CS Patra

This book brought tears to eyes. It reminded me of my visits to the circus with my parents who are not living any longer. I have to agree with the first reviewer’s statements because they can’t be any different than the ones any person would have after a repeated circus experience.

The author has done an amazing job bringing into the pages the true picture of the people who live everyday in a circus environment and what made them be part of that life. I could see vividly in my mind the show more acts, the sounds of the animals, the loud voice of the ringleader, Dante Gallati, and the excitement in everyone’s eyes that attended each show. There's something about the circus atmosphere that is very enthralling and unnerving at the same time. The author does a great job at putting the reader right in the story.

It was so wonderful to see the site of each character in this book and feel like you are there experiencing their emotions and their intensity before each show. They were all looking forward to a perfect performance that would delight the audience and the book delighted me.

Then the mystery of the missing Dante Gallati becomes a murder suspense. After recovering part of his body the circus becomes a crime location. Who could have done something like that? Who is the mysterious Shakespeare-loving texting stalker? The 11 performers must go on even thought the death of the ringleader is not solved. As the story moves on the performers find out that their leader was not as pure as he wanted everyone to think. He seemed to have motives behind everything he had done up to the moment he went missing. Their lives now do not look as safe as they thought they were.

The book is great and I would recommend it to everyone that I know! show less

cozy-mystery, private-investigators, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, friendship

A good whodunit! A woman is murdered at a party in front of over a hundred witnesses with a note in her hand that says that the butler did it. Fine, but there are FOUR butlers! The police call in the local private investigators to assist with this mess, but it takes a lot of screen time and thinking outside the box to get to the right conclusion by the end. A very good read!
I got the Whispersync on sale show more and Olivia Searfoss does the narration beautifully! show less

cozy-mystery, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, friendship

Excellent plot! A boat blows up at a festival but the owner is unknown, charred remains are found but no clue whose they are. Three people are discovered to be missing, but not all of them seem to be connected. The small town has an even smaller police budget, so the services of trained investigator who works pro bono with the help of friends works well and makes for a great story with interesting characters.
I requested and show more received a free audio copy narrated by Denise Black who is perfect! show less

murder, murder-investigation, amateur-sleuth, women, women-sleuths, cozy-mystery
Read on July 21, 2016

Short tale of murder in the chocolate vat, tiny rural police dept., and a group of women who operate an ice cream shop during the day and help the police solve a mystery when asked. A pleasant read.