and are recommended to anyone who like British cozies.