About the Book:
Capri Sanzio knows that when you give serial killer walking tours for a living, unexpected situations are more common than San Francisco's famous fog. So, when one of her guests claims to see a woman being attacked during a tour, Capri remains unphased. The police search the apartment in question and find no evidence of anything amiss, so they chalk it up to a false report from a true crime fanatic looking to be a part of a case. And Capri thinks they might be right, since lately her tours have been attracting even more obsessives than usual--as it turns out, finding the actual serial killer who committed the "Overkill Bill" murders didn't stop the constant questions about her grandfather's supposed crimes, it only intensified them.
My Review:
I
enjoyed this mystery, especially because of the information included
about the history of San Francisco. Capri is a capable amateur
sleuth. She has already solved a mystery in a prior book but this one
reads well on its own. There are some sections where Capri ruminates
on what she knows and all the possibilities. That slows down the plot
a bit but otherwise it moves along well. There is a good dose of chilling suspense as one approaches the end of the novel. Capri has a
developing relationship with the detective from her earlier mystery
adventure so there is not the antagonism between sleuth and detective
we sometimes see in mysteries and actually potential romance develops. I
really liked the short chapters highlighting some historical facts
about murders in the city and some of the city's most famous places.
Chouinard has a satisfactory writing style and this novel is a good
one for readers who like a contemporary mystery with historical
information.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
About the Author:
Michelle Chouinard is the author of The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, and under M.M. Chouinard, the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of nine previous mysteries. Michelle has a Ph.D in developmental psychology from Stanford University and was one of UC Merced’s founding faculty members. She enjoys caffeine in all forms, amateur genealogy, baking, and anything to do with Halloween or the zombie apocalypse.
Minotaur Books, 336 pages.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent review.
(My
star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it,
1-I hate it.)
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