Death in Irish Accents is the fourth in the Dublin Driver Mystery series. This is the first in this series I've read. It can definitely be read as a stand-alone.

This is a cute, cozy mystery. The story is set in Dublin. Megan Malone is a limo driver who has developed quite the reputation for finding dead bodies. In Death in Irish Accents, Megan and her girlfriend Jelena are at the local coffee shop when a body actually falls on her lap. As much as Jelena doesn't want her to, Megan ends up in the middle of the investigation.

The mystery in this one was interesting. I didn't really guess at the killer. The writing was good. The story was well paced. I loved the descriptions of Ireland, especially the Saint Patrick's Day festivities.

But, I didn't particularly care for the relationship dynamic between Megan and Jelena. Jelena did not like Megan's amateur sleuthing. Which I'd understand, but I just found there was a lot of Jelena grumbling and Megan groveling and apologizing. And a lot of talk of Jelena leaving Megan because of the sleuthing. Perhaps having read the others' books, I'd have gotten some more insight into their relationship and the toll the sleuthing took.

Otherwise, this was a cute little cozy.

Thank you to Netgally, the publishers, and Catie Murphy

When I requested this book I was unaware that it was apart of a series, one that requires you to read the previous books for this one to make sense. I am unable to read all the previous books along with this one before the publish date. Therefore, I will rate this a fair 3/5 stars and will adjust the rating and review when I am able to read all the books in the series along with this one.

This is book 4 in the Dublin Driver Mysteries, starring Maggie Malone. Maggie has vowed to take a more "hands off" approach to crime solving, but can't keep her pledge when a body practically falls into the lap in a pub. She's promised her pals Jalina and Paul that she will leave the sleuthing to others, but she quickly finds herself engrossed in the crime. A wonderful mystery with a delightful heroine. Reminds me of Carlene O'Connors; Irish mysteries. Highly recommend.

Quick read about a former Texan turned limo driver in Ireland, when a body pops out of a storage closet at the local coffee shop the main character gets involved in the investigation,

While I always love an Ireland setting this book just had a little too much going on. From the plagiarizing author, and the writing group which just added suspects, and the tension with her girlfriend to not get involve in solving another mystery, and her notoriety.

I had a hard time following all the main points from time to time. This didn't help with staying engaged. While the end was a bit rushed I wasn't able to guess until the very end which is a good thing.

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Death in Irish Accents by Catie Murphy is the fourth installment in the cozy mystery series set in Ireland. The story follows Megan Malone, a limo driver who finds herself caught up in yet another murder investigation, when a young woman’s body lands in her lap at a café. Despite trying to stay out of trouble and leave the case to the police, Megan’s involvement is inevitable due to her connection with her latest client, renowned romance novelist Claire Woodward, who is also the victim’s literary mentor.

While the pacing was good and the mystery well crafted and kept me guessing, this installment fell short compared to previous books due to one major negative: Jelena. Megan’s girlfriend was manipulative ("you better help me at the parade, Megan, or ELSE!") , controlling, and a passive-aggressive bully. I could not stand her at all. And because of Jelena's behavior throughout the book, Megan's character comes across as a shell of how she was portrayed in the previous books. My god, she would constantly apologize to Jelena for things that were not even remotely her fault! In fact, she spends half this book apologizing for who she is, and the other half worrying about how Jelena is going to react. It made me so angry! I hope that this author reevaluates these characters before future installments so we can see more of the strong, independent and fun Megan that we know and love from earlier books.

Overall, while not my favorite book in the series, Death in Irish Accents still remains an enjoyable read with its top-notch writing, well crafted mystery, and charming setting.

**ARC Via NetGalley**

I really loved this book in a new to my series and author. I can't wait to read the next one. The characters and location really add to the plot. This book keeps you guessing until the end

Catie Murphy continues Dublin Driver mysteries with Death in Irish Accents. Megan is having coffee at her favourite Dublin cafe when a body falls out of a cupboard. The dead woman is a writer and an acquaintance of Claire, a famous author, whom Megan has been hired to drive around Ireland. What is the connection.? Megan's writing group say that Claire plagiarized Megan's work. Who did what to whom? Can Megan stop finding bodies?

I've enjoyed the previous books in this series, so I was excited to see this book was available to request on NetGalley. I was expecting all of the good things from the previous books - interesting characters, intriguing mystery, fascinating locations. And I did get all of that...except. I did not like how Jelena treated Megan, and how Megan reacted to her. I understand wanting your partner to be safe, but she knew Megan liked investigating murders (even if it has been a year since the last one), and just came across as a disrespectful bully, with Megan constantly apologizing for doing something she enjoyed.

I'm definitely not giving up on this series, I just hope there's a better balance between the two in the next one. Or maybe the author was just trying to portray a more realistic relationship, and I didn't like the reality of it. LOL. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4

Many thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor or expectation.

Death in Irish Accents was a nice, engaging cozy mystery with many twists and turns that you would expect from this style. As the fourth book in the series, the main characters are already well developed, and understandably tired of being dragged into murder investigations. The reluctance of Megan's loved ones to see her caught up in another investigation was so refreshing to see, as many cozy mystery series seem to ignore this aspect. But I felt it made this story more realistic and I had a lot of empathy for Megan's girlfriend's reservations. Overall, a great read for anyone who likes well-written mysteries.

This was a NetGalley review.

