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Louisiana native Odessa Dean has agreed to cat-sit for her aunt in Brooklyn. With a swanky apartment at her disposal and a new job working at Untapped Books & Café, her outlook is bright. But when a fellow waitress’ death is caught on a viral flash-mob video, Odessa’s time in Brooklyn suddenly takes a more challenging turn. As an avid true-crime-podcast listener, Odessa takes it upon herself to investigate her friend’s death. The police are calling it an accident, but she is convinced otherwise, much to the chagrin of the detective on the case. Blacke’s debut novel is straightforward and entertaining. Her descriptions of the Brooklyn landscape and way of life are vivid, providing the reader with an intimate viewpoint of Odessa’s experiences. The story line drags a bit, and the mystery itself is solved a little too easily, but ultimately readers will be satisfied with the inevitable conclusion. Fans of Louise Penny’s idyllic Three Pines, Cleo Coyle’s Coffeehouse series, or Agatha Christie’s underestimated heroine, Miss Marple, might enjoy this one.
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