Marriage, Mystery and Murder. Daphne Jones' day job as a celebrant is to help the happy couple at the start of their life together. Now she has another role, to investigate how the journey came to such a sudden end.

It's a quaint and enjoyable mystery, ideal for lovers of cosy tales.

To Daph Do Us Part is the first book in the Daphne Jones Mystery series. Daph is a professional officiant. A mobile officiant, actually, who travels with her husband John in a caravan named Bluebell to weddings, funerals and other life events requiring an officiant. Daph and John have recently retired from their jobs. While Daph is pursuing her new career, John digs into his hobbies of fishing, genealogy, and photography.

For her first job as an officiant, Daph and John arrive in the town of Little Bridges where Daph is to officiate at a wedding. And what a wedding it is. There’s a dysfunctional family in the midst of a family feud and a bride with two dead husbands already and a soon-to-bo third. Instead of officiating at a wedding, it’s up to Daph to take on the role of amateur sleuth to investigate a long list of suspects who have reason to want the bridegroom dead.

There is much to love about this book. The author has an excellent writing style. The plot moves nicely. The characters are interesting and well-developed. Daph and John are a bit quirky, but in a delightful way that enhances the story. I very much enjoyed reading Till Daph Do Us Part qnd look forward to reading future books in the series.

Daphne was like a bubbling brook making romantic sounds along the way. Her business of choice was interesting indeed. Daphne's job of choice was to help create your perfect day, but in this case, she became embroiled in a murder mystery. With her curiosity on the rise, she couldn’t resist changing caps from celebrant to amateur sleuth.

Entertaining And Unique…
The first in the Daphne Jones series of mysteries finds Daphne in a quandary. As a travelling celebrant, she is well used to attending people with all sorts of differing emotions - be they at funerals or weddings. However, she is most definitely not used to attending a death at a wedding. Feeling that this particular death is no accident, Daphne dons her new found sleuthing hat and determines to get to the bottom of the matter. Entertaining and unique, this is an enjoyable mystery with a well drawn cast.

What a fun read! Once you start reading you can't stop.
Daph and John are a cute, in-sync couple, travelling around Victoria in their caravan, Bluebell, so Daph can work as a celebrant.
Enter the wedding of all weddings. A bride marrying a third time; the grooms all related; some dark family secrets between the two families and then a dead groom.
Wonderful word-building and scene setting. Loved the story, Loved the characters. Didn't see the plot twist coming in the end.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book.

Daphne had a peculiar feeling in her gut from the moment she arrived at the Brooker residence, and it wasn’t from her hurried lunch.

Daphne Jones adores her new career as a travelling celebrant, visiting a different small town every week to marry happy couples or help with sad goodbyes.

But it isn’t supposed to be both at the same time.

When a member of a bridal party ends up face down in a swimming pool, Daphne embraces her inner sleuth, believing this death was no accident.

An enjoyable cozy mystery with an unusual setting (Australia) and an unususal heroine (a travelling celebrant)
I thoroughly enjoyed it as it's engrossing and entertaining.
Nice characters, a solid mystery that kept me guessing.
I can't wait to read another novel in this series.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I loved the idea of a traveling celebrant as the main character of a cozy series; it's not one you see often. However, while the story was interesting, the writing did not flow the way i wanted to for me and I found my mind wandering at times. Daphne, for me, took too many risks including a scene where she breaks into a van to look around. Still, the setting was beautiful and the mystery kept me guessing (and laughing at times) until the end.

This is a first in a new cozy mystery series. It is not a very large volume and had an interesting premise, which meant that it would be a quick read. On that front, it delivered.
This series has an unusual leading lady: The happily married Daphne, who recently started as a celebrant on the move. This way, her husband and herself get to see new places as well as continue to earn during the travel. She is not the usual age or type of woman who sets about solving mysteries. She encounters an odd family set-up when she goes to check out her next clients. There is a lot of ill will floating around for it to be a happy occasion. Against her best instincts, she goes ahead with the wedding, only to be seen as a suspect for the death that happens soon after.
I must mention at this time that I am in the minority when it comes to my reaction to the story. Most of the other people who read it liked it much more than I did. It is not easy to pinpoint where the issue lay, but I did not understand Daph's motivation into getting involved. Although she did figure it out, it seemed like there was no express requirement for her to investigate. She did not even enjoy the process!
It is an interesting plotline, and I could not have guessed the ending even with the few clues scattered about. It also lays enough groundwork for personal histories to play a huge role in later books, but this first one was not as much of a hit for me.

