The Drowning Sea - Sarah Stewart Taylor
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Publication Date: June 21, 2022
This is the third in the Maggie D’Arcy series; it is the first I have read. It works as a standalone but references to things in Maggie’s past made me wish I had read the others as well for better background. The prior novels bridged New York and Ireland; this one is set totally in the Emerald Isle.
Maggie, no longer a New York detective, and her daughter are spending the summer in Ireland with her lover and his son in preparation for a permanent move there. While vacationing on the West Cork Seaside, she is drawn into the local drama of controversy over the redevelopment of a rundown manor house and two suspicious deaths.
Although the deaths are at the center of the story, this is not really a police procedural. Rather, it focuses more on Maggie and her “family” as well as the relationships, secrets, and conflicts of this small Irish village.
With strong character development and atmospheric descriptions of the seaside environment, It takes a while for the mystery to develop. I had some difficulty keeping some of the characters straight and I thought the plot lines unraveled a bit near the end. Still it was an engrossing, entertaining read.
****
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