Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Buried at C

In Dunmullach, Ireland, the town launches its first McCarthy Days in honor of famed composer Eamon McCarthy and his lyricist Orla. Gethsemane Brown performs with her students, catches up with local teacher and hurling coach Griff Kennedy, and welcomes her brother Jackson, who has come from the States to visit after their father’s death. Eamon, who appears as a ghost only Gethsemane can see, continues to be her quirky supernatural companion and source of advice. The mystery begins when Jackson brings a rare vintage violin to a hotel after hearing about it at the pub, only for the man carrying it, Ray Harrison, to be found murdered after a power outage. Gethsemane investigates with Inspector O’Reilly and the ghost of Captain MacLachlan, a former harbor captain who says Ray arrived on his stolen boat. The clues point to a black-market violin deal, a stolen or unregistered boat, and a woman in a hoodie who may have been at the hotel or the harbor. As Gethsemane and Eamon dig deeper, they identify several suspects: gallery owner Rosanna McCoy, her intimidating security man Doran Walsh, harbormaster Pierce, and Shannon MacLachlan, the captain’s daughter. The violin turns out to be a priceless family heirloom tied to the Titanic and to Shannon’s ancestor, and Katie Collins, a maritime archaeology lecturer from Belfast, reveals she has been tracking it for years because it was recovered from a sunk ship. Katie’s story explains the artifact’s importance, but not Ray’s death. The investigation sharpens when Gethsemane learns that Ray was trying to sell the violin to Rosanna, that Doran has a violent past, and that Pierce seems to have suspicious cash and an alibi that does not fully hold up. Gethsemane also notices that pieces of evidence keep pointing to people with money problems or personal stakes: Shannon needs to sell her father’s house, Roz needs her gallery to survive, and Pierce has been taking money to keep boats off the books. Meanwhile, Gethsemane and Griff continue to bond, and Griff helps steady her with warmth, humor, and support. The breakthrough comes when Gethsemane realizes the violin had been planted at the gallery to frame the wrong people. Pierce, who was on the harbor the day Ray arrived, had hidden Ray’s stolen boat registration and later confronted him after realizing the boat belonged to Captain MacLachlan. He attacked Ray, likely using fishing gear hooks and the butt of a handgun, and then ran when Jackson arrived. To protect himself, he steered suspicion toward Roz, Doran, and the others. Gethsemane and O’Reilly confront Pierce at the harbor and at the gallery, where the evidence finally locks together: the ferry stub, the off-record boat, the cash, the wounds, and the planted violin. Pierce is arrested, and Captain MacLachlan is finally able to speak to Shannon one last time, giving her the goodbye he never managed in life. The ending brings emotional closure for Shannon, Gethsemane, and Jackson, and Gethsemane and Griff end on a tender note as their connection deepens.