by Terrance Mc Arthur & Autumn Trapani
We’re doing one thing a bit totally different this week. We’re sharing 2 evaluations of my new e book, One in every of You–one from an area’s perspective and one from somebody who doesn’t reside within the space. There may be additionally data on the official in-person e book launch taking place on the Ebook Barn in Clovis on July 20! And you may enter to win an e-book copy of the e book.
One in every of You: A Tower District Thriller by Lorie Lewis Ham
Overview by Terrance McArthur
Fresno’s Tower District, the land of goals. What a spot for a thriller pageant! What a spot for a homicide!
The Tower Theatre, the Rogue Pageant. Irene’s Café, the Pet Parade, Spectrum Artwork Gallery, Golden Restaurant, Fresno’s ArtHop, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, Pacifica Pizza, (what was) The Revue, and extra San Joaquin Valley places (like Sanger’s Hobb’s Grove Hang-out), and even Tower folks like Mallory Moad and Marcel Nunes—all are in One in every of You, Lorie Lewis Ham’s second Tower District thriller.
The plucky Roxi Carlucci is again, dividing her time between her podcast highlighting Fresno’s arts/theatre/music neighborhood, working for her private-investigator-cousin Stephen, and serving to bookstore-owner Clark manage the primary Tower Mysteryfest at Halloween. She’s busy—maintaining the visitor authors pleased, making ready for the film evening, and mediating between Alec (the director of an Edgar Allen Poe play adaptation manufacturing of The Murders within the Rue Morgue) and Edward (solid as Poe’s detective Dupin…and the writer/husband of Marilyn, the pageant’s headline creator/visitor speaker, who promised to make a significant announcement).
Roxi sees so much because the Mysteryfest nears—glorious snickerdoodles, arguments flaring amongst pageant members…and Clark standing over a lifeless physique in his bookstore.
Suspects abound. The taking part thriller authors have their very own secrets and techniques (about their backgrounds, writing, and relationships). The Tower Gossip weblog, which was supposedly silenced within the first Tower District Thriller, One in every of Us, returns to toss out hints and rumors to bedevil Stephen and Roxi, who’re employed to seek out whodunnit and work with the police. As the 2 examine, there are brushes with their household’s Mafia ties, and questions in regards to the “accident” that killed Roxi’s dad and mom. The seek for the reality culminates in a confrontation shrouded within the darkness of the Valley’s tule fog, a Fresno-based novel to the top.
Ms. Ham fills the e book along with her love of the Tower District. A number of the buildings are rearranged so Roxi doesn’t should stroll too far. Roxi drops references to Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Arthurian legends, and the small group of pets (cat, canine, and rat) who share her room at her cousin’s home.
One in every of You combines the heat of cozy mysteries that characteristic novice detectives with sides of the detective novel, with Roxi studying the ropes of being a P.I. She really has a cordial relationship with the police detectives! Suspects develop into distinguished till one other appears to be like extra responsible. It’s a energetic romp, and it might encourage you to wander the blocks of the Tower District, which is at all times a good suggestion to do.
This creator’s books are at all times fascinating backstage appears to be like at her chosen topic, be it the world of a touring gospel music singer or the perspective of a transplant to Fresno. Each Tower District Mysteries are definitely worth the time spent, and a 3rd installment would clear up a number of the Tower Gossip components. I used to be hooked in by One in every of Us. I raced by way of One in every of You. I can’t await . . . One in every of Them.
One in every of You by Lorie Lewis Ham
Overview by Autumn Trapani
One in every of You, the second in Lorie Lewis Ham’s Tower District Thriller collection, is a pleasant continuation of the collection starring Roxi Carlucci, former kids’s e book creator, and new podcaster. After dropping her publishing contract, Roxi has moved in along with her cousin Stephen and settled in, making mates, beginning a podcast, and dealing for Stephen as a part-time P.I. She’s additionally made mates with Clark Halliwell, the native bookstore proprietor, and helps him with a Mysteryfest celebration going down throughout Halloween. When a homicide happens in the course of the occasion, Roxi, regardless of being regarded as the “Jessica Fletcher of the Tower District” investigates together with Stephen.
It is a enjoyable collection with so much to advocate it. Roxi could be very interesting, good, and as a thirty-something, she has some life expertise to assist her together with the investigations. The supporting characters are all nice. My favorites are Clark the bookstore proprietor, Roxi’s cousin Stephen, and her finest pal Lucas. And there’s additionally the menagerie residing with Roxi and Stephen, together with Merlin, her pet rat, who’s himself an interesting character.
The Tower District is dropped at life by Lorie Lewis Ham’s vivid descriptions, I really feel like I’m there whereas I’m studying. If I ever do go to Fresno, I’ll know precisely the place to go. The eating places sound nice and I additionally love the neighborhood theater that’s on the coronary heart of a variety of exercise. Good meals, good neighborhood theater, and a bookstore – what extra might a reader need?
Maybe the perfect factor about this collection is that the mysteries are very well-plotted. I’ve learn a couple of mysteries lately the place I used to be capable of guess the killer very simply. Not so with these books. Roxi and Stephen examine in an organized and methodical method and the reader is taken proper alongside on the journey with them. I used to be not ready to determine the killer on this e book or within the first within the collection, One in every of Us.
I’m very a lot wanting ahead to the following installment within the collection, since there was a thriller hinted at, on the finish of this e book that I hope is solved (or no less than investigated extra). Both means, I’ll get pleasure from spending extra time with Roxi and firm.
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