Date Finished: 24/01/20
Date Published: 01/12/19
Goodread Synopsis:
Carson has been hired to locate a client’s missing brother, and it quickly gets complicated.
Somehow the missing brother is linked to a gangster who has stolen thousands from the mafia, but that link isn’t clear. Carson’s search doesn’t turn up the brother, but it does turn up a body – the body of a gangster who was on a mission of murder.
It seems that the Memphis Mafia and the Memphis Police are also searching for his client’s brother. Finding him first becomes a real priority.
The pursuit takes him to New Orleans, where a whole new mystery unfolds, which puts Carson in some very serious danger.
Then, if possible, things get worse.
More bodies appear while the Mafia chases their money, and it seems people are not who they claim to be.
This old fashion crime story takes Carson Reno and his crew on a complicated adventure, where it seems the solution may be worse than the problem.
Join our Cast of Characters and come along to help Carson find the clues, search for the truth and try to solve the Disappearance of Robin Murat.
My Review:
I have been reading the Carson Reno mysteries for quite some time now and never have I got bored of this series. Darnell keeps pulling these great books out and I have yet to be disappointed by one yet. So lets start at the beginning. The Carson Reno series is set around the 60s and follows Reno's detective agency 'Drake Detective Agency' at the Peabody hotel. Although this is the 19th book in the series, I can definitely recommend that any book in the series can be read as a standalone. I began reading the series around about the middle of the series and have not been disappointed yet.
Reno travels over to New Orleans in this latest page turner to discover the mystery around a missing person called Jake Furman. I really turned the pages fast on this one and I have probably said this about every book so far but this was definitely one of my favourites so far. Darnell really seems to get better with his writing and substance within his books every time.
There was plenty of action as always in this one. Darnell really knows how to develop his characters as well as the story. The connections between Robin Murat and Jake Furman was just one of the storylines here that really got me going to wanting more.
The cover for this book is also really great. It's stylish and has a very simple and mysteries feel about it. I have to say it's one of my favourite covers so far. It feels up to date and keeping with the premise of the book.
Overall, another great read from a really great author. I am definitely looking out for the next book in the series and hope Darnell carries on to keep it alive!
Happy reading.
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