Electra Enterprises of San Francisco

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Xana Bard is cooling off at home with a glass of iced tea when she steps out onto her deck to find the dead body of a man. Right away she knows that she’ll be a suspect, especially when the man turns out to be her father who she hasn’t seen in several years. When her siblings arrive, she has to find a way to break the news to them while asking for their help. A road trip with her friends, DeLeon Davies and Thorne Ardall, gets her closer to solving the case, but can she find answers before the killer strikes again? Every character is seen from Xana’s perspective and the descriptions are vivid and delightful, with each containing distinct voices and charisma. The humor is quirky, light, and well-fitted to the cozy mystery genre. The bad guys are a bit stereotypical, but the reasoning is valid, and the twists along the way keep the mystery interesting.