Dead in Dublin

It's a rare limo driver in Dublin, Ireland who sounds like an American, but Megan Malone does. In Dead in Dublin by Catie Murphy, Megan loves the relaxed vibe of Dublin although her boss is a bit of a harpy. (Dead in Dublin will be released by Kensington Publishing Corp on December 31.)

She has been driving American restaurant critic and food blogger Elizabeth Darr and her husband Simon around Dublin. They stop for dinner at a restaurant owned by one of Megan's friends and seem to enjoy themselves. As soon as they walk outside, Elizabeth collapses in front of the fabled Molly Malone statue and dies. 

All thoughts spring to food poisoning and Megan's friend Fionnula Canan is terrified for her restaurant's reputation. She begs Megan to discover what really happened to Elizabeth. 

Not sure she is equipped to investigate, Megan knows her

former military career has made her observant and detail oriented. Handsome detective Paul Bourke doesn't want Megan's help or interference, as he calls it, but she is not deterred. 

As she learns more about Elizabeth and Simon, she begins to suspect all was not well in the marriage and in their finances. And someone keeps posting new blog posts with Elizabeth very much alive, and the underlying music being the Molly Malone song. Megan thoroughly checks Elizabeth's computer to make sure there aren't any scheduled posts, but none appears. Someone is spoofing the blog. When someone else is brutally murdered, Megan decides to step up her investigation and it leads her to a missing restaurant employee. 

An excellent mystery with a unique lead character in an unusual role. Very much enjoyed the first in this series.