She’s looking for a fresh start. But with eerie noises in the night and murder most foul, can she keep from going down for a crime she didn’t commit?Skye Brigid O’Shea is desperate for an escape. Losing big in a nasty divorce and taking the fall for a patient’s death, the stressed-out thirty-two-year-old jumps at the chance to move to Ireland after inheriting her grandmother’s B&B. But the nosy American quickly lands back in hot water when she investigates unearthly howls and discovers the disagreeable local she argued with earlier stone-cold dead.

Named as the prime suspect, Skye finds herself relying on the constable’s wife and the cryptic clues from her gran’s talking black cat to clear her name. But when her ancestor’s diary points to a supernatural culprit, the ex-nurse isn’t sure if she’s cracked the case or lost her mind.

Can this novice detective overcome a rival pub owner, a dogged policeman, and a thick web of ancient myths to stay out of the slammer?

Bogs, Brews, and Banshees is the charming first book in the Skye O’Shea paranormal cozy mystery series. If you like amateur sleuths, fish out of water, and sídhe sidekicks, then you’ll love Rowan Dillon’s snarkalicious whodunit.

I’ve read a good amount of cozies and know the general format of them, so am excited to see more paranormal ones coming out. From the get go I feel like Skye’s character was well established, you learn right away some of the struggles she’s been going through as well as where her emotional state is at. I did feel that for a little bit the pacing was a little slow, but once the mystery really gets going the story picks up. Skye delves more into her new home and all the somewhat odd things that she encounters. While I felt Skye was really well established, I did want a little more on the other characters – but I’m assuming as the series goes on they will be developed more. Overall this one was really fun and a very enjoyable read.

Happy reading!