Author: Lina Chern
Series: Play the Fool Mysteries (Book 2)
Publication: Bantam (July 1, 2025)
Description Tarot card reader extraordinaire Katie True gets embroiled in another local murder when her best friend becomes the prime suspect in this exciting mystery from the Edgar Award-winning author of Play the Fool.
Katie True has gotten her crap together. . . sort of. Now that the sinister events of the past year have wound down, Katie has finally made her dream come true and opened her own tarot reading room—even if it’s in her sister’s old real estate office in an outdoor strip mall. It’s a good start, but her momentum grinds to a halt when the murder of beloved veteran police officer, Matthew Peterson, shakes her and her small community to the core.
Katie is torn. Lieutenant Peterson had saved her life as a child and holds a special place in her past. Even worse, her closest friend Gina—who knows Katie better than she knows herself—is the primary suspect.
As the investigation unfolds, the details surrounding Peterson’s death become increasingly murky, as does Gina’s innocence. All Katie knows is that following her intuition has gotten her this far. But will her trusty tarot deck help her when the truth about the people she loves is too terrible to face?
My Thoughts: Katie True finds herself in the middle of her second mystery when the police officer who rescued her from a car accident when she was an infant is found dead - a potential murder victim. Worst of all, her best friend is the prime suspect for the crime.
As Katie uses her intuition and tarot cards to try to make sense of the death, she finds herself learning all sorts of secrets about people she thought she knew.
I liked the flashbacks to when Katie was introduced to tarot cards by her aunt and liked the way the flashbacks fit into the plot. Katie is an interesting person who relies on intuition and who doesn't have her life together. Most of her family is successful and goal oriented. She is still exploring her possible future.
This was an engaging story.
I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.