By Catie Murphy
Published by Kensington, June, 2021
Review
The Dublin Driver series just gets better and better. Megan Malone, a chauffeur and accidental amateur homicide investigator, encounters her third dead body in this third book. The mystery is compelling, but it is the characters who set this series among my favorites. Megan's relationships, both casual and close, are fleshed out. Catie Murphy unfolds and develops the character of Megan such that we get to know Megan not merely by observing her but also by experiencing how others respond to her. The way in which readers' relationship with Megan develops mimics real life - a bit at a time, with nuance, with surprises. The characters come alive, yes, but the plot shouldn't be ignored. The mystery is so well crafted that I couldn't identify the murderer until the end, at which point it made perfect sense. In this case, the victim is Megan's obnoxious American heiress-presumptive client who knows no one in Dublin. Murphy builds suspense and so completely enraptures the reader that this individual stayed up late reading after making a 6-hour drive with only a 6-year-old for company. Murphy also builds her characters with such attention to detail that readers cannot help but become invested in their personal lives. For me, the revelation of Orla's weakness and the strength Megan and her colleagues build are two minor details that were particularly gratifying after experiencing what a toxic boss Orla was in the first two books.
I am eager for Book 4. Death of an Irish Mummy was my Thanksgiving break book and I gobbled it up (cue groans and eye rolls).
Note: A review copy was provided upon request, for the purpose of this honest review. All thoughts are my own.
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