Claremary P Sweeney

Claremary Sweeney is the author of the South County Mystery Series. After the launch of Last Train to Kingston, her readers asked for more of the local stories of murder and mayhem featuring Detective Kara Langley and her friends Ruth Eddleman and Sophia Carnavale. She answered with Last Rose on the Vine, set at the nearby University of Rhode Island and then gave her followers a Christmas present. Last Carol of the Season takes place in the village of Wakefield during the Annual Winter Wonderland Event. Last Sermon for a Sinner, set in Peace Dale, was launched in 2019 and Last Castle in the Sand, set along the beautiful beach coast of southern RI, was released in the fall of 2020. The sixth installment to the series set in Westerly, RI, Last Walk in the Park was released in March, 2022.

These mysteries blend modern themes and crimes together with the cultural backdrop of the many historic places that abound in South Kingstown.

Sweeney lives in South Kingstown. All of her books are dedicated to her husband Charley except for Carnivore Conundrum, the one especially written "For the little boy who asked me to write about bugs - and plants that eat bugs". She answered this request with a humorous book in verse set in the carnivorous plant section of the Roger Williams Zoo Botanical Gardens. Adonis, a baby pitcher plant, awakes one morning to find a fly flailing in his digestive juices. "Oh please spare my life! I'm needed at home by my larvae and wife," the insect pleads. Adonis spits him out and declares he will no longer eat meat. His mother and the other plants and creatures in the garden try to find a way to keep this poor baby alive as he insists on doing the right thing and "follow my heart".

Although these books are all set in her home state of RI, Sweeney began her writing career with a series of stories about ZuZu, a little tabby born on a farm at Tanglewood who has adventures in the various historical and cultural places in the hills of Western Massachusetts. A Berkshire Tale is a compilation of ten of these charming books which will appeal to young and old alike. She is presently working with an artist to create hard cover editions of the stories within this book.

Website https://claremarypsweeney.carrd.co