Restrained Crying: $50Banshee Wailing: $100Crying & Rolling on the Ground: $150Threatening to Jump in the Grave: $250Uncovering a Murder Mystery: PRICELESS C-list actress Rosie Collins’ name is making headlines… unfortunately it’s only with the tabloids. Now, with a freshly minted reputation for being a troublemaker, not even the local Dollar General store will hire her to twirl their sign. … General store will hire her to twirl their sign.
Problem is the job offers stop, but the bills don’t. Rosie needs cash fast, like, express-lane fast. Might Professional Mourning be the answer? Sure, yeah, whatever.
Never one to mince words, her first job is to deliver the eulogy for the most hated man in all of Asheville. Now she’s got a new problem. Namely, that the newly deceased’s slip-and-fall accident seems like it may have been more of a push-and-fall murder.
Will Rosie find a way to solve this deadly mystery, or will her next role be as Harold’s replacement in the coffin? Find out whodunit in this hilarious mystery series filled with fake tears and a very real body count… Order your copy and start reading today!
Mourning Express is book three in The Funeral Fakers series. Each book stands completely on its own, but you’ll have more fun if you read them all together!
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What a ride! Great read!
This review is for the audio book.
I really enjoyed this quirky book. I wasn’t sure about it at first because let’s face it who likes funerals but the picture and blurb did sound like it could be funny. So I gave it ago, glad I did because it was funny and not a single tear was shed. I liked the unusual plot line and the mystery worked well with plenty of suspects to keep you guessing who was the killer. The group of characters were likeable enough that they pulled it off well and you could easily picture it on the tv. I hope there are more books in this series to come because I would like to see how the romance and job hunt turn out for Rosie.
Rosie is behind in her rent, she is having to hide from the admin at her grandmother’s nursing home and avoid men with subpoenas and find a lawyer over a slight mishap which involved a fire. All of this is the only reason she takes on the role of a life time……well okay not quite but it will need her to do her best acting. She is being paid to give a eulogy for a man she doesn’t know and everybody hated. As she digs into his past to find something nice to say she begins to question if the police have got it right ruling his slip in the shower accident. The problem is her reputation as a C-list celebrity diva proceeds her and they won’t listen. Time to dust of those acting skills and old wigs. Rosie has a murder to solve.
I liked the narrator she used her voice well to express emotion and excitement, making the story come to life with every sentence.
Such a fun series!! In this book, Rosie is an actress who was involved in some diva-like behavior. She returns home to be near her grandmother, who is in a nursing facility. A man that one of the aides cleaned for dies and she believes it was murder. Rosie is hired as a mourners for him and investigates. Highly recommend!!
Lost Souls ParaAgency and the Illusion of a Vampire #3 – This is my first read by this author and I loved it. I did not know this was a series, there were a few mentions of the past, but it did not take away from this book – a standalone for sure. The storylines are interesting with plenty of humor. The characters, even the baddies, are interesting and believable. None of them acted stupid and some even had intelligence.
There is an event mentioned but not delved into so it is a nice surprise to find the details after the story ended. Looks like there will be another character added to the gang in the next book. I had so much fun reading this book that it finished too soon with the steadily moving pace. The mystery is a good one, better than the usual cozy. There is an overview, which I appreciate knowing about a book before I read it. I found this book on Booksprout. 4*
Right Witch Wrong Time #5 – While I was reading Mourning Express, this book popped up on Booksprout. Again, being clueless about this series and having enjoyed the last two books I read, I thought, why not. This book is different from the other two concerning the low level of humor because of the serious mood in the storylines. The storylines are interesting, but time travel to the 80s wasn’t my cup of time, I didn’t like the 80s. The mysteries the investigator worked on were interesting, a daughter discovering her mother who died at childbirth. Still a good book to read, just not for me. 4*
Mourning Express #3 – After reading Lost Souls #3, I discovered this book in my library. I had read Sam Cheever’s addition to the Funeral Fakers, loved it, and thought why not read this one, too. Well written with interesting storylines, even though it is sad about Grammy, there was plenty of humor, some out loud bursts. The characters are well written and entertaining, with plenty of good dialog. Rosie actually has a bit of IQ about her. The mystery was not bad, with the usual redirects. 4*
Rosie has been labeled a diva but what she really is is kind and caring and struggling to keep things together for her granny. I hope Rosie returns because she needs to resolve the brother situation. Rosie goes beyond her job to help others. I love that she does tons of research instead of jumping head first into messes. Gabe is a wonderful friend and I loved that Mateo turned out to be one as well. Rosie needs a lot of support on her side so it was great to see the guys help her. Good twist to the murder. Would definitely love to see Rosie return.
This was a fun read! K. M. Waller had me laughing out loud with the situations Rosie finds herself in. Her antics with her acting career and trying to find a way to earn money to help take care of her grandmother will have you chuckling and gasping in shock.
