Dial P For Poison (Movie Club Mysteries, Book 1): An Irish Cozy Mystery

When Maggie Doyle’s marriage crumbled, and she filed for divorce, she also left her job with the San Francisco police department – she needed a break; a fresh start and when her Aunt Noreen offered her sanctuary at her home on Whisper Island, Maggie immediately accepted. She’d never worked in a café before, but the Movie Theatre Café which her aunt owned was a balm to Maggie’s soul. Until the night the group of islanders were together and one of them ended up dead…The island’s local cop was more

This is a very charming mystery with a likeable cast and a great setting. I liked Maggie right away and her embracing the opportunity to return to a place that had (mostly) happy memories from her childhood when her life blew up. There are newly-refound friendships and some old animosities and characters that were quirky without being over the top. I particularly liked how investigating the unexpected murder of one of the least-liked people on the island lead to the discovery of sordid details o

Wow! Such a good mystery. Even though I started this book not expecting to like it that much, I loved it. In fact, I just bought the next one. One thing I would like to see is a book showing when she lived in the U.S. and worked as a cop.