Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Reading Kit
Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries
The Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries by Abigail Scott are a series of cozy crime fiction novels featuring an amateur sleuth who investigates wedding-themed whodunits. The sleuth, Emelia (Emmy) Walsh, has one of the most unusual jobs on the planet: a Professional Bridesmaid. Armed with an emergency kit that would impress MacGyver, Emmy steps into strangers' weddings and becomes whatever the bride needs: a confidante, an emotional buffer, or a human fire extinguisher.
Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries in Order
There are currently three books (with more to come) in the Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Series by Abigail Scott. The books in the Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries in order are:
Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries Reader Questions
Use these questions for a book club discussion or a chat with a friend after reading one or more of the books in the Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Series. If you aren’t in a book club, you can still use these questions to reflect on the books after you read them.
What three words would you use to describe the Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries?
What do you think of Emelia Walsh’s unusual job as a professional bridesmaid? What makes her good at this job?
What is the most unusual job you have ever had? If you could have any unusual job, what would it be?
Have you ever been a bridesmaid? Would you like to be?
Have you experienced or seen any wedding disasters?
What makes Emelia Walsh a good amateur sleuth?
What did you think about Detective John Sutton? Is he a good match for Emelia?
Did you have a favorite scene in the book? What did you like about this scene?
Were you surprised by the ending?
Would you like to see the Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery books turned into a movie? Who would you cast to play Emelia Walsh? Who would you cast to play Detective John Sutton?
Do you have any predictions for future books in the Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries?
Have you listened to the audiobook versions? Do you plan to?
Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Books 1-3
Fun Activities for an Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Book Club Meeting
Get together to discuss one or more books in the Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Series. Serve champagne and a homemade wedding cake. Try this simple, two-tier DIY wedding cake from Sally’s Baking Addiction.
Treat yourselves to a bridal party spa day. Take a field trip to a local spa or have a home spa party. Try these tips on hosting a home spa party from Better Homes and Gardens.
Emmy steps into strangers' weddings and becomes whatever the bride needs: a confidante, an emotional buffer, or a human fire extinguisher. Share your favorite “fire extinguisher” tips and hacks for diffusing a tense situation, becoming an emotional buffer, fixing a fashion emergency, or correcting a style disaster.
Have everyone fill out an index card with details about their dream wedding: the location, the colors, the flowers, the wedding song, the menu, and the groom. Put all of the cards into a hat and then pull them out one by one, read them aloud, and guess whose wedding you are attending.
Have a craft party. Create one or more wedding bouquets using homemade paper flowers made from craft paper, tissue paper, and other materials. Here is a short paper flower tutorial on YouTube.
Play one or more bridal shower games. Here is a great selection of 40 bridal shower games from Brides.com.
Take photos. Get a camera or use the camera on your phone to capture photos of your “big day” (i.e., the book club meeting). Then, put together a digital photo album of the day to share with everyone in the group. You can find free photo album services at places like MyAlbum.com or Photo-Pick.
Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Coloring Pages
Let your creative side out with these Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery coloring pages. Color them to match the actual book covers, or go wild and create your own wedding colors. Click on the images to get free printable PDF coloring pages.
Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Word Games
Have fun beyond the book with these Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery word games. Click on the images to save the puzzles to your computer or to get free printable PDF puzzles.
Emelia Walsh Cozy Mystery Book Image Gallery
Use the arrows on either side of the image below to see book covers from the Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries. Click on the image to read a book description, excerpt, and reader reviews on Amazon.
A Bridesmaid’s Guide to Murder (Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries Book 1)
A Bridesmaid’s Guide to the Things People Hide (Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries Book 2)
A Bridesmaid’s Guide to Double Crosses (Emelia Walsh Cozy Mysteries Book 3)
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