Mystery at the Stag & Shamrock: A St. Patrick’s Day Cozy Mystery with a Dash of Romance

Erin Callahan came to Ireland chasing her grandmother’s stories.

She didn’t expect to inherit a murder.

When Irish-American genealogist Erin Callahan arrives in the cliffside village of Portbradden just days before its legendary St. Patrick’s Day céilí, she’s armed with nothing more than a locked tin box of her grandmother Bridie’s letters—and a quiet hope of finally understanding why Bridie left Ireland and never returned.

Portbradden welcomes her with soda bread, sea mist, and bunting strung across narrow lanes. The Stag & Shamrock pub hums with music, history, and the steady hands of its beloved owner, Séamus Doyle—a man who remembers everything about the village, including secrets best left buried.

But when the céilí ends in a sharp argument behind the snug door, and Séamus is found dead the following morning, Erin begins to notice what others miss.

The fire that wasn’t lit.

The notebooks that vanished.

The deed no one wants to discuss.

What begins as genealogical research quickly becomes something far more dangerous. As Erin digs into parish archives and century-old land transfers, she uncovers a fraudulent 1891 deed that could overturn ownership of the windswept headland—and destroy a lucrative modern development deal.

Someone killed to keep that truth buried.

With the help of a thoughtful marine archaeologist and armed only with her archivist’s eye for detail, Erin must untangle a web of village loyalties, old love, financial betrayal, and generational silence before history claims another life.

Because in Portbradden, the past doesn’t stay in the past.

It waits.

Perfect for readers who love atmospheric Irish settings, small-village secrets, layered family history, and slow-burn romantic tension, this richly immersive cozy mystery blends emotional depth with a compelling whodunit rooted in legacy, land, and the weight of unfinished business.