Marian McMahon Stanley
With thanks...
To members of the Mystery Book Club at Fowler Library in Concord, MA, who volunteered to beta read my newest mystery THE MARIPOSA CIRCLE. I appreciate the support! Love libraries, librarians, and book groups—they make life richer in so many ways!
The Immaculate
2nd edition now available
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“A taut, character-rich whodunit”
- Hallie Ephron, NY Times bestselling author
An elderly social activist Boston nun is murdered on the playground of her shuttered parochial school. The times are complex. A clerical abuse scandal has begun to shake the archdiocese, an autocratic monsignor has high ambitions for his boys high school, a real estate developer covets church property and a plague of fentanyl related deaths stalks local young people. A rich mystery with a satisfying surprise ending.
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A Rosaria O’Reilly mystery.
The Immaculate
2nd edition now available
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“A taut, character-rich whodunit”
- Hallie Ephron, NY Times bestselling author
An elderly social activist Boston nun is murdered on the playground of her shuttered parochial school. The times are complex. A clerical abuse scandal has begun to shake the archdiocese, an autocratic monsignor has high ambitions for his boys high school, a real estate developer covets church property and a plague of fentanyl related deaths stalks local young people. A rich mystery with a satisfying surprise ending.
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A Rosaria O’Reilly mystery.
Buried Troubles
2nd edition now available
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“Stanley never fails to entertain and raises your heart rate in the process.”
– Edith Maxwell, Agatha award winning author
“Mystery readers will love this as I did!”
– Terrie Farley Moran, Agatha and Derringer award winning author
A young Irish student researching Irish-American support for the IRA during The Troubles in Northern Ireland is murdered on the Boston waterfront. The search for answers leads to the wild west coast of Ireland and a dark web of ancient grievances, old crimes and deep secrets.
A Rosaria O’Reilly mystery.
"Career Transitions"
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Issue 24
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A hitman named Richie (aka The Iceman), whose contract agent is the guy behind the counter in a variety store in Queens, completes another professional assignment — flawlessly — in upstate New York. Then, as is his custom, he repairs to a carefully chosen bed and breakfast inn, a prudent distance away, for a night or two of relaxation, meditation and fine food. Richie doesn’t expect to use his professional skill set during his stay at this bed and breakfast, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. And you never know where it’s going to lead.