The Well of Ice

Name: The Well of Ice
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Andrea Carter
ISBN: 9781666118209

Author: Andrea Carter

Series: Inishowen Mystery #3

Narrator: Heather O'Neill

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/28/2023

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, International Crime & Mystery

Synopsis

A cold—and terrifying—Christmas holiday on the Inishowen Peninsula

December on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal—and solicitor Benedicta "Ben" O'Keeffe is working flat out before the Christmas holidays. While on a trip to Dublin to visit her parents, she runs into Luke Kirby—the man who killed her sister—freshly released from jail. On the surface he appears remorseful, conciliatory even, but his comment as she walks away makes her realize he is as evil as ever.

Back in Glendara, she finds chaos. The Oak pub has burned down and Carole Kearney, the Oak's barmaid, has gone missing. And then, while walking the dog up Sliabh Sneacht, Ben and her partner, Sergeant Tom Molloy, make a gruesome discovery: a body lying face down in the snow. Another brutal attack in the small town and Ben plunges into full discovery mode.

Who could be behind this vicious attack on Glendara and its residents? And why disturb such a charming town at Christmas? As Ben delves in to find answers, she comes face to face with the reality that all this evil could be swirling around her as her past confronts her present—and future.

About Andrea Carter

Andrea Carter holds an MFA in creative writing from University College Dublin. Her first book, Death at Whitewater Church, was one of the winners of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair and she has been the recipient of two Arts Council of Ireland Literature Bursary Awards and a Dublin City Council Bursary. Her Inishowen Mystery series is set to be adapted for a television crime series to be titled Donegal. Andrea Carter lives in Dublin with her husband, documentary maker Geoff Power.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on November 12, 2020

Benedicta "Ben" O'Keeffe is not having a good day. She's working flat out to get things done before the Christmas holiday. She's sort of planning to spend the holidays with her parents, but they're going to be traveling. She's been seeing Sergeant Tom Malley on the sly, and she's uncertain where tha......more

Goodreads review by Maggie on December 09, 2017

I don't know how I managed to miss the second one in this series, but I having read & really enjoyed the first Inishowen Mystery I was delighted to get my hands on this one! 'Ben' O'Keeffe is struggling to make sure all the urgent work n is completed before Christmas. She is also looking forward to h......more

Goodreads review by Rob on November 26, 2017

Benedicta O'Keeffe affectionately known as "Ben", works and lives in Glendara, Inishowen a peninsula in County Donegal. We quickly establish that she had a sister Faye murdered by an individual known as Luke Kirby. He has served a prison sentence for manslaughter and is now released. On a business t......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on November 14, 2017

I would like to thank Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group Uk for a review copy of The Well of Ice, the third novel in the Inishowen series to feature local lawyer Ben O'Keeffe. With Christmas looming Ben is frantically busy but has to take time out of her schedule to go to Dublin on business. Whil......more

Goodreads review by Louise on November 11, 2017

Quite slow paced I found.... with a very small cast ,so it felt a bit repetitive having sandwiches and coffee with so and so again. I found the style unusual,whilst I was thinking it hadn't gone anywhere,I remembered there had been a murder,and some arson. All this sounds like criticism,but over all,i......more