I'm so glad to see the continuation of Murphy's Dublin Driver Mysteries series, which is a favorite of mine and features an awesome 2SLGBTQIA+ MC. Murphy's mystery blends the right balance of suspects, clues and red herrings that will have you guessing whodunit till the last page. In addition, Murphy's characters are incredibly likable; Megan and Jelena's relationship is so realistic and her friendships with Niamh and Detective Garda Paul Bourke (even when he's mad about her sleuthing) are great. And Orla, Megan's boss, is hilarious and always steals any scene she's in. Murphy also writes all the Dublin, Ireland sights in such a way you'll feel like you're there. This is book four in the series, so be sure to check out the first book, Dead in Dublin, so you can get caught up with all the adventures. Highly recommend!


I received this eARC thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books, Kensington Cozies in exchange for an honest review. Publishing dates are subject to change.

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 Clair, 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.

Megan is back in her role as "Murder Driver" and it might just lead to the death of her relationship if she survives the latest nefarious killer at all! I absolutely love this series! The author has crafted a diverse cast of unique characters that are not only well developed, but very likable and relatable to a wider audience. Set in Ireland, Dublin predominately, there is a fun landscape to set the exploits up in. Add in a well crafted murder or two and you are left untangling the web as Megan does the same. I love that you don't always immediately know who the guilty party is and the mystery stays that way a bit longer than average in the cozy mystery genre. Yet, once it unfolds, you see it completely! I absolutely can't wait for the next murder driver book to come out!!

More like 3.5 stars. The mystery was interesting and Megan's work life which involves her in those mysteries. There was just a bit too much page time spent with Megan and Jelena at odds over Megan's investigating.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Death in Irish Accents Earns 5/5 Limos … Engaging Gem!

Starting Catie Murphy’s Dublin Driver Mystery series with the fourth book, “Death in Irish Accents,” didn’t put me at a disadvantage. There was plenty of background and insights offered to get me up to speed on characters and their connections. Megan Malone is an entertaining, strong, ex-pat living in Dublin (Oh, I’d love that!) driving for Leprechaun Limos popular with many Americans due to her familiar accent. I was hooked by the first line in the book! “A body fell out…” It was an innocent coffee date at the Accents Café with her girlfriend Jelena when a murder literally fell into Megan’s lap, and although she’s not a novice when it comes to bodies popping up, she’s still strongly encouraged to stay out of it by her friend and her friendly neighborhood detective. She’s greatly challenged to follow their advice when Claire Woodward, her new client and a famous and wealthy writer, asks to be driven to the same café to meet with a writer’s group, and one of them, one to which Claire had been a mentor, is the same one who Megan knows is dead. You really can’t expect her to sit this mystery out, do you? She needs to live up to her moniker, “the murder driver.”

Cathie Murphy’s writing was very entertaining with a descriptive style to immerse readers into Dublin and the surrounding areas including the people, places, and Irish history for wonderful flavor. The well-written mystery, with an additional shocking murder thrown in to complicate the investigation, slowly reveals details of the victim and various suspects with interesting motives for this arm-chair detective to ponder: professional jealousy, literary shenanigans, greed, and fear of exposure. Adding to the drama, Megan is dealing with a different detective since Detective Bourke had to recuse himself, yet he always seems to be there. It gets cozily intense when our protagonist finds herself in peril (ouch!) as she finally learns the identity of the killer with a nice wrap up, rescue, and arrest. The personal relationship were well depicted as healthy and loving, even realistic with Jelena being the nagging voice of reason, and animal lovers will enjoy some fur friend antics. Entertaining. Exciting. I’m a fan!

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Megan Malone is a Dublin limo driver in great demand due to her unwelcome habit of solving murders. Her girlfriend, Jelena and good friend, Detective Paul Bourke keep trying to keep her out of the investigations, but they don't succeed.

Megan's newest client is a successful author who wants to know all about Megan's murder investigations. She ends up causing more trouble than she's worth

What I liked most about this book was a descriptions of Dublin and the Irish language. The characters were good but the story was unlikely. It was a nice read if you can overlook that. Suspension of disbelief seems like a good descriptive term for this book.

American Army veteran Megan Malone is a limo driver in Dublin, working for Leprechaun Limousine Service. Death in Irish Accents is my third read in this series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was able to keep up with characters and events, but I would have preferred to have started from the first novel for continuity reasons so I will be catching up with the series début (Dead In Dublin) as soon as I can. The Dublin setting was great and I loved the morsels of information about the area and culture that were scattered about. I enjoyed all of the interactions between the different characters and the hilarity. Protagonist Megan's job as a limo driver is unique for a cozy mystery and she is gutsy, independent, and witty. The mystery itself was great; it had me nonplussed though I settled on a culprit, but couldn’t pinpoint the motive. The fun-filled and intriguing story held my interest to the end and I didn't want to put down my Kindle. I am eagerly anticipating meeting up with Megan in book 5.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Kensington Books via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

Even though this novel is part of a series, this book works well as a stand-alone too. An Irish, well mostly Dublin, contemporary cozy mystery with a decent plot and storyline. I loved the Irish culture included thorough along with the many cameos of famous Irish locales (kudos for mentioning Bono's Hotel). The author did an outstanding job on keeping the identity of the killer hidden until the end. Although I liked most of the characters, there was something off about the MC's relationship with her significant other that kept me from giving this book the full 4 stars it otherwise warranted. Overall, a good cozy mystery and I'm interested in more.

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I enjoy this series. I like the characters and how the MC gets roped into investigating even when she doesn't want to. I like being able to "travel" to Ireland. Someplace I've always wanted to go. I look forward to more in the series.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.