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  • Death on Clare Island: A Star O'Brien Mystery (Star O'Brien Mystery Series Book 1)

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Death on Clare Island: A Star O'Brien Mystery (Star O'Brien Mystery Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Martha Geaney (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars (159)

Enjoy this female amateur sleuth mystery series with American Star O’Brien solving crimes in the West of Ireland…

American information broker Star O’Brien has journeyed to ruggedly beautiful Clare Island, in County Mayo, Ireland, for two reasons. One is to settle the estate of her recently deceased lover. The other is to tackle the mystery of her own existence. As owner of the Consulting Detective, Star’s accustomed to spending long hours scouring through public records and obscure databases to research mundane, un-dangerous things like divorce, adoption, and missing heirs. She’s not accustomed to dealing with freshly dead bodies.

The police say it’s a closed case. A young drug addict wandered too close to Clare Island’s famously treacherous cliffs. But Star doesn’t believe the stories she’s hearing about the young man, just as she didn’t believe it when the police dismissed her mother’s disappearance as “abandonment” when Star was only six years old.

Star puts her investigation skills to work, trying to separate truth from fiction in the testimonies of those close to the victim. Who is telling the truth and who is lying to her? The head of an anti-drug foundation? A volatile ex-lover or a besotted young art student? The restorer of the island's ruins? Then another body turns up. Can the fiercely independent Star face up to her own past, while racing to uncover the killer before she becomes the next victim?

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    Star O'Brien Mystery Series
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    234 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    January 31, 2019
  6. File size
    1.8 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NBS9LSV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Turlough, Nolan Publishing
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0960056712
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Star O'Brien Mystery Series
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,040,673 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars (159)

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Martha Geaney

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Martha Geaney is descended from a long line of Irish ancestors who know now to tell a good mystery story. She is the author of the Star O'Brien amateur sleuth mystery series set in the west of Ireland.

She lived in Ireland for two years as a teenager which motivated her love and life-long ties to Ireland.

She has a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies and has many beautifully framed diplomas and certificates.

She is a retired business college dean and former management consultant for too many years to count.

She lives in Florida with her schipperke, Turlough from where she travels to Ireland as often as she can.

Turlough and Martha also run canine agility for fun when she isn't writing a book or visiting the Emerald Isle.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
159 global ratings

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Customers find the book engaging and keep them interested throughout. They appreciate the great characters, and one customer mentions it features good mystery and romance elements.
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7 customers mention engaging, 7 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book engaging, with one mentioning it starts out interesting and another noting it's a must-read for mystery lovers.
Great read - can’t wait til the next book is released!!!Read more
...A good page turner that kept me interested and engrossed the whole time. Highly recommended!Read more
I loved this book because it was easy to read and kept my interest from beginning to end. It stuck to clues without any of the messy stuff....Read more
This book starts out interesting but has an ending designed to compel you to read the next book....Read more
6 customers mention character, 6 positive, 0 negative
Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one specifically praising Star's strong personality.
Excellent book and well written, truly a mystery to the end with great characters....Read more
...It stuck to clues without any of the messy stuff. The characters seemed quite real. I thought there could have been a little more done in the Lucia.Read more
...Star, the detective, is a living character, very warm and real. The Irish setting is well defined with lots of detail....Read more
...read with excellent pacing, but it's also full of a variety of well fleshed out characters (or should I say suspects)....Read more
5 customers mention story, 4 positive, 1 negative
Customers enjoy the story of the book, with one mentioning it features good mystery and romance elements, while another notes it has an exciting beginning and satisfying ending.
I like a good mystery and romance. I really liked Star's strong character....Read more
...weighing all the suspects time and time again and found the ending to be very satisfying....Read more
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Suspenseful, shocking and amazing
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Suspenseful, shocking and amazing
OMGoodness. I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Geaney at my job (Safe Ship). Not only a beautiful woman but an amazing author. This story had me on the edge of my bed. I'm totally in love with the Aunt Georgina character. She has lots of slunk. The star of the book Star, is super determined and fiercely independent. The ending tho shocked me. Not at all what I was expecting. Most definitely worth the read. Can't wait to start the next one.
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  • N. Johns
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Tremendous Start
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2019
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I love Star O'Brien. For a writer to get me so invested in a character so quickly, that I need to get to know more, to follow them as far as they go, is a great achievement.

    Reading this first novel from Martha Geaney, it's so well written and put together you'd think this was her sixth book. She has a great sense of when to use the most effective writing: prose, dialog, internal thought, descriptions et al are all colorful and fit just right.

    Not only is this an easy read with excellent pacing, but it's also full of a variety of well fleshed out characters (or should I say suspects). Central, of course, is Star O'Brien, a woman who is hesitant to label herself as a private investigator. She may doubt her abilities, but I do not. A lot of her drive (and self-doubt) comes from her past when her mother disappeared and the answer she was given by the police was far from satisfactory. It's this suspicion of authority and the drive to find the truth that propels her through the mystery that washes up at her feet on Clare Island. Star is a beacon of light in the darkness to those that are forgotten, lost, or otherwise dismissed.

    The Ireland setting makes this book stand out as well. I was constantly weighing all the suspects time and time again and found the ending to be very satisfying. There's still much to discover and explore with Star and I can't wait for more.
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  • Darlene Blasing
    4.0 out of 5 stars An exciting beginning…
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    …to the series. A mysterious death that’s labeled the accidental end of a drug addict. A sister who believes her brother didn’t use drugs, and a young American woman with a knack for ferreting out information who’s in Ireland searching for her long lost mother. When Star O’Brien agrees to search for the truth about a young artist’s death, she puts herself in more danger than she realizes. The story has many twists and turns and I found myself suspecting many and unable to discover the real killer until the end. Well crafted, with a satisfying end to the villain and the mystery of Star’s mother leading readers on to the next book in the series. Recommended for those who like a good cozy mystery.
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  • Thomas W.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2019
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Ms. Geaney is on to something here. Her hero, Star O'Brien, is instantly likable and sympathetic. You want to root for her from the get-go. The scenes and imagery brought me into the book along with Star as I went along with her on her travels. I am instantly invested in the character and am so glad to hear that Ms. Geaney is working on the second book. The only suggestion I would give is to have Star learn judo or the like (very minor, of course). Kudos!
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  • RLL
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story but not an entirely satisfying ending
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2022
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    This book starts out interesting but has an ending designed to compel you to read the next book. I hope the next book in the series wraps things up better. I’m not sure if the author know where she is going with this story.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Howard Simon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022
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    I loved this book because it was easy to read and kept my interest from beginning to end. It stuck to clues without any of the messy stuff. The characters seemed quite real. I thought there could have been a little more done in the Lucia.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Death on Clare Island was good reading.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2020
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    I like a good mystery and romance. I really liked Star's strong character. Even though I discovered that Peter was the big drug dealer half way through the book I was surprise that It took Star awhile to discover it. But then she was getting involved with Peter. I can't wait to read the next book.
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  • Frank J. Winters
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent setting and lead character.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2022
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    As thrillers go -- this one is very good. Star, the detective, is a living character, very warm and real. The Irish setting is well defined with lots of detail. A good page turner that kept me interested and engrossed the whole time. Highly recommended!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019
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    Excellent book and well written, truly a mystery to the end with great characters. Loved the setting and a must read if you love mysteries, or the Western part of Ireland. Cant wait for more.
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