Death of an Irish Diva by Mollie Cox Bryan Review!

Death of an Irish Diva
by Mollie Cox Bryan

Death of an Irish Diva
(Cumberland Creek)
Cozy Mystery
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Kensington (February 4, 2014)
ISBN-13: 978-0758266330
E-Book ASIN: B00ENMXT3G

Synopsis

Spring is in the air, but the ladies of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop hardly have time to stop and smell the roses. Not when famed Irish dancer Emily McGlashen is found murdered in her studio just after the St. Patrick’s Day parade–and one of the Crop’s own members is the prime suspect. Vera’s dance studio may have suffered when Emily waltzed into town, but the croppers know she’s not a vengeful murderer. Lucky for her, co-scrapbooker Annie is a freelance reporter eager to vindicate her friend. What she discovers is a puzzling labyrinth of secrets that only add question marks to Emily’s murder. Just when it seems they’ve run out of clues, an antique scrapbook turns up and points the croppers in the right direction–and brings them face to face with a killer more twisted than a Celtic knot. .

About The Author

Mollie Cox Bryan writes the Cumberland Creek Mysteries, published by Kensington. The first book, Scrapbook of Secrets, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel of 2012; the next one Scrapped, was published in January 2013. Death of an Irish Diva is the third in the series. Plans for the series include two more novels and two novellas—the first one Scrappy Summer will be available in summer 2014. She writes, gardens, runs, and scrapbooks in Waynesboro, Va. with her husband and two daughters.

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My Thoughts:

Death of an Irish Diva is the third book in the Cumberland Creek Series. It features the ladies of the Cumberland Scrapbook Crop who put together lives in their scrapbooks. One of the 'scrappers', Vera is the chief suspect when an Irish Dancing instructor is found dead. Vera has moments of time when she can't remember what happened and also sleepwalks, so she is not really sure if she is guilty or not. Annie, a freelance reporter joins the police of this small town in investigating the murder. 

In this little mystery series the reader meets all sorts of quirky characters and I would have to say that my favorite character is Beatrice, Vera's 83 year old mother who is a very spunky and tell it like it is lady. With enough mystery, humor, family issues and even scrap booking to keep the reader interested. Even though this is the first Cumberland Creek book I have read, I was able to catch on pretty quick as to who was who. Definitely a fun read of which I would like to read more of. If you like cozy mysteries then you will love Cumberland Creek mysteries.

I received a copy of this book for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.

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