Joanna Mitchell, one time detective, arrested for murder in
the past but exonerated is on the verge of getting married to her girlfriend
Rue. Before heading back home, Joanna wants to meet her mom, Mary, who’s left
her as a young child and disappeared on the family never to be heard from
again. Mary, the lead singer with a middling cover band seems to be happy and
excited to meet her daughter but is evasive about giving any answers. Things
take a weird turn when people around Mary start getting murdered.
This is a fast-paced, no nonsense, taut crime mystery which is part
of a series but can be read as standalone though there are a lot of references
to past events. The crime / mystery aspect are exclusive to this book but the
previous books become important for the backstories of the leading ladies.
The lead characters, especially Rue and Mary, are extremely
likeable. There are very well etched out secondary characters also. The big
reveal is interesting and fairly convincing.
Basically a quick, involving read.
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