I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.

Daphne Jones is a travelling celebrant who has journeyed into the gorgeous town of Little Bridges from River's End to marry Lisa Brooker and Steve Tanner. She and her husband John who used to run a real estate agency travel around with Bluebell, her newly restored towable caravan. Her first meeting with the couple doesn't go to plan, however, Daph returns to the bride to be's plush home to perform the ceremony. The couple makes their vows but then Bertie Brooker vanishes and another member of the bridal party is found floating in the swimming pool. Daph finds herself involved in trying to find a murderer.

Till Daph Do Us Part is a fabulous read and with its copious clues and red herrings this reader was enthralled trying to work out who the culprit was and the motive. Ripe with family rivalries and strange occurrences this was a terrific cozy and I will be watching out for book two.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from BooksGoSocial via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

Till Daph Do Us Part by Phillipa Nefri Clark is the first book in Daphe Jones Mystery series.

Daphne is a celebrant, travelling with her husband in their RV and generally enjoying life. However, her latest couple along with their relatives are giving her weird vibes. She just feels that things are not as they should be. Bride is about to get married for the third time and the groom doesn't seem to happy with the idea of marriage, Daphne is still trying her best to provide a lovely service for them, but things will definitely not go according to plan.

I really liked the premise of this book, as well as the unusual job that our heroine has, However, I found her incredibly irritating. She couldn't for the most part of the book make up her mind if she wants to get into the investigation or not, and she kept changing her mind in almost every chapter, I wished she has made up her mind and stuck by her decision,
Another thing that grated on my nerves was how sensitive she was. She would burst into tears for the smallest and most insignificant things, if someone was rude to her or the leading investigator would not accept her suggestions with the open arms.
She was also good too shoes and it was over the top. While I do appreciate nice characters, I don't like those who border on stupidity.
To say that I couldn't connect with the main protagonist would be an understatement. I simply wasn't able to warm up to her.
The story itself was absorbing, nicely paced and with interesting characters which were nicely paced.
My irritation with the leading character really affected my enjoyment of the book and I wouldn't have finished the book if I didn't have to.

Till Daph Do Us Part - Phillip Neri Clark
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My first read of a Philippe Neri Clark story and I was thoroughly entertained.

I was jubilantly surprised how fast this story became addicted reading. Daphne, a wedding celebrant, has come to town to marry a couple whose families have blood between them. A murder takes place, and Daphne moves into investigator mode to find out who done it!
Daphne and her husband John were likeable characters, with life experience abd a mature eye for details. They care deeply for each other and represent real people, not fictitious perfect characters.
I enjoyed every page of this murder mystery with wonderful small-town vibes, and a sweet couple and recommend it without reservation. I will definitely be reading the next story of this series!

Daphne and John appeared in four of the River's End series. So it was fun to have the couple sorting out their own mysteries. It was overall a fun read and a great start to a new series.
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Daphne and her long time husband John drive around in Bluebell, going from place to place for Daphne’s midlife career as an officiant. I love the premise - RVing upon retirement is an intriguing concept and I adore that aspect of this series. This first novel in the series is mostly solid and likable.

I love a good, cute and easy cosy mystery and found this title to be a bit off for me. I didn’t love it; but I enjoyed it well enough to try more of this series in the future.

My thanks to Books Go Social and NetGalley for the eARC. Opinions shared are influenced by nothing other than my reading experience.

Okay, not great but good enough. I expected more from this book and I was let down. Perhaps book two will be better.

