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Mercy McCarthy Mysteries

Mercy McCarthy & Mr. Poe

Intimate, rainy, bookish — lamplight on wet cobbles.

A bookshop on a rain-slicked Irish street, a small dog with strong opinions, and a village that keeps turning up bodies between the shelves.

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Cover of A Body at the Bakery by Lucy Connelly: a green Irish bakery front with a small black-and-white dog on the step.

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A Body at the Bakery

Book Six · November 4, 2026

St. Patrick's Day in Shamrock Cove has brought out countless Irish flags, streams of green bunting, lots of good-natured cheer… and the body of the local baker.

One of Mercy McCarthy's daily haunts is the patisserie at the heart of Shamrock Cove's main street, run by her good friend Paisley. She never expected that her pastry run would turn deadly. All fingers point to Paisley — and Mercy is determined to prove her dear friend's innocence before another body turns up at the bakery.

Mr. Poe, a small black dog, resting and looking towards the camera.

The other detective

Mr. Poe

Mercy McCarthy does not work alone. Mr. Poe is a real dog — he belongs to Lucy — and he made it into the books, where he is rather better at noticing things than most of the humans in Shamrock Cove.