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Madam Tulip and the Serpent's Tree: (A Madam Tulip mystery - Book 4) Kindle Edition

by David Ahern (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
"The best book in the series so far. Highly recommended!"

Actress Derry O’Donnell, moonlighting as fortune-teller Madam Tulip, finds herself in a famous pop singer’s entourage. But at the star’s glittering birthday party in the Dublin mountains, Derry finds a band riven by rivalries and feuds. Behind the trouble is a mysterious Russian guru, a shaman hated by everyone but the singer whose life she dominates. When the shaman mysteriously disappears, suspicion threatens to tear the band apart. Was she victim or poisoner? Guilty or innocent? Dead or alive?

Two brilliant and beautiful musicians. An ambitious band manager with a shady past. A sax player entranced by Vikings. Each has a secret to share and a request for Madam Tulip.

Madam Tulip and the Serpent’s Tree is fourth in the Madam Tulip mystery series, in which Derry O’Donnell, her sidekick Bruce and best friend Bella, play the most exciting and perilous roles of their acting lives.

What readers are saying about Madam Tulip and the Serpent’s Tree:

"Loved the whole series ... Can't wait for the next book." – Amazon customer

"It's the characters that keep me coming back for more." – Goodreads Review

"The twists, the characters and the pace make for completely engaging reading!" – Tometender

"...a treat in store for you." ... “absolutely bingeworthy.” – Barb Taub, author

"Take the plunge, you’ll be glad you did." – irresponsiblereader

"These cosy mysteries are really great fun." – bookshineandreadbows

"... brilliant entertaining reading." – nadanessinmotion

"Diverse and colourful characters are fabulously realised." – Between the Lines

"A great mystery that surprised me in the end, lots of character development, and fun humor. 5 stars for this one!" – caroleraesrandomramblings
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"From page one, it is impossible not to be drawn in.""The twists, the characters and the pace make for completely engaging reading!" - Tometender

"It's the characters that keep me coming back for more." - Jill Elizabeth

"Absolutely bingeworthy" - Barb Taub

"Take the plunge, you'll be glad you did." - The Irresponsible Reader

"The best book in the series so far. Highly recommended." - Goodreads Reviewer

About the Author

David Ahern grew up in a theatrical family in Ireland. He worked as a stagehand, a piano mover, a research psychologist and an IT guy before becoming a television writer, director and producer. He created international documentary series and won numerous awards, none of which got him free into nightclubs.He played in great bands, all doomed to obscurity, and wrote equally obscure plays, before taking to novel-writing. He now creates the Madam Tulip mysteries, mostly to make himself laugh and scratch his head. David Ahern loves pretending this is actual work.David lives in the beautiful West of Ireland with his wife, a cat, a tame pheasant, a clan of badgers and a vegetable garden.You can learn more about David Ahern and the Madam Tulip mysteries from his website: davidahern.infoConnect with David Ahern on Facebook: facebook.com/davidahernauthorand Twitter: twitter.com/daveahernwriter

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084M6B48L
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Malin Press (March 14, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 14, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
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David Ahern grew up in a theatrical family in Ireland. He worked as a stagehand, a piano mover, a research psychologist and an IT guy before becoming a television writer, director and producer. He created international documentary series and won numerous awards, none of which got him free into nightclubs.

He played in great bands, all doomed to obscurity, and wrote equally obscure plays before taking to novel-writing. He now creates the Madam Tulip mysteries, mostly to make himself laugh and scratch his head. David Ahern loves pretending this is actual work.

David lives in the beautiful West of Ireland with his wife, a cat, a tame pheasant, a clan of badgers and a vegetable garden.

