A review by jgwc54e5
The Keening: A Mystery of Gaelic Ireland by Anne Emery

3.0

The Keening is an entertaining and also moving, historical mystery. Set in Northern Ireland in county Fermanagh in two timelines; the late 1500s-early 1600s and a modern timeline. There is a lot of information in the story particularly about Irish customs and the history, especially around the Flight of the Earls in 1603. It’s well researched and I found these parts of the story very interesting. The other part of the story is a murder mystery in 1597. Sorcha, a seer and healer is found murdered and Simon, the partner of Brigid Tierney is accused by a witness. In 2018, the descendants of Brigid, engage archaeologists to dig on their land. The two storylines are interwoven, with well written characters and I enjoyed reading this.