The
Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco #2
A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard
Published: September 23, 2025 by Minotaur Books
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Capri Sanzio knows that when you give serial
killer walking tours for a living, unexpected situations are more
common than San Francisco's famous fog. So, when one of her guests claims to
see a woman being attacked during a tour, Capri remains unphased. The
police search the apartment in question and find no evidence of anything amiss,
so they chalk it up to a false report from a true crime fanatic looking to be a
part of a case. And Capri thinks they might be right, since lately her tours have
been attracting even more obsessives than usual--as it turns out, finding the actual
serial killer who committed the "Overkill Bill" murders didn't stop
the constant questions about her grandfather's supposed crimes, it only
intensified them.
But Capri would never forgive herself if someone is in trouble and she walks
away. Plus, something about the whole situation has every one of Capri's
investigative journalist instincts going haywire--why would someone lie about
seeing an attack? So Capri starts to dig, and when her questions lead to a
body, she finds herself at the center of another murder investigation.
My Thoughts:
I am sure cozy mystery
books have been around for a long time but they are new to me. A Tour to Die For is one of the best cozy
mysteries I have read in a long while. I
loved the tour guide set up and Capri is the perfect tour guide. Her persistence in finding out what happen
to the women who was seen by one of her tour guide participants was top
notch. She pushed back against anyone
who tried to derail her.
I liked Capri’s relationship with the detective. He was challenging her, which she needs, to stay within the lines of being an investigative reporter. They worked well together, giving each other enough information to keep each other in the loop without telling all their secrets. I look forward to more in this series to see how this relationship will progress.
Podcasts are my thing, usually sports one, but I would have liked to know more about the podcast that Capri hosts. I did not read the first book in this series but I do not feel like I missed too much. I will be going back and reading the first book, just so I have the whole story.
Thank you Minotaur Books for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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