Death in Irish Accents
It’s been over a year since Megan was entangled in a murder, much to everyone’s relief, including her girlfriend, Jelena, and Detective Paul Bourke. So when a body of a young woman quite literally lands in her lap at her favorite Dublin café, Megan tries to do the right thing and leave the crime-solving to the police so she can enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. After all, she has no connection to the victim. Or does she? A plagiarized manuscript, a romance writer with a motive, and a group who wants revenge could be a connection, right?
Megan’s latest client, world-renowned romance writer Claire Woodward, is fascinated by Megan’s history of catching killers. Claire also just happens to be the murder victim’s literary mentor. So maybe Megan can stay on the periphery of the case while trying to help out? Just a wee bit without causing too much fuss? Even Detective Bourke would approve since he has personal reasons not to trust Claire. The investigation leads Megan to the victim’s writing group, which thinks that Claire has plagiarized the poor young lady’s work. And when another group member is found dead, Megan will have to step up her sleuthing before the killer decides to write her off for good.
The Details
Series: The Dublin Driver Mysteries – Book #4
Author: Catie Murphy
Genre/Category: Cozy – Exotic Location/Holiday
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
ISBN: 149674005X
Page Count: 304
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The Review
Death in Irish Accents is the fourth book in the “Dublin Driver Mysteries” series. I can’t say that I liked this book. I felt it was disjointed, and there were simply too many distractions. I enjoy being introduced to new characters in a series and reintroduced to old ones, but the character of Jelena was not likable, and I didn’t care what her problems were or why she was so nasty to Megan. Megan’s personality seemed to change completely in this book, which I did not find attractive. Add in a romance writer that everyone suspects have plagiarized an unknown and soon-to-be murder victim’s work, and it all felt a bit too hard to take in or believe.
Megan literally has the body of a young aspiring writer fall in her lap. But when a famous romance writer is believed to be involved in the girl’s death and accused of having plagiarized her newest book, Megan has an excuse to investigate. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of suspects, and those that come to light have somewhat of a motive but nothing solid. The evidence is hard to piece together, and the entire story doesn’t have the feel of the first few books in the series. I did not find it fun, and even the location was starting to rub me the wrong way. There are many beautiful places in Ireland, yet Megan never seems to go anywhere other than a few miles from the city.
I did not care for Claire, the romance writer. I didn’t like her mainly because as soon as she entered the story, I had a feeling that her personality was all fake and for show. If she actually plagiarized the victim’s material, then there isn’t a writer out there who wouldn’t be up in arms and clamoring for her head on a pike. Finding the killer is the best part of this book; for most readers, it will come as a surprise, but once you wrap your head around it, it makes perfect sense. Although this book didn’t keep me interested and I had issues with it, many fans will love it.
The Author
Catie Murphy began writing around age six when she submitted three poems to a school publication. The teacher producing the magazine selected the one she thought was the worst but also told her to keep writing. She has also held the usual grab-bag of jobs usually seen in an authorial biography, including a public library, archival assistant, cannery worker, and web designer. She was born and raised in Alaska and now lives with her family in her ancestral homeland of Ireland. Find Catie on social media or contact her via her website.
Readers may want to check out other books in this series, including Death of an Irish Mummy and Death on The Green.
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