Sunday, June 15, 2025

free bkfrunnel from author/ Circle of Suspects: Shadows At Claddagh Castle By NIKKI DOHRN

 Book Cover

Thanks for joining my ARC team.  I appreciate your leaving your honest and voluntary review on Amazon and you will be provided a link once my book is released.

Much appreciated,

Nicki Dohrn

Eileen McParland, a socially awkward university professor, travels to Ireland to explore its historic castles. What begins as a simple getaway turns into a chilling mystery when she notices strange occurrences and unsettling interactions among the castle’s guests. After a young employee, Leah, disappears. The whispers of ancient folklore and a haunting melody tied to the castle’s history seem all too real to ignore.

As the days tick by, Eileen realizes that someone—or something—has a dark agenda, and the clock is running out. With each passing hour, the mystery grows more twisted, and Eileen finds herself drawn to Tom, a brooding psychologist and musician whose own troubled past seems entwined with the castle’s secrets. The attraction between them deepens, but so does her suspicion. Could Tom’s hidden wounds be linked to Leah’s disappearance—or is he hiding something far worse?

 

With a quirky detective trailing behind, the investigation races against time. As the countdown continues, Eileen must uncover the truth before the darkness claims her, too. But the closer she gets to the answers, the more she wonders if she’ll survive to tell the tale.

 

MY REVIEW- 5 STARS

The beautiful cover made me stop and take a look at this book and I was intrigued.  It wasn't like anything that I was expecting it to be. At the Preface, I have to admit I went, "huh?".  As I began to sort out who was who, I found I loved it. It kept me on the edge of my seat. 
Professor Eileen McParland meets Connor Rourke first. And as people begin to meet each other in the castle, they begin to experience uneasiness. The Castle was alive and it wasn't a good thing !I enjoyed the separate points of view from each guest. 
There are threats, creepy stuff, trap doors,cryptic messages,  unexplained disappearances, fear, betrayals and love. 
And who is Ciaran? 
And there are  a lot of surprises and secrets that want to be kept buried but get exposed. 
Stunning ending that is bittersweet but also filled with hope and humor.  And maybe even the hope of another book. 

 My favorite phrase in the book was about the castle. It give you what you came for but not how you expect. Yep, that does pretty much describes the whole book and it's adventures !

 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 

Ciaran O'Dalaigh.  

 

 

 

No comments:

Post a Comment