A good addition to an engaging series

A Palette for Murder (An Aurora Anderson Mystery) (Volume 3)

By:Sybil Johnson

Rating: 4 of 5

This is the second book in this series I have read. The first one was a bit confusing to me but now that I have a background in the story, this new book flowed well for me. Because of this, I suggest reading the books in order. It will help keep the characters straight and also give you a chance to see the development of the plot line and characters as the story moves rapidly from book to book.

It can hot in Southern California where almost no one has air conditioning. I know as I lived there most of my life. The local of the book is a beach side community near LA – I’m kind of reminded of Hermonsa or Redondo Beach. The people in this town are fairly close (which wasn’t my experience in LA!) but nice to know there are areas were there is still a small town vibe in such an urban spot.

Rory, our sleuth extraordinaire, is keeping tabs on a homeless man she has befriended and is shocked to find him injured under the pier he generally sits on. Trying to find out who did this to him and to find the mysterious “Zoe” he asks about start her off on her journey to solve the crime. She is aided by her friend Liz and the good looking Detective Martin Green.

I enjoyed the flow of the story but wish the revelation of the whodunnit was more as part of an investigation rather than something happened upon. This is some that I prefer because I like to solve the crime along with the sleuth.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.