St. Patrick's Day Murder

This Saturday, March 17, 2012, the United States will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day, which

began as a Catholic feast day to celebrate the life of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.  Observed by the Irish for 1000 years, it is now a holiday celebrated around the world.  If you are wondering how to celebrate your own St. Patrick's day, try reading a St. Patrick's Day mystery! Leslie Meier's St. Patrick's Day Murder takes place in the town of Tinker's Cove, Maine, when the body of barkeep Old Dan Malone is found floating in the town's icy harbor.  This forces Lucy Stone, the Pennysaver newspaper's intrepid reporter, to solve this murder before the town's St. Patrick's Day celebrations begin.  Isis Crawford's A Catered St. Patrick's Day  is centered around Bernie and Libby Simmons, the owners of "A Little Taste of Heaven."  When Mike Sweeney is found floating in a vat of green beer, and the nephew of of one of their best customers is accused of the crime, the Simmons' set out to find the real killer.  Both of these mysteries are cozies, and are centered around food.  They are both great books to curl up with and celebrate the joy of St. Patrick's Day!