Entertaining cozy mystery thriller, the second in a series featuring San Francisco tour guide Capri Sanzio.
While
Capri, a true crime podcaster and self proclaimed investigative
journalist, is taking her guests on a city tour, one of them claims to
see a woman attacked inside a building. Although the police don't find
anyone there, the woman (Leeya Styles) who lived in the apartment and
had a successful art studio in the garage there, is later found dead. Of
course, Capri and her colleagues Heather and Ryan, decide to
investigate. There's no shortage of suspects between Leeya's boyfriend,
her sister, mother, the mother's fiance, and Leeya's ex bestie. In
addition, there's a connection with Capri's former husband, Todd, who
always seems to be in a financial quagmire. Capri manages to connect
with the police and get lots of inside information via her new love
interest, SF Homicide Inspector Dan Petito.
This was quite the
complicated mystery as information about the San Francisco setting, its
Gold Rush history, landmarks and all past true crime lore is almost a
character. In addition, a unique piece of art provides some clues. So
there's lots going on in the narrative and it will keep readers
guessing. It's fast paced and hard to put down. Capri is a fun main
character, especially given her age ("sidling up to fifty") and she's
got a colorful family story and past. I did read the previous one in the
series, but am struck again by how well this author writes. She has an
incredible way of stringing words together and her dialogue is amazing.
Lots of twists and red herrings but it all comes together.
I was
able to listen to the audio book while also following along in the
e-book ARC provided by the publisher. The narrator, Stephanie
Nemeth-Parker, did well by giving clear and distinct voices to the
characters and also because of the emotional tones she adds to her
performance. With the huge list of characters in the book, this would
definitely benefit from a larger cast, but she did an excellent job. The
production enhanced my enjoyment of the book.
This is the second in a series that should be read in order.
Genre and tags - cozy mystery thriller, murder, San Francisco history, Gold Rush, crime
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