It reads more like an instruction manual for the novice jumper, plus I was left searching for the relevance of the chapter to the story. A chapter is devoted to the dos and don'ts for parachute jumping.
Horse management has too much detail for everyone except perhaps a totally dedicated horse fanatic. Namely the intricacies of pruning a hedge are related in intricate detail. I do have one problem with the novel and that is it the excessive and unnecessary technical information provided.
The author draws on her considerable knowledge as a tree surgeon and a competitive show jumper. The murder plot and subsequent solving are both interesting and well constructed. The novel has obviously been written by a well researched knowledgeable author. This novel is written in an easy to read language, the numerous conversations are natural and believable. Was it murder or even suicide? What could the motive be? As the title suggests this novel's plot is solving an unexplained death of an elderly owner of horses. I was given a copy of Murder at Kildare Ensa by Clare O'Beara in exchange for an honest review. She lives in Dublin with her husband and cats. She contributed a story to A Pint And A Haircut (Lon Dubh, 2010), an anthology in aid of Concern's Haiti fund. 2021.)Ĭlare reads extensively and reviews books for Fresh. She was President and Editor of the DBS Journalism Society (Winner, Blog /Vlog of The Year, National Student Media Awards. DBS was Runner-up Green Campus in the National Education Awards, 2021. She was Vice-President of the DBS Sustainability Society (Winner, Most Improved Society in 2021) as part of the Green Campus movement. The MacGuyver for the Hugo Awards at Worldcon Dublin 2019.Ĭlare is an independent publisher who works to make her e-books Carbon Neutral. Editor of Inside DBS, the official blog website of Dublin Business School, and the Sustainable College blog.Ģ022 - Winner, Journalism Relating to Health, National Student Media Awards.Ģ021 - Winner, Blog/ Vlog Of The Year, National Student Media Awards.Ģ021 - Nominated, EPA Award for Journalism Relating to The Environment.Ģ021 - Dublin Business School Volunteer Of The Year.Ģ020 - Second, Dublin Business School Create Contest.Ģ014 - Winner, Arkady Renko Short Story Contest held by Simon & Schuster.Ģ013 - Winner, Print Journalism in Ireland's National Media Awards.Ģ012 - Runner-Up, Print Journalism, National Media Awards. Her credits include Writing.ie, The, Mensa Magazine and Mensa International Journal. She has served on the Royal Dublin Society's Forestry and the Environment Committee.Ĭlare is an award–winning writer, award-winning blogger, and award-winning photojournalist, whose journalism work has been published in more than thirty countries. She has qualified in multimedia journalism, data visualisation, and ecology, and writes on environmental themes. Clare O'Beara is a tree surgeon and expert witness, and a former national standard showjumper.
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