This was the first book I’ve read in the Funeral Fakers series, and I will read more of the books. This had a little bit of everything…murder, mystery, excitement, relationships, friends, family, humor, and a potential relationship with her friend’s cousin…who happens to be her roommate(!).
This is one of the books that I will recommend to friends when they want a light read with lots of giggles thrown in.
Mourning Express is my favorite in The Funeral Faker series so far. I loved Rosie and her determination to do a job well. With a bad rep following her as a diva, she’s struggling to find a job when she takes on the role of a professional mourner.
Her first job highlights her past and bad reputation when she’s asked to give a eulogy for a man she’s never met. A man that everyone seems to hate. But as she digs deeper into the man’s past as research for her role, she finds out that his death was no accident at all.
With the help of her best friend – who just happens to be a stellar make-up artist – and her roommate, she takes on several really fun roles to try and find out the truth. While she hates her reputation as a diva, she finds that having made a name for herself isn’t all that bad sometimes – and actually helps on occasion.
A great mystery with some of my favorite characters.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
You haven’t discovered The Funeral Fakers Cozy Mystery Series? You’re in for a treat!
Restrained Crying: $50
Banshee Wailing: $100
Crying & Rolling on the Ground: $150
Threatening to Jump in the Grave: $250
Uncovering a Murder Mystery: PRICELESS
I recommend the entire 6-book series! It’s a fabulous concept–out of work actresses who work as professional mourners… and always uncover a murder to solve! Six different books by six different authors, all in the same fabulous world.
Waller’s Mourning Express takes tabloid-fodder and troublemaker Rosie Collins back home to North Carolina, to hide and to find a way to make money fast. Will she get outted and become tabloid news again? What do you think? Will romantic troubles follow her? What do you think? Will she solve the murder before it’s her body in a coffin? If this sounds like your cuppa, then you need to grab this bit of escapism from what can be a stressful time of year!
Rosie is a laugh a minute. Her life couldn’t be more of a mess and becoming a professional mourner is her way to fast cash. The problem with Rosie is she doesn’t know when to keep her mouth shut or stay out of someone else’s problem.
Entertaining, fun and a great addition to the series. I definitely recommend. This fun journey and quite a predictament for the heroine. Bate and con pickle.
I volunteer to read an ARC and this is my honest opinion.
I love this series of books. Rosie has been dubbed a troublemaker and has left Hollywood. She is desperate for a job and accepts a job speaking at a funeral.
The story is easy to read and doesnt bore you with lots of unnecessary details. The characters are fun and get into interesting predicaments.
Love!!!
Rosie’s acting career is over. And now she needs money, and fast. She needs to pay rent and also her Grammy’s rent for the nursing home she’s in. And she needs money for other basic things, like, you know, bananas. Exit Stage Left needs another actress, so that’s a new job opportunity. But it’s hard to keep a low profile when you’re somewhat famous. Her downfall from Hollywood is all over social media and she’s known as an attention-seeking diva. When there’s doubts over whether the deceased slipped and fell (accident) or was pushed and fell (thus murder), she starts investigating and doesn’t give up. And actually, she’s not like a diva at all, she’s kind and caring and giving. Not bitter which would have been easy with all the misfortune she’s had. I really liked her. And I appreciate the nod to Pride and Prejudice with her last name Collins.
I loved this book. Well-written, page-turnery, suspenseful, and fun. I didn’t know whodunit until the very end. Rosie does some things that had me yelling “don’t do that, no, what are you doing!” But she IS brave and smart. And things get mighty dangerous… This was a new-to-me author and now I have bought and pre-ordered her other books too, that’s how much I loved it!
Can Rosie solve the mystery of Harold’s death? She is hired as a fake mourner I his funeral and has to give an eulogy praising the man when everybody seems to hate him. And no one takes her seriously after coming back to Ashville from L.A., without an acting job due of some fame problems. Funny and entertaining story.
Had my heart twisted. I so could relate with main character. So wish there was a place like this here!!!! Sign me up!!! Awesome book and so glad I got to read this!!!
I loved Mourning Express! This is a fun and interesting mystery. The book is well written and detailed. The characters are interesting and relatable. The book is suspenseful and has many twists. There is mystery, humor, suspense and a touch of romance. This is a fun book to read. I highly recommend it!
Can she balance life while solving a murder?
Mourning Express is the epitome of a sweet cozy mystery. It’s well written, very fun, a little quirky, poignant at times, and has just the right dash of romance to flavor up the murder and mayhem. What else could you ask for in a cozy mystery?
I really enjoyed new-to-me author K.M. Waller’s charming writing style and delightful characters. Both of these pulling the reader very effectively into the story and getting you to put your own amateur sleuth hat on to try and solve the mystery alongside Rosie and the others.
If you are as much of a fan of The Funeral Fakers series I am, seriously, series titles don’t get any better than this, Mourning Express, K.M. Waller’s addition to said series will be sure to charm your socks off just as it did me.
(I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)