An Early Wake

Pub owner Maura Donovan may have Irish kin, but she doesn t seem to have the luck of the Irish. Who could have foreseen that bringing live music back to Sullivan s Pub would lead to a dead musician? Summer is ending in County Cork, Ireland, and with it the tourist season. Expat Maura Donovan is determined to keep Sullivan s Pub in the black as the days grow shorter but how? When she hears that the place was once a hot spot for Irish musicians who d come play in the back room, she wonders if bringing back live music might be Sullivan s salvation. As word gets out, legendary musicians begin to appear at the pub, and the first impromptu jam session brings in scores of music lovers. But things hit a sour note when Maura finds a dead musician in the back room the next morning. With a slew of potential suspects, it s going to take more than a pint and a good think to force a murderer to face the music.