Flirting With Death (Book 1 Zara Romano Msytery Series)
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5.0 • 9 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Zara Romano sees dead people. New England’s best mortician, Zara and two of her older brothers own Romano Funeral Home in Salem, Massachusetts. Zara is a mingling of two nationalities, Irish and Italian. She’s Irish on the outside, complete with red hair, blue eyes and freckles, but she’s Italian on the inside, with a temper to match.
The youngest sibling of seven and the only female, Zara loves her brothers but thinks they’re too bossy. Two of her brothers serve on the Salem Police Force, one is police chief and the other a detective. Zara’s two widowed nanas live next door. She can always rely on a home-cooked meal, unless her nanas are trolling funerals for new boyfriends.
Another bossy man in her life is Zara’s ex-boyfriend, Marcello Ponti. A sinfully gorgeous police detective, Marcello makes a habit of appearing on her doorstep unannounced even though they broke up two years earlier when he wanted to “date” other women. Zara refuses to be a member of the Marcello Dating Club. Good thing she has her beloved dog Smooches to keep her company. Thankfully, Smooches is with her the night she finds the mayor hanging from a tree at a local park. Definitely a homicide, the mayor’s blood was drained via two puncture wounds on his neck. When she discovers two more bodies in the same condition, Zara’s own investigative instincts kick in, and she searches for the link between the three victims.
Does Salem have a vampire in its midst or a serial killer with a fetish for fang marks? More importantly is Zara marked as the murderer’s next victim or is she merely flirting with death?
Customer Reviews
An enjoyable romp!
This was a great start to a rom/com-cozy mystery series! The heroine is an Irish/Italian mortician, so has plenty of opportunities to run into dead bodies. I love Zara’s quirks — vegetarian, often carries a gun, will pay out of her own pocket for those who can’t afford the funeral, breaks her heart when she has to embalm children and still manages to be upbeat and funny! With a 2 brothers and an ex-boyfriend on the police force in Salem, MA, there are plenty of opportunities for hijinks. Not to leave out her nanas! If you like a feel good story while solving a mystery, this one is for you.
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Great Series Starter
What a great start to a fun new series with lovable, quirky and awesome characters. The interaction between Zara the mortician, her brothers in blue, a lunk of an ex-boyfriend, feisty nanas and her faithful dog named smooches is fabulous.
This story has a little bit of everything for readers of all genres. There is mystery, suspense, romance and humor. I would recommend it to any reader who enjoys this type of book. I will definitely be on the lookout for the next book in this incredibly fun series.
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Quirky Fun!
I absolutely loved this book!! A great mystery with a fabulous cast of characters. Zara Romano is a mortician, the youngest child and only daughter of an Italian-Irish family. She is a quirky, intelligent, funny and resilient woman. She stumbles upon a body while walking her dog in the early morning and becomes involved in the investigation much to the chagrin of her elder brothers the police chief & a detective & her ex boyfriend also a detective. A lovely ensemble cast helps her navigate this mystery highlighted by her two nanas. I wish they would adopt me lol! Mystery kept me guessing til the end. Quite a shocking twist. I hope there are many more mysteries with Zara in the works!!
I received this book for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily review this book. This is my honest review.