You can learn more about David Ahern and the Madam Tulip mysteries from his website www.davidahern.info

Connect with David Ahern on Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidahernauthor and Twitter: www.twitter.com/daveahernwriter

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  • Pamela J LaRosee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love Madame Tulip
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2020
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    Loved the whole series of Madame Tulip books, but this one is my favorite as it casts Madame Tulip as the one who saves the day and her BFF, Can't wait for the next book.
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  • Steph Warren
    4.0 out of 5 stars A clever blend of psychic and mundane investigation, and plenty of exciting action
    Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2020
    *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*

    Those familiar with Derry and Madam Tulip will already know the drill, but for anyone who hasn’t read the previous books, I would recommend starting with those first. In theory, the plot here can stand alone, but in reality, Jacko, Vanessa, Bruce, Bella and Madam Tulip herself are all so much better when you know their history!

    The characters really are superb here. I particularly identify with main character, Derry (less so with her psychic alter-ego) and her worries about doing the right thing but also earning enough to pay her bills. Jacko, Vanessa and Bella do their usual stellar job of providing some comic relief to the storyline, whilst Bruce is coming more and more to the forefront as Derry’s partner in crime-solving and a bit of an all-round superhero!

    The plot follows a now-familiar pattern, in which Derry sets out to simply earn a few pennies in her actress role and ends up embroiled in a mess of gangsters, liars and histrionic artistes. Luckily she has Madam Tulip’s skills to fall back on, as she tries to work out some petty squabbles between popstars and where the resident shaman has ‘poddled’ off to. Plus, there may just be a new romantic interest on the horizon… if Derry can eliminate him from her suspect pool first.

    These cosy mysteries are really great fun, with a clever blend of psychic and mundane investigation, and plenty of exciting action. I can’t wait to find out what Derry – and Tulip – and co get up to next!

    The sensation of becoming Madam Tulip was familiar but more intense than Derry had ever experienced. She had the strangest feeling that Derry O’Donnell, actress—the person whose body and brain she had inhabited all her life—had evaporated. The absurd idea flitted into her head that she might now be a ghost sitting placidly on the edge of her bed waiting for Madam Tulip to return and bring her back to life. Or was she neatly packed away, folded like a blouse in a drawer until Tulip should choose one day to take her out?
    Derry smiled at the thought. But she was certain of one thing—Derry O’Donnell, hanger-on, notional member of a popstar’s entourage, was indeed no more. In her place was a woman who knew who she was and why she was here. Madam Tulip’s clients came because they needed something. Her happy vocation was to help them know what that thing might be.

    – David Ahern, Madam Tulip and the Serpent’s Tree

    Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
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  • Gordon A. Long
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best in the Series
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2020
    In the “Madame Tulip” universe, this story’s a winner. Ahern’s comedy writing is becoming more polished and creative. Not a hilarious, gut-wrenching-laugh-type comedy. Just a constant feeding of clever and original Irish-style wit, often tossed off as setting or character description, that adds to the entertainment of the read. The entertainment value of this writing depends on the quality of the humour, the number of jokes per page and the careful placing of the comedy so it never gets in the way of the suspense. Ahern has always been good at keeping his funny and serious material separated. “Serpent’s Tree” shows a definite increase in fine comedic details, and it’s hard to quantify, but it seems to be just plain funnier.
    For example, he manages to make the opening scene descriptions interesting enough that we want to read them. Of course, he’s describing Dublin, so he has an edge on most writers. How does he do this? Well, he doesn’t just have an office door. He has an office door with a sign that reads, “Office. No Credit so F-off.” When have you ever heard a scene described as an “oddly careless archaeologist’s dig?” And then the crowning detail: a band called the “Dead Hamsters.”
    Ahern also has the ability to make a point but not belabour it. He uses an actor’s precarious work situation as a driving factor in the plot without drowning us in angst about it. This is comedy, after all.
    On the serious side, the inner conflict in the main character about her occult abilities takes a step further in this story, adding another level to the complexity of the situation and making us want to know what happens in the next installment.
    Add to that an excruciating final conflict that will have claustrophobes writhing in nightmares for months, and you have a darned good read.
    The best book in the series so far. Highly recommended.
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