Mercy and Lizzie McCarthy are settling in to the charming seaside village of Shamrock Cove on the west coast of Ireland. Lizzie throws herself into organizing a book festival and mystery writer Mercy even agrees to come out of her bookish hidey-hole to get involved. But then the event’s star author is found dead. James Brandt was killed by a falling bookshelf in his own cottage…
The local detective is not convinced by Mercy’s suspicion of murder but when someone else turns up dead, the police cannot ignore it. There’s just one problem: Mercy and Lizzie’s beloved dog Mr. Poe sniffs out the second body in the storeroom of their own bookstore. And now all the gossips seem determined to pin the murder on Mercy!
Convinced the police are focusing on a red herring in this real-life case, Mercy needs to act fast to clear her name. A meddling mayor, a cheerful chef and a bashful botanist make her suspect list, but it’s not until Mercy discovers a tatty old photograph in the local library archive that she is onto the killer’s trail.
With the police keen to shut her out of the murder investigation, can Mercy play this case by the book, or will she be the next to fall off the shelf…?
A totally gripping and twisty cozy crime novel, perfect for readers who love Agatha Christie, Carlene O’Connor or Faith Martin! This incredibly fast-paced and fun murder mystery will whisk you off to Ireland and won’t let you go until the final page!
My Review
Death by the book is the second book in the Mercy McCarthy Mystery series. Although I enjoyed the first one, I felt that this book was even better and I really got into it. Of course, a big part of that is that I now know the characters, which always helps.
This time Mercy finds herself investigating the death of a fellow author. Unlike Mercy though, this author isn't particularly well-liked and thinks an awful lot of himself. His equally awful agent doesn't help matters causing problems at the literary festival that Mercy and her sister are involved in organising.
I enjoyed the mystery here and although it wasn't one that I managed to solve, I could follow most of the clues and hints and almost reach the right conclusion.
The setting of these books is a small town in Ireland and the bookshop that Mercy and her sister have inherited from their grandfather. There is a mystery here as well, as neith fo them knew their father or his family and hints seem to be appearing slowly as we move through each book. I don't know when we'll find out more about this particular mystery, but I'm enjoying the way that it's unfolding as each book comes along. This is a great new series and one I'm glad that I started.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily.
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This time Mercy finds herself investigating the death of a fellow author. Unlike Mercy though, this author isn't particularly well-liked and thinks an awful lot of himself. His equally awful agent doesn't help matters causing problems at the literary festival that Mercy and her sister are involved in organising.
I enjoyed the mystery here and although it wasn't one that I managed to solve, I could follow most of the clues and hints and almost reach the right conclusion.
The setting of these books is a small town in Ireland and the bookshop that Mercy and her sister have inherited from their grandfather. There is a mystery here as well, as neith fo them knew their father or his family and hints seem to be appearing slowly as we move through each book. I don't know when we'll find out more about this particular mystery, but I'm enjoying the way that it's unfolding as each book comes along. This is a great new series and one I'm glad that I started.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily.
Author Bio:
Bestselling author Candace Havens has published more than 25 books. Her novels have received nominations for the RITA’s, Holt Medallion, Write Touch Reader Awards and National Reader’s Choice Awards. She is a Barbara Wilson Award winner. She is the author of the biography Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy and a contributor to several anthologies. She is also one of the nation’s leading entertainment journalists and has interviewed countless celebrities from George Clooney to Chris Pratt. Candace runs a free online writing workshop for more than 2000 writers and teaches comprehensive writing classes. She does film reviews with Hawkeye in the Morning on 96.3 KSCS, and is a former President of the Television Critics Association.
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