Secrets and Shamrocks: A Jordan Mayfair Mystery

Gobbell’s enjoyable sequel to 2015’s Pursuit in Provence takes Savannah, Ga., architect Jordan Mayfair and her travel writer uncle, Alex Carlyle, to Ireland, the home of longtime friends Colin and Grace O’Toole, who run a bed and breakfast in the quaint little town of Thurles. On arrival at the Tooles’ house, Jordan and Alex learn from a fellow guest that the Tooles’ two-year-old grandson, Jimmy, is missing. When the toddler soon appears, Colin declines to answer Jordan’s question about where the boy has been. Unfortunately, Jimmy is kidnapped from his crib a week later. Meanwhile, the Tooles’ troubled daughter, Bridget, who’s Jimmy’s mother, has gone off to stay with a woman who lives in a cottage in the woods and believes in leprechauns. When James Malone, Bridget’s doctor, turns up dead, Bridget becomes a prime suspect in his murder. Jordan’s keen knowledge of architecture and history comes in handy in her efforts to uncover the truth. Fans of travel cozies will find plenty to like. (Nov.)