Review: St. Patrick's Day is Special
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2012
I am a second generation Irish American. My grandmother "came over" when she was eighteen years old. She could make awesome soda bread, without a measuring cup, and led a large family by example. Being so, I occasionally like to read books set in Ireland, thus my initial attraction to JJ Toner's St. Patrick's Day. I had previously read JJ's comical science fiction short stories and I thought they were great. In St. Patrick's Day Special JJ has established a character named Ben Jordan. Ben deals with complex family issues, including his own faults, while working through a tangled murder mystery. It all works, especially the family interactions. I also enjoyed the setting of the novel and found myself, on more than one occasion, googling some term or address to learn more about Ireland. If you like thrillers you're going to enjoy St. Patrick's Day, especially if you're Irish and thus have considerable experience with drinking and/or playing a piano...