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Some secrets are too big to stay buried.A few months ago, Boston expat Maura Donovan was reunited with her mother after more than 20 years of absence. Since then, Maura has been getting accustomed to Irish living, complete with an inherited house and a pub named Sullivans. But now, her mother has returned - and shes brought Mauras half-sister in tow. To make matters more confusing, a handful of Cork University students are knocking on Mauras door, asking about a mystical fairy fort that happens to be located on Mauras piece of land.The lore indicates that messing with the fort can cause bad luck, and most everyone is telling Maura not to get too involved for fear of its powers, but Maura is curious about her own land, and she definitely doesnt buy into the superstition. Then one of the students disappears after a day of scoping out the fort on Mauras property.Maura treads carefully, asking the folks around town who might have an idea, but no one wants anything to do with these forts. She has to take matters into her own hand - its her land, after all. But when she uncovers a decades-old corpse buried in the center of the fort, nothing is for certain.
About the Author
After collecting too many degrees and exploring careers ranging from art historian to investment banker to professional genealogist, Sheila Connolly began writing in 2001, and has now published over thirty traditional mysteries, including several New York Times bestsellers.Her series include the Orchard Mysteries (Berkley Prime Crime) , the Museum Mysteries (Berkley Prime Crime) , The County Cork Mysteries (Crooked Lane Books) , the Relatively Dead Mysteries (Beyond the Page Press) , and beginning in 2018, The Victorian Village Mysteries from St. Martin's Press.Her first full-length, standalone ebook, Once She Knew, was published in October 2012. Connolly has also published a variety of short stories: "Size Matters" appeared in the 2010 Level Best Anthology, Thin Ice; "Called Home," a short prequel to the Orchard series, was published by Beyond the Page in 2011; and "Dead Letters," an e-story featuring the main characters from the Museum series, will be published by Berkley Prime Crime in February 2012. Beyond the Page also published "The Rising of the Moon," and another Level Best anthology includes "Kept in the Dark," which was nominated for both an Agatha award and an Anthony award for 2013.She is passionate about genealogy, both American and Irish, and is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Society of Mayflower Descendants. She is also an Irish citizen and owns a cottage in West Cork.She lives in a too-big Victorian in southeastern Massachusetts with her husband and three cats. Find out more about her at her website, www.sheilaconnolly.com
