Diane A. S. Stuckart

La historia tiene lugar en Milán en 1483, en el castillo de Ludovico Sforza y los talleres de Leonardo da Vinci que está al servicio del conde Sforza. Un aprendiz del maestro, llamado Dino, descubre por casualidad el cadáver del primo del conde Sforza.
La recreación y la utilización de los inventos de Leonardo da Vinci para resolver el misterio son un incentivo más para leer este libro, muy bien tramado, con humor inteligente, con ritmo y sencillez, con giros bien tramados y sorpresas idóneas para atrapar al lector amante del género, desde la primera línea hasta el final.… (meer)

Most days, Ruby Sparks feels like the sign that says Tarot Card Reader Extraordinaire should say Tarot Card Reader Barely Competent. But as challenging as it is to take care of her half-sister's new age shop--and her growing menagerie of mystically inclined pets--Ruby never worries that she's bitten off more than she can chew . . . until a customer wants her to divine the truth about a murder.

When her own life is threatened with a double dose of danger, Ruby begins to wonder if she's being played for a fool. Luckily, she has Aphelia and Brandon--sibling black cats with a talent for tarot--and a feisty pitbull friend who all lend a paw in collaring the culprit before Ruby finds herself taking her final cat nap. (less)… (meer)

amateur-sleuth, pets, murder, murder-investigation, supernatural, suspense, cozy-mystery

A different kind of fun cozy! The protagonists are pets, the positive humans are kind but unexpected, the negative humans are. . . well, that would be spoiling things. There are plenty of red herrings and the twists are real surprises, with the Tarot theme setting up some interesting dilemmas. The publisher's blurb is pretty good at giving hints, and being a pet lover means that I truly enjoyed having them narrate this fun whodunit set in Florida.
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Midnight Ink via NetGalley.… (meer)