This one started of strong and then it become very SLOOOW, which made it really hard for me to continue reading. mysteries tend to be slow, which I don’t mind at all but this one was just hard for me. The premise of the book is very interesting but it Just lacked execution, which is very unfortunate .

This book is so enjoyable! For anyone who has been to SF or hasn't and has wanted to this book will whisk you away on the adventure of a lifetime! I have always been interested in learning more about serial killers and their victims and why they did what they did (if there was even any sort of lame reasoning behind their madness)...this book was very interesting and was also funny yet dark of course as you would expect.

I enjoyed the journey and would read again/recommend to friends and family. I would also love to read anything else this author writes in the future as it seems her work is right up my alley!

Capri Sanzio is a tour guide in San Francisco and the granddaughter of a serial killer known as Overkill Bill. She's determined to clear her grandfather's name despite her father's insistence that she do nothing. But before she can work on that problem, she has to solve the murder of her former mother-in-law who was murdered in a copycat version of her grandfather's method.

As she looks into her socialite mother-in-law's life she finds all sorts of buried secrets. Somehow, the generations of San Franciso wealth have disappeared, and her mother-in-law has invested in some very chancy enterprises. Capri is suddenly looking into various internet frauds and trying to keep her daughter from being a suspect in the murder.

With an ex-husband who is lying about his whereabouts at the time of the murder and a daughter who is dodging the police for reasons of her own. Capri is having a hard time. However, she's dusting off the old journalism degree and looking into not only her grandfather's past but her mother-in-law's dealings too and sharing all that she finds with attractive police Detective Potito who isn't working fast enough for Capri's taste.

This was an engaging story filled with all sorts of San Francisco tourist attractions. I enjoyed the story.

*The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco* is a captivating mystery laced with family drama and dark humor. From the first page, it had me hooked with its unique blend of suspense and wit. A refreshingly original murder mystery—I highly recommend it!

Holy Moly! I couldn’t put this book down I’ve always been obsessed with true crime much like our main character but thats where our similarities end cause being related to one and suspecting he’s innocent and then living in a time when a copy cat starts? This book had so many twists and turns and kept me on my toes I need more books like this!

An enjoyable and suspenseful murder mystery. This is a fun mystery that managed to keep me entertained from beginning to end.

3.5⭐️

Capri Sanzio makes her living running true crime tours of San Francisco. Its been an interest she's had since a child, and she feels extra qualified since her grandfather was arrested and convicted of being serial killer 'Overkill Bill.' Capri always believed he was innocent but never had any proof. A recent murder in the news was thought to have been done by and Overkill Bill copy cat, bringing the original case back into the news. Since Capri's ex-mother-in-law recently cut off her daughter and refuses to pay for any more schooling, Capri begins researching to hopefully write a book or do a podcast to exonerate her grandfather and earn money. While the arguement about the college fund is happening, Capri's ex mother-in-law was found as the latest victim of the copy cat, making Capri a prime suspect.

This was an interesting premise for a relatively cozy mystery, but something rubbed me the wrong way with it. I did enjoy that Capri was the grandchild of a suspected serial killer and that history played into the way she interacted with both true crime and with the police. That being said, though, I always question when someone who has any kid of history with potential police corruption makes so many stupid choices while interacting with the police. There were so many things that Capri did that I'm confused how she was surprised she was a suspect. I also feel like a lot of characters outside of Capri felt pretty two dimensional and that they were just there to be suspects with no real personalities. Even the daughter who should have played a bigger part just felt like she was there to be suspicious.

My other complaint was that felt like the number of things that Capri did in a given day felt extremely unbelievable. She would talk about hours of helping her ex-father in law in his grief, hours 'investigating' this or that, another few hours preparing for her serial killer tours and then more hours doing the tour. There's only 24 hours in a day and it really took me out of the story that all of this happened over the course of a week or two with jam packed days that didn't feel possible. It was also amusing to me that Capri's assistant/tour driver, Ryan, is essentially a CIA level skilled hacker working at a site seeing tour and was there as a fill in to explain all these things that Capri found.

Thanks to Netgalley and Minotaur for providing this ARC to me. In support of the Readers for Accountability boycott, this review will not be posted publicly until a resolution has been reached.

What a fun and entertaining story. Capri, the owner of a San Francisco tour company, was the perfect amateur sleuth who was determined to find the copycat killer of her mother- in- law and her mother-in-law’s friend and to prove her grandfather innocent of the original murders years ago that had been dubbed the “overkill Bill” murders. The history of San Francisco and the description of different locales that were featured in ‘noir’ movies like Vertigo and where serial murders took place were an added plus.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC!

3.5* rounded down. With a title like that and cover looking like it does, I got myself ready for a cozy murder mystery. I couldn't be more wrong. This was a mystery thriller set in SF that still kept me eagerly reading and wanting to find out more. Is it a little too formulaic and "cookie cutter" thriller at times? Yes. Does the tour guide bits truly add anything to the story (or the genre for that matter)? No. Some plot elements were a little too convenient to be believable, and the secondary characters were paper-thin --especially if they're suspects, I want to believe their motivations by getting an understanding of who they are.

There are some inclusions in the novel (like the podcast idea) that I would have loved to see integrated more so than the little SF murder tidbits, but maybe that's more of a personal preference. This novel was trying to stand out on its own by including the tour highlights as separate chapters which didn't really stick the landing when instead, it could have played into the podcast script trope that is all the rage in thrillers right now (ie: Listen for the Lie, None of this is True).

Still, this was a very enjoyable read surely to please mystery thriller fans. It hits all the right notes and has a pretty little bow on top ending. However, will I remember it in years to come? Probably not.

This book was gripping and hard to put down. It didn't feel like everything else you see out there, it felt very fresh. I really enjoyed this book!

3.5/5 The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco is a fun and quirky murder mystery with great characters and a lot of family drama. I really enjoyed the main character Capri but I wish there had been a more collaboration with the other characters. The pacing started off strong but then it slowed way down, that was my main issue with the book. If anyone is looking for an easy mystery with an interesting plot, I recommend giving this one a try. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I really loved the FMC. It started off really well but the mystery got bogged down in the middle and it felt like I was trying to walk through setting concrete.

Loved the beginning and the details of San Francisco. The Premise of this book sounded so intriguing, Capri is a woman who gives tours throughout San Francisco about Serial Killers. She has unique insight since she is the granddaughter of Overkill Bill, a man actually convicted of killing several women. San Francisco is a great setting, and at the start it was interesting hearing the places Capri would go and feeling some atmosphere. Yet, when two more murders happen, and one is her former mother-in-law, Sylvia who she did not get along with trouble looms. There was much to work with here. Capri is a little quirky and funny. Yet, for a Mystery this one dragged for me. The elements that needed to be looked at to move the book along, were not until the very end. The book gets too dragged out in Insider Trader Terminology, finding Passcodes, Explaining Sylvia’s work in certain businesses. This took up way too much of the book. I stopped caring about the who-done-it part. