Cruel Winter, Sheila Connolly
Cruel Winter, Sheila Connolly
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Cruel Winter
A County Cork Mystery

Author: Sheila Connolly

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Unabridged: 7 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/14/2017


Synopsis

Snow is a rarity in Maura Donovan’s small village in County Cork, Ireland, so she wasn’t sure what to expect when a major snowstorm rolled in around Sullivan’s pub. But now she’s stranded in a bar full of patrons—and a suspected killer in a long-ago murder.Maura’s been in Ireland less than a year and hasn’t heard about the decades-old unsolved crime that took place nearby, let alone the infamous suspect, Diane Caldwell. But the locals have, and they’re not happy to be trapped with her. Diane, meanwhile, seeks to set the record straight, asserting her innocence after all this time. And since no one is going anywhere in the storm, Maura encourages Diane to share her side of the story, which she’d never had a chance to do in court.Over the next few hours, the informal court in Sullivan’s reviews the facts and theories about the case—and comes to some surprising conclusions. But is it enough to convince the police to take a new look at an old case?A clever spin on the classic locked-room mystery, Cruel Winter, the fifth in New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly’s series, will delight fans of the Emerald Isle.

About Sheila Connolly

Sheila Connolly is a New York Times bestselling author and the Anthony and Agatha Award–nominated author of over thirty titles, including the Museum Mysteries, the Orchard Mysteries, and the County Cork Mysteries as well as a number of short stories in various anthologies. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and three cats, and visits Ireland as often as she can.

About Amy Rubinate

Amy Rubinate has narrated over 250 audiobooks and won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her books have been selected for AudioFile’s Best Romance of 2016 list; Booklist’s Top 10 Romance, Top 10 Historical Fiction, Editor’s Choice Media; and YALSA’s Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. She has a degree in oral interpretation of literature and won state and national awards for poetry reading. A voice actor and singer for over a decade, Amy has narrated many interactive children’s books and provided character voices for toys and video games. Amy’s work has been featured in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, AudioFile magazine, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on March 29, 2018

What a clever idea. A mystery solved but no crime committed in this story! A murder but no body in the present. A room full of folks with only one person involved in the initial crime. This is a really inventive story.......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on August 21, 2020

A slow burn mystery set in a pub in Ireland during a bad snow storm where the only suspect of a long ago murder is trapped with other townspeople and spots the perfect opportunity to tell her side of the story. A well told story that was a bit too long, but still enjoyable. I thank Netgalley for the......more

Goodreads review by Pat on June 15, 2017

This book was an absolute slog and took me many months to get thru but I was determine to see it to the end because I wanted to post a review and I was just curious enough to wonder who had actually 'done it' as the saying goes. The first couple books in this series were real attention grabbers so I......more

Goodreads review by Mystereity Reviews on March 14, 2021

Read this and all of my reviews at Mystereity Reviews Although spring is around the corner, winter isn't giving up so easily in County Cork, and a blizzard strands Maura and several others at the pub, including a woman who was suspected in a murder 20 years ago. Unable to leave the pub, they all gath......more

Goodreads review by Patrizia on June 17, 2019

4 stelle e mezza Mentre all'esterno infuria una tempesta di neve, Maura e alcuni avventori che si sono rifugiati nel suo pub decidono di indagare su un vecchio omicidio irrisolto, visto che la donna che è stata indicata come colpevole dalla voce di popolo è una di loro e continua a proclamare la sua......more


Quotes

“With colorful characters and a flair for setting, Connolly presents readers with a unique twist on the classic locked-door mystery.” RT Book Reviews

“Engaging.” Publishers Weekly

“Connolly’s heroine clearly has a gift for solving mysteries, and the interesting characters she presents warts and all make for a fine read in the classic style.” Kirkus Reviews