Author: Michelle Chouinard
Publication: Minotaur Books (September 24, 2024)
Description: In Michelle Chouinard’s clever mystery The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, the granddaughter of a serial killer shows readers another side of the beloved city.
Welcome to San Francisco, a city with killer charm.
The chill of a San Francisco summer can be deadly. No one knows this better than Capri Sanzio, who makes her living giving serial killer tours of the city. Capri has been interested in the topic since she was a kid, when she discovered she’s the granddaughter of serial killer William ‘Overkill Bill’ Sanzio. She’s always believed in his innocence, though she's never taken the leap to fully dive into the case.
But now an Overkill Bill copycat has struck in San Francisco. And Capri’s former mother-in-law, Sylvia, just cut off Capri’s daughter’s tuition payments. Needing cash, Capri wonders if this is the time to exonerate her grandfather. The case is back in the news and the police will be looking to understand the past to catch a present-day killer. Capri could finally uncover the truth about Overkill Bill―documenting the process with a podcast and a book―and hopefully earn some money.
Before Capri can get very far, the cops discover the copycat’s latest victim: Sylvia. Capri soon finds herself at the heart of the police’s investigation for an entirely different reason. She and her daughter are prime suspects.
My Thoughts: Capri Sanzio is a tour guide in San Francisco and the granddaughter of a serial killer known as Overkill Bill. She's determined to clear her grandfather's name despite her father's insistence that she do nothing. But before she can work on that problem, she has to solve the murder of her former mother-in-law who was murdered in a copycat version of her grandfather's method.
As she looks into her socialite mother-in-law's life she finds all sorts of buried secrets. Somehow, the generations of San Franciso wealth have disappeared, and her mother-in-law has invested in some very chancy enterprises. Capri is suddenly looking into various internet frauds and trying to keep her daughter from being a suspect in the murder.
With an ex-husband who is lying about his whereabouts at the time of the murder and a daughter who is dodging the police for reasons of her own. Capri is having a hard time. However, she's dusting off the old journalism degree and looking into not only her grandfather's past but her mother-in-law's dealings too and sharing all that she finds with attractive police Detective Potito who isn't working fast enough for Capri's taste.
This was an engaging story filled with all sorts of San Francisco tourist attractions. I enjoyed the story.
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My mother had always been big on feelings. Exploring them, validating them, putting them under the microscope, until the only thing you were feeling was fed up with feelings.I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
This sounds like a fun read.
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