Flying Solo, Brandy Is Still Determined To Make The Best Of The HolidaysThis will be Brandy’s first Christmas without Dante, but she is determined to enjoy the holiday going to parties and even a “Yappy Hour” with Jiff and both of their schnauzers. Brandy stops to deliver mistletoe for Julia’s party that night when Frank, Julia’s handyman, drags her into the mayhem surrounding the guest list. It … the guest list. It seems everyone Julia invited has a grudge against her, and they all confirmed they are coming to her party.
˃˃˃ Why Is Everyone Suddenly Out To Get Julia?
It seems Julia’s neighbors, her cooking club, the business association, members of her Pilates class, her brother, even some of the ladies from her church group, all have a reason to dislike Julia, a lot! When gifts with strange contents start to show up the day of the party, Frank sees it as an omen of things to come. Is someone only trying to embarrass Julia or will that someone take it a step further to even a score?
˃˃˃ There’s no place like New Orleans to have a good crime, and the holidays are no exception!
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Plenty of plot twists!
A Christmas party turns deadly when one guest dies and another winds up in the emergency room. Brandy Alexander is a financial sleuth, not a boots-on-the-ground investigator, but her obnoxious friend Julia cannot seem to stay off the police radar. It is Julia’s party and there is enough evidence pointing to her as the killer to convince Brandy that she needs to solve the case.
There was plenty of suspense and plot twists which made for a fun read. I love Frank’s character and more than half the time wanted to strangle Julia. The story has a good solid mystery plot. I finished the book in one day and enjoyed it. I’m ready to read another book in the series.
Death by Rum Balls is Book 4 in a New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles by Colleen Mooney. It is the holidays and Brand’s first Christmas without Dante. Brandy takes some Mistletoe to Julia’s B and B when Frank tells Brandy about the problems with the guest list for Julia’s party. This begins a wild time for Brandy and Julia. Julia has a new boyfriend, she is having an affair with a married man, her Christmas decorations are over the top, her brother shows up with a new wife, and…. drum roll please, people are dropping dead from the rum balls. This fun holiday book has wonderful characters that I truly enjoy reading about their adventure. The narrator’s is Alyson Iraq him and she brings the audio book to life. Brandy and Jeff are growing closer. Brandy is surprised by Dante. I can’t wait to listen to book5!
A nice Cajun mystery
A great read from start to finish. The story moves along smoothly holding the readers’ attention. The plot was well thought out and the suspect list was big enough to keep the reader guessing. I suppose, in the big scheme of things, if you gotta go, death by rum balls is a better option than most. 🙂
This review is for the audio book.
I enjoyed this book. This is book four in the series and I have loved them all and can’t wait for the next book to come out. There are all stand alone books but why would you want to miss out on a fun quirky series where anything can happen and usually does? The characters are fun especially Brandy and Frank, although I didn’t remember Julia being so mean or rude in the previous books and was a little bit surprised she wasn’t the murdered victim but was pleased she wasn’t as she is one of Brandy’s best friends and partner in crime. The mystery was interesting and broken up with some comical moments, such as releasing the dog on unsuspecting carolers ands with the added spice of a love triangle it Is entertaining and has you rooting for your favourite guy. This is just a fun light hearted cozy mystery that you can lose yourself in and visit the party capital of the world in New Orleans and all without leaving your own home.
Julia is hosting a Christmas party for all her friends and neighbours, in what appears to be a case of keeping your friends close but your enemies closer. Not everybody is happy with the changes Julia has made to the neighbourhood or her loud out spoken manner and have been letting her know with gifts on her doorstep. After opening a box of rats Frank her assistant is freaking out and wants Brandy her best friend to talk to her. Julia doesn’t see anything wrong and goes ahead with the party. As part of the celebrations planned the cooking club all have to bring rum balls and place them in a numbered box to be judged on which is the best. When an extra box turns up, it is no wonder that one of the guests ends up dead. But were they trying to sabotage the party or kill someone? And if so was Julia’s brother the intended victim? With Christmas fast approaching and present that still need to be brought Brandy will have to wrap this little mystery up quickly if she wants to spend Christmas eve with the live of her life. If only she knew who that was?
I really like the narrator and think she sound perfect for the characters and she does a great accent.
In this Christmas story set in NOLA Brandy Alexander finds herself & her friend Julia entangled in a festive but felonious fiasco. Hoping to take her mind off a holiday dilemma involving both her beaus, Brandy helps Julia plan & participate in a elaborate gathering of friends & adversaries. Add a recent relationship for Julia with a mysterious man from out of town & Julia’s barely seen brother to the mix to create a complex set of cunning characters at the Christmas party. An anonymous cooking contest comparing rum balls placed in similar boxes results in poisoning one of the people participating at the party. The detectives on the case include a new friend & her newly assigned partner to piece together clues involving murder, money & misconceptions surrounding Julia’s family & fair weather friends. Brandy helps Julia come to terms with how she’s living her life haphazardly. In the process Brandy gains insight into her own issues with family, as well as, loving herself & the two men in her life. A better understanding of the feisty friend Frank who works for Julia adds an alternative aspect to the action. As the case is being solved Brandy gets chance to know Jiff & his family better during holiday happenings. All the different personalities & perspectives of the people present throughout this frosty fiasco provide a transformative tale to tickle your fancy & funny bone! Each book in this New Orleans To Go Cup Chronicles is full of fun, friends, family & the lighter side of how to solve a murder. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
This review is based on the story and audiobook version. This was another fun installment in the New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles. A Christmas Party in New Orleans, deadly rum balls, and an inheritance all wind Brandy Alexander up in another murder investigation. Narrator brings the different characters to life. I received a free copy of the audiobook from the author at my request and am leaving this review voluntarily.
It’s Christmas in New Orleans, and if Brandy Alexander is involved, there’s sure to be a dead body around somewhere. That’s why I love Colleen Mooney’s New Orleans series, and this one might be the best one yet.
Brandy is at once the savviest and the most hapless sleuth alive. Fortunately, she’s just an amateur and doesn’t have to make a living finding killers, but it sometimes seems like the NOPD including her sometimes boyfriend couldn’t solve a case without her.
Full of quirky characters, Death by Rum Balls is a wild ride and great entertainment.