How to Fake an Irish Wake: A Cozy Mystery Set in Ireland

Eliza Watson

Oct 2020 · A Mags and Biddy Genealogy Mystery Book 1 · Elizabeth Watson

About this ebook

FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND FAMILY HISTORIAN ELIZA WATSON!

"This is a sparkling tale of Irish ways, mysteries and friendship." —5-Stars

"Love, love, loved this book! I wish I could give it 5k stars!" —5 Stars, Becky on Goodreads

It’s been a rough year for 26-year-old Mags Murray. First she learns that her dad isn’t her biological father, a secret her mother took to her grave three years earlier. Then her beloved Irish grandmother passes away at Christmas while Mags is visiting her from the States. Now Mags must host her grandmother’s wake and sell her cottage. A cottage filled with cherished memories. A cottage Mags inherited but her odd jobs won’t enable her to keep.

Shortly after the funeral, a young man, Finn O’Brien, arrives at the cottage with an old photograph. Finn believes the boys in the photo are a clue to his father’s identity. Mags can sympathize with him, and because she often helped her genealogist grandmother uncover skeletons in people’s closets, including hers, she agrees to assist Finn.

But searching for Finn’s father stirs up trouble. Finn is in a near-fatal car crash that wasn’t an accident. So Mags and her childhood friend Biddy McCarthy investigate why someone wants to prevent Finn from finding his father. Questioning the quirky locals proves a wee bit difficult as several of the suspects were victims of Mags and Biddy’s childhood shenanigans.

It might take a fake Irish wake to reveal Finn’s father and the would-be murderer. But what if the two turn out to be the same person?

**Genealogy research tips included!**

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Ratings and reviews

This a great read. Lots laughs and mystery with a twist at the end. If you are even a little bit interested in genealogy you will enjoy this story of a guy looking for his Dad.

What a clever, funny and exciting storyline! The relationships are so real - I want to be friends with Mags and Biddy! Thank goodness this is a series so I can keep hanging out with them!

I couldn't put it down & found it well worth the time spent reading from cover to cover. 😻😸

About the author

Eliza Watson is a USA Today Bestselling Author. When Eliza isn't traveling for her job as an event planner, or tracing her ancestry roots through Ireland, she's at home working on her next novel, bouncing ideas off her husband, Mark, and her cats Frankie and Sammy. Eliza's monthly newsletter features genealogy research advice, info about her latest news, giveaways, and new releases! Subscribe at elizawatson.com.