The Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer Mysteries
BOOK ONE
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ISBN (10):1-4196-0705-7
ISBN -13: 978-1419607059
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There is more intrigue in London than
13-year-old Irish dancer Liffey Rivers
could have ever imagined!
How will she tell the smug-looking
security guard at the National Portrait
Gallery that something is wrong with
one of the portraits of Queen Elizabeth
I hanging in the Tudor Gallery?
And how can she even pretend that
she is ready to dance at an Irish dance
competition in County Sligo next week?
And why is the Irish judge at the
prizewinner stage winking at her?
Liffey has seen those eyes before.
ISBN (10): 1-4196-5290-7
ISBN (13): 978-1419652905
BOOK THREE
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The ancient Irish believed that people
were affected by the cycles of the
moon and that the moon can be linked
to intuition and has real power over the
deeds of men.
They called the moon in September
their ‘Blood Moon.’ It was the time
when animals were butchered and
prepared for the long, dark winter
ahead. Their daily prayer to the Celtic
moon goddess was: “Leave us sound
and whole.”
The month of the Blood Moon is also
the time when 13-year-old Irish dancer,
Liffey Rivers, finds herself drawn back
to Ireland seeking answers on the
Mountain of the Moon before her own
blood is spilled.
were affected by the cycles of the
moon and that the moon can be linked
to intuition and has real power over the
deeds of men.
They called the moon in September
their ‘Blood Moon.’ It was the time
when animals were butchered and
prepared for the long, dark winter
ahead. Their daily prayer to the Celtic
moon goddess was: “Leave us sound
and whole.”
The month of the Blood Moon is also
the time when 13-year-old Irish dancer,
Liffey Rivers, finds herself drawn back
to Ireland seeking answers on the
Mountain of the Moon before her own
blood is spilled.
ISBN (10) 1-4392-0241-9
ISBN-13: 9781439202418
ISBN-13: 9781439202418
There is more excitement at this feis**
than Liffey Rivers could have ever
imagined!
Will she finally win a 1st place in her
soft shoe jig (her best dance) and get
her very own solo dress at last?
Or will she get a "good, but not good
enough" 2nd or 3rd place?
And who is that man Liffey sees
standing by the elevators with the
streak of white hair running down the
back of his head (like a skunk) and
what is he up to?
Liffey has seen him before. He is
carrying a shopping bag with a
beautiful curly-haired Irish Dancer Doll
peeking out. Liffey can see that the
doll is wearing a dazzling diamond solo
dress crown...but something is
WRONG.
** Irish dance competition
than Liffey Rivers could have ever
imagined!
Will she finally win a 1st place in her
soft shoe jig (her best dance) and get
her very own solo dress at last?
Or will she get a "good, but not good
enough" 2nd or 3rd place?
And who is that man Liffey sees
standing by the elevators with the
streak of white hair running down the
back of his head (like a skunk) and
what is he up to?
Liffey has seen him before. He is
carrying a shopping bag with a
beautiful curly-haired Irish Dancer Doll
peeking out. Liffey can see that the
doll is wearing a dazzling diamond solo
dress crown...but something is
WRONG.
** Irish dance competition
BOOK TWO
ISBN (13) 978-1439271384
ISBN (10) 1439271380
ISBN (10) 1439271380
BOOK FOUR
13-year-old Irish dancer Liffey Rivers
is on safari in South Africa with her
eccentric Aunt Jean headed to an Irish
dance competition in Johannesburg.
After dodging a charging rhino,
fending off a pride of lions and
re-routing an enraged mother
elephant, Liffey's problems have just
begun.
When Liffey is confronted by a deadly
Black Mamba snake in the tall savanna
grasses, she must rely on instinct and
her Irish dancing ability to survive.
At the Johannesburg Feis, Liffey's
troubles continue and she finds
herself, along with a little boy in a
wheelchair, again in the shadow of the
serpent.
is on safari in South Africa with her
eccentric Aunt Jean headed to an Irish
dance competition in Johannesburg.
After dodging a charging rhino,
fending off a pride of lions and
re-routing an enraged mother
elephant, Liffey's problems have just
begun.
When Liffey is confronted by a deadly
Black Mamba snake in the tall savanna
grasses, she must rely on instinct and
her Irish dancing ability to survive.
At the Johannesburg Feis, Liffey's
troubles continue and she finds
herself, along with a little boy in a
wheelchair, again in the shadow of the
serpent.
ISBN-13: 978-1461103011
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This is the first collection of short
stories in the Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer
Mystery Series. They were originally
published in Irish Dancing and Culture
Magazine. In "The Mystery of the
Missing Novice," Liffey notices that
there are two unrelated young dancers
at an Irish dance competition (feis) who
look like identical twins. When one of
them goes missing, Liffey's intuition
and attention to detail brings about the
safe return of the missing novice. In
"The Case of the Clumsy Clowns,"
Liffey suspects that a group of klutzy
clowns who call themselves the Joyful
Jesters, might be up to something
more than entertaining their audience.
“The Mystery of the Temporary
Trophy,” finds Liffey at a feis in New
York with her Aunt Jean who is
suffering from Post Traumatic Bling
Syndrome. Liffey observes that one of
the trophies to be awarded at this feis
looks suspiciously like the ancient
Derrynaflan Chalice she has seen
before in a Dublin museum. In “The
Werewolves of Ossory,” Liffey rescues
a dancer from Ireland who has traveled
alone to the Seattle Halloween Feis
burdened with a centuries old family
curse.ened with a centuries old family
stories in the Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer
Mystery Series. They were originally
published in Irish Dancing and Culture
Magazine. In "The Mystery of the
Missing Novice," Liffey notices that
there are two unrelated young dancers
at an Irish dance competition (feis) who
look like identical twins. When one of
them goes missing, Liffey's intuition
and attention to detail brings about the
safe return of the missing novice. In
"The Case of the Clumsy Clowns,"
Liffey suspects that a group of klutzy
clowns who call themselves the Joyful
Jesters, might be up to something
more than entertaining their audience.
“The Mystery of the Temporary
Trophy,” finds Liffey at a feis in New
York with her Aunt Jean who is
suffering from Post Traumatic Bling
Syndrome. Liffey observes that one of
the trophies to be awarded at this feis
looks suspiciously like the ancient
Derrynaflan Chalice she has seen
before in a Dublin museum. In “The
Werewolves of Ossory,” Liffey rescues
a dancer from Ireland who has traveled
alone to the Seattle Halloween Feis
burdened with a centuries old family
curse.ened with a centuries old family
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FIRST COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES