Dixie Divas is the first of a "Diva" seriesThose Dixie Divas Rock! I want to move to Cherry Hill, Mississippi, just so as I can listen to those accents and join the divas.Trinket Truevine has moved back to Cherry Hill ,she is the main story teller, she and her cousin, the much divorced, primped and botoxed Bitty are the stars of the show.Now, back to those Divas, who are they? They are a very exclusive group of Southern ladies who hold regular get togethers in order to have a jolly good time! The wine flows and the entertainment sizzles. What goes on in these meetings stays in these meetings. Trinket is invited along to one by her cousin Bitty, Trinkets' eyes are opened by the secret goings on!There is, of course, a murder or two with twists and turns to the plot, there is a little romance and lots of sleuthing before the culprit is arrested. For me though, the murder story was secondary to the hilarious narrative, little scenes made me laugh out loud. I hooted at the description of Uncle Freds' funeral (that's Uncle Fred on Mommas side). In my minds eye I could just see Bittys' acquired dog, Chitlin' in all his ugliness (bless him), and then, oh dear! Bittys' description of the effects of alcohol on Delbert, one of her ex husbands!The whole story delighted me.Karen Commins brought these characters to life for me, with a distinct voice for each character, male and female, I was soon able to distinguish who was who. Being British and now living in Australia I could be accused of being unqualified to judge the authenticity of the Southern accents, but I thought Karen did a wonderful job. This audiobook was gifted to me by the narrator, with no expectation of a review. A quick, fun read. The mystery is secondary to the quirky, hilariously off-center characters. These ladies will never give Miss Marple a run for the money but they seem like they'd be a hoot to have as friends. In this first book we are introduced to Trinket Truevine, her cousin and partner in mischief Bitty Hollandale and the Dixie Divas (a group of ladies with varying levels of eccentricity and a penchant for bawdy hijinks). While trying to get the owner of a local historic home to include it in the annual tour of heritage homes Bitty stumbles across her cheating, sleazy politician ex-hubby. That would have been bad enough but he's also dead due to a statue to the head.Of course Bitty becomes a prime suspect so she and the Divas set out to find out what happened and why the body keeps moving. Despite several dangerous mishaps and run-in with the law, ths Divas manage to emerge triumphant.The book blends historic tidbits about Mississippi, some insights into Southern traditions and culture and offers some raucously funny funeral moments. I can't wait to read more Dixie Diva books.
