Crafts and Life

Restaurant manager Dodie O’Dell has found her niche in the cozy New Jersey town of Etonville, creating menus that make a delicious double-act with the community theater’s productions. Now she’s ready for a vacation at the Jersey Shore town she called home before a hurricane hit. Sun, salty air, and seagulls make for a nostalgic escape from regular life—until a contingent from Etonville arrives to compete in a Jersey Shore theater festival.
 
Roped into helping her former boss cater the event, Dodie also gets a visit from her old flame, Jackson, who’s hoping to revive his charter boat business and is looking for a place to crash. Before Dodie can tell him that ship has sailed, Jackson’s partner is found murdered on his boat. Dodie knows her ex is a mooch, but she’s sure he’s no killer. But as she follows a trail of evidence that leads into her own past, Dodie stumbles on a dangerous conspiracy theory that could bring the festival to a shocking finale…

An Interview With A Character

What is your full name?

Dorothy Maureen O’Dell…but everyone knows me as Dodie. (Maureen is for my favorite great aunt.)

What is your Profession?

By day I am the manager of the Windjammer restaurant in Etonville, New Jersey, right outside New York City. At other times I am gaining a reputation as Etonville’s amateur sleuth due to my infamous instincts when it comes to solving murders.

What is your current favourite book or movie?

I love reading mysteries, of course…my current favorite series is by Cindy Collins. I’ve read Murder One and a Half, Murder Came Calling, and right now I am into Murder Most Cordial.

When it comes to movies, I am also into series. I’ve watched Godfather I, II, III about half a dozen times. Also Harry Potter!

What is your go to comfort book or movie?

My comfort movies are old classics like Gone With the Wind and Wuthering Heights that I used to watch with my mom on rainy days when we lived down the Jersey Shore.

If someone was to play you in a movie who would it be? OR what would be the character you would want to be in a book?

Let’s see…I think I’d love to have Charlize Theron or maybe Natalie Portman play me. Either of them would be a dream! 

As for a character in a book…Kathy in Wuthering Heights. Or maybe Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games series.

What is your ideal evening?

My ideal evening: staying home with my boyfriend Bill, Etonville’s police chief, who cooks me one of his gourmet Italian meals with an expensive red wine. Then hunkering down and watching our favorite shows on Netflix. Doesn’t get any better…

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

July 9 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

July 9 – Carla Loves To Read – SPOTLIGHT, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

July 10 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

July 10 – T’s Stuff – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

July 11 – Mysteries with Character – REVIEW

July 11 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

July 12 – Dee-Scoveries – SPOTLIGHT, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

July 12 – That’s What She’s Reading – CHARACTER GUEST POST

July 13 – Babs Book Bistro – GUEST POST

July 13 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

July 14 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

July 15 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT

July 15 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW

July 16 – Laura’s Interests – CHARACTER GUEST POST

July 16 – Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers – SPOTLIGHT

July 17 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

July 17 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – SPOTLIGHT

July 18 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT

July 18 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

July 19 – Teresa Trent Author Blog – GUEST POST

July 19 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

July 20 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

July 21 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

July 22 – Here’s How It Happened – SPOTLIGHT

July 22 – eBook Addicts – SPOTLIGHT