Twenty-one-year-old
Ciaran McGurk, is about to graduate from a Dublin
university with hopes of pursuing a career in
journalism. He has demonstrated talent as a
writer, but he is also his own severest critic,
regarding both his career prospects and his
would-be romantic relationships. In the first
chapter Cary finds his dual anxieties on a
collision course. A few days before graduation,
classmate and friend Siobhan Sullivan, a
hard-driving, career-oriented American, drops a
bombshell. She has just landed the job of her
dreams in London. Why, she asks, doesn’t Cary move
with her and share a flat in London? A two-bedroom
flat, of course–they are, as she says, just
mates–although Cary is secretly of two minds on
that question.
But a family
emergency interrupts all his plans. Suddenly Cary
finds himself back in his hometown, Glenkerry, in
County Wicklow. There he reconnects
with an old friend, Rosie O'Malley. Her story has
always been a sad one, and now it seems history is
repeating itself. Her mother has disappeared, and
Rosie is desperate to locate her. So she turns to her
old friend, Cary McGurk, for help. But it's
complicated, with a web of secrets, lies, and mystery
entangling them.
Cary is torn—torn
between starting a new life in London and plunging
back into his old life in Glenkerry, a place full of
sweet memories tinged with sorrow and regret. His head
is telling him to move on, but will his heart listen?
ROSE OF GLENKERRY: A
County Wicklow Mystery by Robert T. McMaster,
Unquomonk Press, 2022. Both paperback and eBook
editions are now available.
ROSE OF GLENKERRY: A
County Wicklow Mystery is now available in
both paperback and eBook editions worldwide. The
book is also available to libraries from
OverDrive, EBSCO, and BorrowBox (in Ireland and
UK). ISBN 9781087966793
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WORDS OF PRAISE
For the books of
Robert T. McMaster
“Rose
of Glenkerry has charm,
suspense and mystery. I enjoyed
being transported to the Irish
countryside and actually feeling
the quaintness of a small Irish
town. The author has a wonderful
way of describing the flora and
fauna of the region and the
character development is well
done. I would highly recommend Rose
of Glenkerry and am happy to
hear that Mr. McMaster is working
on the second book of this series.”
Amy Morris,
Goodreads.com
"How Robert T.
McMaster weaves history,
psychology, geology, municipal
government, colloquial speech,
sociology, and genealogy into a
page turner of a story is beyond
me. But, he does it every time!
I was hooked with the Trolley
Days series and Book 1 of the
Wicklow Mysteries has me waiting
for Book 2!
[Rose
of Glenkerry] is
so engaging and the details of
the plants, birds, and
geographic location draw the
reader in. I felt like I was at
the bog searching for clues and
I could totally relate to the
process described about local
water quality from being on a
conservation commission (even
stateside!).
McMaster shows
sensitivity to each character he
includes. Their complexity only
makes them more likable. Showing
how the 'dying art' of
journalism is resumed here, to
assist a local issue, is great.
And portraying the medical
issues of the characters only
strengthens our attraction and
bond to them.
As much as I
love the story as I am reading
it, I am disappointed when it
ends because I want to read
more!! Reading it again helps a
bit but I need Book2!"
Maureen
Doyle, Southbridge (MA)
★★★★★
Book 1 of the Trolley
Days Series
“…a
joyful, engaging read from beginning to
end...a masterful first novel."
Mark Ashton, Southbridge
(MA) Evening
News
★★★★★
THE
DYEING ROOM (2014)
Book
2 of the Trolley Days Series
“…a compelling and
carefully-researched story.”
Eileen Crosby,
Archivist, Holyoke (MA) Public Library
★★★★★
 NOAH'S RAVEN (2017)
Book 3 of the Trolley
Days Series
"This book combines
a mystery (espionage) with romance
among young residents of Holyoke,
Massachusetts, during World War
I…McMaster has integrated a great
deal of local color and historical
background information into his
narrative."
Gerald McFarland, author of A
Scattered People and The
Buenaventura Series
★★★★★
“[McMaster] appears to have
found an enticing way to blend
history
with the excitement
and suspense of a good mystery.”
Mike Lydick, Greater
Springfield (MA) Reminder
★★★★★
 ALL
THE LIGHT HERE
COMES FROM
ABOVE:
The Life and
Legacy of
Edward
Hitchcock (2021)
“McMaster’s
biography brings Edward Hitchcock
alive in all his facets…The book is
eminently readable…I am confident in
the scholarship of this work and recommend
it to scholars as well as to anyone
interested in history."
Joanne Bourgeois,
Professor Emerita, University
of Washington,
review in Earth
Sciences History 41(1) 2022
“A superb book that brings to
light the person and his times."
Stephen George, Professor
Emeritus of Biology, Amherst College
★★★★★
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