Jess O'Malley Irish Village Mysteries

Ballyfortnum Get Slim group - putting the die in diet. Warm-hearted thirty-something Jess O'Malley is distraught when her elderly neighbour dies. In the close-knit Irish village of Ballyfortnum, death always hits hard but he's the third member of the local slimming group to die this year and it's only February. Is there something amiss in the Get Slim club? Jess was never one for diets but she does know all about sleuthing from her lifelong love of mystery books. Brought together by their dogs, Jess befriends the local policeman but can she persuade him that there's a murderer at large? Determined to find the killer, she becomes suspicious of her friends and neighbours but increasingly careless about who she drinks tea with. If she can't solve the mystery, will another dieter die? And if she doesn't stop asking awkward questions, will Jess become the next victim? A Diet of Death is the first of this beautifully-written Irish village cozy mystery series, which depicts enjoyable snapshots of life in a close-knit Irish community. Jinny Alexander brings all the elements of traditional Golden Age mystery stories to a current-day setting. Buy now to discover this delightful new series for yourself.

Ballyfortnum village - where something fishy is going on. In the close-knit Irish village of Ballyfortnum, a careless fisherman could catch his death down by the river. It's not so peaceful on her riverside walk when aspiring sleuth Jess O'Malley stumbles across a dead fisherman bobbing in the water. As if that's not enough, he's not quite the stranger she thought he was. Nor is he the only dead body in Ballyfortnum this week. Jess, aided by loyal sidekick Fletcher, her exuberant black Labrador, has uncovered another mystery to get her hook into but will her policeman friend Marcus believe her this time? As she fishes for clues, casting aspersions on friends and neighbours, can she reel in the culprit without becoming the killer's next catch? A Hover of Trout is the second of this beautifully-written Irish village cozy mystery series, which depicts enjoyable snapshots of life in a close-knit Irish community. Jinny Alexander brings all the elements of traditional Golden Age mystery stories to a current-day setting. Buy now to discover this delightful series for yourself.

In Ballyfortnum, a buzz about a dead bird can cause a killing. Jess O'Malley's found another body and needs to report it, but at least it's only a bird this time. A bird in the hand isn't worth much if it's dead and all the bushes have been ripped out by a heartless landowner. In this close-knit Irish village, gossip spreads like a flood after rain: soon the disliked farmer is accused of killing the buzzard and damaging lands that should be protected. Really, he should be shot. Everyone says it. Then somebody does it. When the farmer is found dead, the whole community agrees he had it coming. But if everyone's a suspect, why is Jess's name at the top of the list? With so many suspects and so many motives, it's hard to see the wood for the trees. Will Jess be able to clear her name and unveil the real killer? And why does no one seem to care if the killer is found? *** A Wake of Buzzards is the third of this beautifully-written Irish village cozy mystery series, which depicts enjoyable snapshots of life in a close-knit Irish community. Jinny Alexander brings all the elements of traditional Golden Age mystery stories to a current-day setting. This is the third in a series which has been likened to the Richard Osman Thursday Murder Club series, Fiona Leitch's Cornish Village series, and MC Beaton's Agatha Raisin series.

In Ballyfortnum, the Tidy Village contest is causing chaos. In the close-knit Irish village of Ballyfortnum, it's judging day for the Tidy Village contest. Ballyfortnum's blooming and Jess O'Malley is ready to welcome the judges, but one's been taken ill and the replacement's from a rival village. Before Jess and her friends can process this, there's a bigger mess to clear up. Someone's vandalised the village! But at least they don't have a body on their hands. Or do they? One of the gardeners turns up on a bed of roses, but is he the victim or the vandal? Jess thinks there could be connection between the sick judge and the body in the backyard and she's determined to find the link. Ballyfortnum's chance at Best-Kept Village may be slipping away, but is the new judge holding the best-kept secret? A sick judge who may be poisoned. A replacement judge who may be jealous. A victim who may be a villain. A village with an All-Ireland Championship at stake. Not everything in Ballyfortnum is smelling of roses. Can Jess reveal the culprits and save the village's chance at the trophy, or will the Tidy Village mess prove too much to clear up? A Deathbed of Roses is the fourth of this beautifully-written Irish village cozy mystery series, which depicts enjoyable snapshots of life in a close-knit Irish community. Jinny Alexander brings all the elements of traditional Golden Age mystery stories to a current-day setting. Buy now to discover this delightful series for yourself.