Today I am thrilled to host the stop for Undertaking Irene on
the Great Escapes Book Tour!
Undertaking Irene
(Jane Delaney Mysteries Book 1)
Cozy Mystery
Self Published
E-Book File Size: 821 KB
Print Length: 260 pages
ASIN: B00MD5VDNS
Jane Delaney does things her paying customers can’t do, don’t want to do, don’t want to be seen doing, can’t bring themselves to do, and/or don’t want it to be known they’d paid someone to do. To dead people.
Life gets complicated for Jane and her Death Diva business when she’s hired to liberate a gaudy mermaid brooch from the corpse during a wake. Well, a girl’s got to make a living, and this assignment pays better than scattering ashes, placing flowers on graves, or bawling her eyes out as a hired mourner.
Unfortunately for Jane, someone else is just as eager to get his hands on that brooch, and he’s even sneakier than she is. Just when she thinks her biggest problem is grand theft mermaid, things take a murderous turn.
But hey, when you’ve teamed up with a neurotic seven-pound poodle named Sexy Beast, how can you go wrong?
Dollycas’s Thoughts
There are so many things I liked about this book. Quirky characters, an intriguing mystery, and snappy dialogue all drew me in to this story.
Jane Delaney is quite a character and she has a very interesting job. She is a Death Diva. I had heard of hiring mourners to cry at funerals but never a Death Diva. She has quite a vast array of services that she offers, like stealing a brooch off of a dead lady during the wake. She has one client that keeps her quite busy or has in the past. If you think these are unusual characters there are more, a “priest” who is very easy on the eyes, a concierge doctor named Jonah, Patrick O’Rourke, son of the deceased who happens to have a huge secret, his daughter, his wife and let’s not forget Sexy Beast, a tiny apricot poodle who needs a trip to a groomer and soon.
The mystery starts when Jane finds a dead body that is ruled as a death from natural causes, but Jane just can’t accept that and decides if the police are not going to investigate she will. The plot is full of twists and diversions. At times I wasn’t sure if it was really a murder or not, but Jane kept digging and then the chase was on to figure out just which suspect was guilty.
This was a quick read, told from Jane’s point of view, and I enjoyed very much! The author has laid a firm foundation for the series to unfold. I look forward to the next job Jane undertakes!
About This Author
Pamela Burford is the best-selling author of 15 works of mystery, contemporary romance, and romantic suspense. She has received four RITA and Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award nominations and is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences and workshops. Her books have sold millions of copies, received outstanding reviews, and been translated into more than a dozen languages. Pamela is the founder and past president of Long Island Romance Writers, a chapter of Romance Writers of America. Fun fact: her twin sister Patricia Ryan, a.k.a. P.B. Ryan, is also a published novelist
Author Links
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Tour Participants
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August 19 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Interview
August 20 – Queen of All She Reads – Review
August 21 – Kelly P’s Blog – Interview
August 22 – StoreyBook Reviews – Review
August 23 – Mystery Playground – Interview
August 24 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – Review
August 25 – 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, &, Sissy, Too! – Interview
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Good morning Pamela and Dolly, this sounds like a fun mystery, I would enjoy reading this book. Thank you
this sound like a great mystery with quite a few quirks! I know I like reading about people that are imperfect and finding out how they encounter problems and solve them.
Oh, what a wonderful book this must be! Thanks for sharing…and here’s MY WEEKLY SUNDAY/MONDAY UPDATES POST
This isn’t a job for me, but, hey, somebody’s gotta do it. So I would love to read about it. It sounds like a lot of fun.
I don’t think I want her job–but it should be fun to read about.
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I have added this book to my TBR list. Thanks for the giveaway!
Congratulations on the publication of Undertaking Irene! Jane Delaney sounds like a very interesting character. I have added this fun mystery to my TBR list. Thanks for the great giveaway.
the book sounds like it going to be good.thanks for the giveaway
I am so ready for some giggles and a good read, looks like Irene is going to be just right to fill that order. Thank you for sharing with us and for the treat of a giveaway opportunity. I love coming in at book one – such a great place to begin a new series!