Mack Dalton, owner
of Mack's bar, has a unique neurological disorder, synesthesia. She
can taste or see things she hears. Seeing things can be perceived as
a tactile sensation, and smells and tastes are accompanied by sounds
or a physical sensation. Mack has developed a talent for using her
unique abilities to help solve crimes. Her boy friend, Duncan
Alright, is a cop who has used her talents in the past. In fact,
their crime solving as a team was so successful that the newspapers
have started following her as a major news story.
Mack is in hiding
from the press when she receives a letter from an unknown admirer. He
plans to set her a series of tests. If she doesn't pass one of her
friends from the Capone Club, her bar patrons who help solve crimes,
will die.
In addition to the
trials by the unknown admirer, Mack and the Capone club are involved
in solving the cold case murder of Tiny's sister. This is a straightforward mystery and not difficult to figure out.
The book is fast
paced with a dose of romance between Mack and Duncan as well as the
two crimes. While I
found the use of synesthesia as a talent for a detective interesting, Mack's
character was not otherwise memorable.
For me, the major
flaw in the book is the cliff hanger ending. Although the club solves
Tiny's case, the series of trials remains open with a new murder and
trial at the end of the book. Perhaps looking ahead to find out about
this case will sell books, but it's a turn off for readers who want a
resolution.
I reviewed this book
for Net Galley.
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