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A review by moondance120
Limoncello Yellow: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery by Traci Andrighetti
3.0
As I surveyed the scene of what looked eerily like the Bates Motel, I was shaking so badly from the cold and fear that I was afraid the gun in my holster would fire on its own.
Francesca "Franki" Amato is a cop with the Austin Police Department. She and her partner are called to an apparent domestic situation that turns out to be her boyfriend involved with a female wrestler in a very compromising situation. Franki has never felt supported by her coworkers and decides to move to New Orleans and work with her friend, Veronica. Veronica is an attorney running Private Chicks, Incorporated. Franki feels that her police training will benefit the private investigation firm. The first client Franki meets is a suspect in his girlfriend's murder. Veronica thinks the police have missed something and takes on the case.
This is a very good start to the series. The characters are well rounded and believably portrayed. Franki's landlord, Glenda is a retire stripper. Her outfits are only overshadowed by her interior design. Franki's apartment is decorated in early brothel which delighted me to no end.
Franki meets a lot of interesting people in Nola including a bank manager that she is immediately attracted to. Her I Love Lucy moments around him are laughable.
Franki's fear of cemeteries and all things Voodoo add to the storyline. Her trips to the Marie Laveau shop are vividly told. I understand that a movie is in the works for this book. I certainly hope this shop is shown in all its glory.
The murder victim has many secrets that take a bit of digging to understand. An old murder becomes a focal part of the current case. There is an interesting twist to the murderer that I wasn't quite expecting.
Franki's nonna is one of my favorite characters. I love that she has declared Franki a zitella"old maid" at 29. Her attempt to find a good Sicilian boy for Franki is a hoot!
Cute dogs, a handsome man with secrets, a hoot of a retired stripper and New Orleans. What more can you ask for!
I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
Francesca "Franki" Amato is a cop with the Austin Police Department. She and her partner are called to an apparent domestic situation that turns out to be her boyfriend involved with a female wrestler in a very compromising situation. Franki has never felt supported by her coworkers and decides to move to New Orleans and work with her friend, Veronica. Veronica is an attorney running Private Chicks, Incorporated. Franki feels that her police training will benefit the private investigation firm. The first client Franki meets is a suspect in his girlfriend's murder. Veronica thinks the police have missed something and takes on the case.
This is a very good start to the series. The characters are well rounded and believably portrayed. Franki's landlord, Glenda is a retire stripper. Her outfits are only overshadowed by her interior design. Franki's apartment is decorated in early brothel which delighted me to no end.
Franki meets a lot of interesting people in Nola including a bank manager that she is immediately attracted to. Her I Love Lucy moments around him are laughable.
Franki's fear of cemeteries and all things Voodoo add to the storyline. Her trips to the Marie Laveau shop are vividly told. I understand that a movie is in the works for this book. I certainly hope this shop is shown in all its glory.
The murder victim has many secrets that take a bit of digging to understand. An old murder becomes a focal part of the current case. There is an interesting twist to the murderer that I wasn't quite expecting.
Franki's nonna is one of my favorite characters. I love that she has declared Franki a zitella"old maid" at 29. Her attempt to find a good Sicilian boy for Franki is a hoot!
Cute dogs, a handsome man with secrets, a hoot of a retired stripper and New Orleans. What more can you ask for!
I look forward to reading the next book in the series.