After Dervla is jilted by her live-in boyfriend, even his own grandmother and great-aunt applaud Dervla for throwing all his stuff out the window. They're a fierce pair all by themselves. Not only do they own a killer cat, but Nana Lula sees through lies, and Nana Mari sees auras. They've been experimenting with voodoo, so they gift Dervla a doll that symbolizes Emil.
Then the fool is accused of killing his new lover. The nanas cajole Dervla into helping with the investigation, but when he won't cooperate, Dervla drives so many pins into the doll's stomach that the real Emil screams in pain, keeping the prison guards up all night long.
Dervla discovers that she has an unexpected talent. Is she willing to use it to find the real killer? Join Dervla as she chases after a murderer who's even crazier and more misguided than her ex-boyfriend is.
AWARDS
American Fiction Book Awards 2024 FINALIST Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem 2024 LONG-LIST Global Book Awards 2024 FINALIST Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards 2025 FINALIST BookFest Book Award 2025 Third Place Winner for Mystery Fiction