Lina Chern

An enjoyable, if somewhat implausible , mystery about a tarot card reader, her autistic brother a troubled cop and a drug sting.
I suspected from the start that the murder would turn out not to. Be what it seemed, but I’ll admit what it actually turns out to be would not have been my guess.
An Edgar nominee.

This was a fun read!

I don't usually read books like this and I wasn't sure that I would like it, but I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Katie is a mess, but she has a great sense of humor and is interesting to follow. I'm also a sucker for books that take place in malls. This was a pretty light mystery. It was intriguing, but I think the characters are the real compelling element to the story.

This one took me a little time to get into, but I'm glad I stuck with it. A unique and engaging story with a nice combination of action and intellectual sleuthing, And it was a nice spin on the police detective-amateur sleuth interaction. An enjoyable debut and I look forward to more from Lina Chern!

Thanks to Random House for access to a digital ARC on NetGalley.

Oh so outlandish but kinda fun. Quick, snappy, dialog to match the characters, a slightly improbable plot and lots of action made this an enjoyable and quick read. Nothing terribly cerebral, nor believable but it moved, shook and filled a few hours.

Rounding up - Lina Chern shows great potential and I look forward to her next book. Thanks to Bantam Books and NetGalley for a copy.