When I started out reading this novel, I was pleasantly surprised at how fast I became addicted to the story. Daphne is a wedding celebrant who has come to town to marry a couple whose families have blood between them. But, that shouldn't stop the celebration of the happy couple right? Well, you would be wrong. A murder takes place, and Daphne feels it is up to her to find out who done it! Honestly, I LOVED the main character Daphne and her husband John. I love that the characters are later on in life and its not some teenage detective and her boyfriend trying to solve a mystery. I love the way both of the characters look out for one another and show how deeply they care. I also love that Daphne is not described as some hot model type with blond hair, she's got some gray hairs and some curves which makes it more realistic for readers. If you are into mystery murders, small-town vibes, and an adorable couple-this is your book. I will definitely be picking up the next installment of this series!

Woohoo another series from Phillipa Nefri Clark, this is the first installment and I thoroughly enjoyed it, I have fond memories of Daphne from previous books and she is lots of fun to be with, now Daph and husband John are touring in their caravan, Bluebell while Daph performs weddings and funerals as a travelling celebrant, she is very much enjoying her new life, I do hope that you come along for the ride.
Daph and John have arrived in the small town of Little Bridges so Daph can marry Lisa Brooker and Steve Tanner she is just about to meet them for the first time and she is not feeling too good about it, not sure but that strange feeling she has that something isn’t quite right is with her and very strongly.
Although things don’t go as planned on the first meeting Daph is back the next day to perform the wedding and then things really go pear shaped when within minutes of saying you are now husband and wife the groom ends up in the pool dead, this brings to life Daph’s excellent sleuthing skills and sets her on a trail of discovering the murderer, and here she uncovers a family feuds and secrets that go back generations and some nasty family members, but Daph never stops investigating no matter what.
This one had me guessing till the end lots of twists and turns in this page turner, I loved the way that John was always there for support and the way Daph talks things through, a small town and two big families and Daph gets to the bottom of the puzzle I think this cozy mystery is a fabulous start to the series traveling around Victoria and going to new towns is going to be wonderful and Daph and John are great people to hang around with, can’t wait for the next one.
My thanks to the author and Netgalley for my copy to read and review

Daphne Jones is performing her first ceremony and things begin with a rocky start. It isn't until she finds out the bride is on husband number 3 that things take a bizarre turn.
I'm not sure I really enjoyed this book, it felt a bit off, but I may try to read it at a different time.

Celebrant Daphne immediately felt uneasy when she arrived at a family home before performing a wedding ceremony. Family members were behaving strangely. Then she found out that bride-to-be Lisa was on her third wedding and all the men came from the same family. Was Lisa just unlucky in love or was in murder?

There were some unique features in this story which makes it different than a lot of cozies. The location, the protagonist's job and her form of travel. It was a nice change. Thanks to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for a complimentary copy of the book. The opinions expressed are my own.

Daphne Jones and her husband John have taken to life on the road as they move into their next act. Daphne as an officiant and John who is pursuing his passions of fishing, photography, genealogy and Daphne. As they travel around Australia in their camper to Daphne's engagements, they are exploring the countryside and just enjoying time together. Daphne's latest gig is for a wedding in a small town and she's chuffed to wed the young couple, but when she meets them, she's less than impressed with the entire family and their rudeness to each other and her. But Daphne agreed to marry the couple and wed them she will, then she and John can leave town for her next engagement.

If Daphne though the rehearsal was hard to get through, the wedding itself was a breeze...until a body is found in the pool and Daphne vows to find justice for the victim. So many suspects, so little time for Daphne to get through them all before she has to get to the next town. Secrets, lies and surprises await Daphne along the way and with John's support, she gets closer and yet farther away. But will Daphne be able to bring all the pieces of the puzzle together to figure it out before someone is officiating her funeral?

The second book in this series, it is the first I have read and it is fine as a stand alone. It's nice to have a cozy of a married couple on their second act, which I can relate to. I enjoy the relationship that Daphne and John have and think they have serious #CoupleGoals.. Daphne is so empathetic and caring and she just makes you want to get to know her further and you'll be waiting for the next book to do just that.