This is a mystery set in Ireland.  I enjoyed the use of the occasional Irish vernacular although it was occasionally unclear.  Gavin Featherstone, a reclusive writer, is the center of the mystery.   His companions, family, and spurned lovers all compete for either money or love.

Ben O’Keeffe is a solicitor whose significant other is the senior police officer in their small town.   In addition to the controversy surrounding Featherstone is Ben’s concern for her grieving parents. 

Carter does a nice job juggling a subplot with the main line of the story.  Ben or Benedicta finds herself torn between her duties as an attorney and her loyalties to her friends.

I Enjoyed the story and it had a complexity that made it thought-provoking.

I recommend it. 

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