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Murder Beyond the Pale

Wendy Church

The new Jesse O'Hara mystery, from the author of the acclaimed debut Murder on the Spanish Seas, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Janet Evanovich!

Jesse O'Hara is unemployed. "A million dollar brain and a ten-cent personality," her last employer said. With nothing better to do, Jesse accepts a request to go to Ireland to help a relative find his missing daughter. She expects to find the young woman quickly, and is looking forward to spending her trip touring and drinking, not necessarily in that order.

Once in Ireland, it's clear to Jesse that the missing woman has met with foul play. In the course of her investigation she goes to greater and greater lengths to get to the truth, causing her to antagonize Ireland's most dangerous drug kingpin, not to mention the IRA and the local gardai.

Aided by her near-photographic memory and dogged perseverance, Jesse is close to uncovering the truth, even as other people start to turn up dead. But she's warned away from the investigation, and when she doesn't back off, she's threatened, attacked, and kidnapped. And when she is accused of murder, Jesse must use every ounce of wit and brainpower she has (left) to find a killer and not end up six feet under.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Polis Books
  • Publish Date: Feb 13rd, 2024
  • Pages: 336
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.60in - 5.60in - 1.40in - 1.10lb
  • EAN: 9781957957395
  • Categories: Mystery & Detective - Amateur SleuthThrillers - SuspenseMystery & Detective - Women Sleuths

About the Author

Church, Wendy: - Wendy Church has been a bartender, tennis instructor, semiconductor engineer, group facilitator, nonprofit CEO, teacher, PhD researcher, and dive bar cleaner. She is the author of Murder on the Spanish Seas, which is set on a luxury cruise in the Iberian peninsula, and introduces smart-mouthed amateur sleuth Jesse O'Hara, whose adventures are partly informed by Wendy's expertise and international travels. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Praise for this book

Praise for MURDER ON THE SPANISH SEAS:

"Clever, transportive, and laugh-out-loud funny, Murder on the Spanish Seas is the perfect book to read poolside--just not on the deck of a luxury ocean liner. I can't wait to read more from this wickedly entertaining new voice."
--Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here

"Fans of Janet Evanovich will enjoy meeting the freewheeling Jesse, and this debut gives an enticing hint of more adventures to come. Armchair travelers and foodies, rejoice. Go, Jesse!"
--Booklist (Starred Review)

"Church has penned a whip-smart, sarcastic, amateur sleuth and a tightly plotted story that's perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Catriona McPherson, and Darynda Jones. Readers will want to see Jesse again."
--Library Journal

"An action-packed debut that's as funny as the heroine is unstoppable. I loved it!"
--Nora McFarland, author of the Lilly Hawkins Mysteries