A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard (2025)
Happy to see San Francisco tour guide Capri Sanzio back in action once again, taking tourists on unique, visits to the sites of her beloved city's most notorious, grisly killings. Even though (in the previous book in the series), Capri solved the murders attributed to her late grandfather (wrongly dubbed 'Overkill Bill') she's still fielding questions about those crimes by her curious, sometimes obsessed clientele.
And speaking of obsessed, one of the women on her tour claims to have seen a girl being strangled in a nearby apartment. Police find nothing and nobody in the apartment, but Capri's investigative instincts kick in, as well as her compulsion to help anyone in distress. Sure enough, it isn't long before a body turns up and Capri's fully on her amateur yet relentless hunt for uncovering the 'who' and 'why' of the the murder.
But also on the professional police hunt is Detective Petito, the homicide cop who'd found himself aggravated and confounded by Capri during her previous adventure.......and also found himself, despite his rising temper at her fearless sleuthing, falling for her. And as Capri and Petito separately work the case, each in their own ways, the romantic sparks and chemistry between them are rapidly heating up.......
Author Michelle Chouinard's deep love for San Francisco and all its lore makes this series a special treat to read. The city becomes a major character all by itself here and the book's peppered with fascinating bonus chapters on the town's most iconic locations .- The Mission District, the Tenderloin, Golden Gate Park and more. Even Capri's current murder case leads directly back to the city's wild and wooly days of the California Gold Rush and 19th century ships found still buried under the streets.
As in the the first book, there's an absolute corker of a climactic showdown and more than few laugh out loud moments as the the rambunctious budding romance between Capri and Detective Petito gets underway.. Readers can enjoy 'A Tour to Die For' as a stand alone, but chances are, they'll then want to catch up on Capri's first case right away. Highly recommended for mystery lovers, with an overflow of possible suspects and red herrings to make your way through.
4 stars (****).
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