The Clew Bay Detectives: An unputdownable Irish cozy mystery (The Wild Atlantic Murders Book 1) by Pam Lecky

 

The Clew Bay Detectives
(The Wild Atlantic Murders Book 1) 
By Pam Lecky

Publication Date: 16th June 2026

Publisher: Storm Publishing

Print Length: 316 Pages

Genre: Crime Fiction

Welcome to Westport, where the wild beauty of Ireland’s western coast hides deadly secrets…

Reeling from a devastating breakup, landscape gardener Ali Brennan escapes to the coastal town of Westport, hoping its rugged shoreline and quiet rhythms will help her rebuild. But peace is short lived when wealthy landowner John Clifford-Murphy is found dead on a remote island in Clew Bay – alone, without his phone or vital medication.

The local Gardaí rule the death an accident. Ali isn't so sure… especially when Clifford-Murphy's widow begs her to look closer. Joined by her enthusiastic college-dropout nephew, Gav, she starts asking questions the tight-knit community would rather leave unanswered. And when her ex-boyfriend, Detective Aidan Cahill, arrives with news that her life is under threat, Ali is forced to confront the past she thought she'd left behind.

As secrets surface, the danger escalates. When Ali becomes a target – waking terrified and alone on the shores of nearby Lake Doo Lough – it's clear she's been drawn into something far darker than she imagined. Can she uncover the truth before the killer strikes again?

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Pam Lecky

Pam is an Irish author of historical and contemporary crime and mystery, published by Storm Publishing and Avon Books UK. 

Pam's Victorian murder mystery series features Lucy Lawrence, along with her trusty maid, Mary, and the enigmatic investigator, Phineas Stone. Lucy solves some nasty crimes along the way, however, she is always a magnet for trouble, Lucy doesn't always get it right first time, but she invariably comes good in the end. The books are set in the late Victorian period with locations as diverse as London, Yorkshire, Egypt, Italy and Ireland. Book 5, The Carver Affair, which is set in Dublin, Ireland, will be published on 22nd January 2026 (pre-order live from 16th October 2025).

Pam's new series, The Wild Atlantic Murders, will launch in June 2026 with the publication of The Clew Bay Detectives. This contemporary crime series, set on the west coast of Ireland, features a landscape designer with a surprising talent for solving crime.

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