All Signs Point to Murder

by Connie di Marco

Overview

Rob Ramer was the perfect husband until he committed the ultimate family faux pas-he shot his sister-in-law to death. Believing himself under attack by an intruder in his home, he fired back. But when evidence is discovered that Rob's wife, Brooke, was plotting his murder, Brooke is charged with conspiracy in her sister's death. Geneva, a third sister, is desperate for answers and seeks the help of her friend, San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti. Geneva's lost one sister and now it seems she'll lose the other. Was this a murder plot or just a terrible accident? Julia vows to find the answer in the stars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578787275
Publisher:	Suspense Publishing
Publication date:	12/01/2020
Series:	Zodiac Mystery Series , #2
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

With the Zodiac Mysteries, featuring Julia Bonatti, a crime-solving San Francisco astrologer, Connie di Marco has combined her fascination with astrology and her love of writing mysteries. Writing as Connie Archer, she's also the national bestselling author of the Soup Lover's Mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. You can find her excerpts and recipes in The Cozy Cookbook and The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook. She is a member of International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She lives in Los Angeles but dreams constantly of San Francisco fog. Website: www.conniedimarco.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/zodiacmysteries/ Twitter: @askzodia

Editorial Reviews

"Di Marco crafts an intricate, twisting plot and layers on the astrological details that fans of psychic mysteries so enjoy."

―Booklist

"Di Marco's series starter features a clever plot and a smart and feisty heroine with feet firmly planted on the ground while she searches the stars."

-Library Journal

"This smartly written debut from di Marco sets the stage for a promising series."

-Kirkus Reviews

"Danger figures in the stars for Julia, along with mixed astrological energies, some wolves in sheep's clothing and an amiable stranger with a down-under accent."

-BookPage

"Five stars for fast pacing, great plot consistency, and excellent imagery."

-Books That Hook

"All the signs point to my revisiting Julia and Co. in the future!"

-Back Porchervations

"A great read is in the stars! With the Zodiac Mysteries, Connie di Marco gives us a bright and interesting heroine and a mystery with plenty of twists and turns. Lots of action and well-written suspense equal good fortune for readers."

-Casey Daniels, author of The Pepper Martin Mysteries

"Connie di Marco knows her stuff!"

-Kate Carlisle, Author of the Bibliophile Mysteries and the Fixer-Upper Mysteries

From the Publisher

2017-05-15
An astrologer looks to the stars to help her solve the shocking shooting of a friend's sister.The Moon-Mars-Pluto connection Julia Bonatti sees in the sky on her friend Geneva Leary's wedding day seems ominous enough, but the day turns out to be even worse. First, Geneva's rebellious sister, Moira, delays the ceremony by mysteriously disappearing from the Sonoma County site moments before things are supposed to start. When Moira is located, she seems to be drunk and disoriented, and she's not the only one in that state once the reception starts: wedding planner and type A organizer Sally Stark also appears to have used the time to cut loose and drink too much. The wedding guests, however, realize that Sally's not drunk but in need of some sort of medical help, and she's quickly rushed to the hospital. When the night winds down, Julia wishes she could return home, but after all the drama, she's talked into staying over with a group of guests including Moira. In a commotion in the middle of the night, Moira is shot and killed, shocking the other guests and sending Julia into investigative mode. After all, Julia's had some success looking to the stars to help her solve crimes (The Madness of Mercury, 2016), and perhaps her unique set of skills will help identify the motive that could drive someone to kill a woman barely making it on her own. It would be great to report that di Marco hits her stride in this sophomore installment. But her failure to connect her plot more closely to her astrological premise leaves her story disappointingly flat.

Kirkus Reviews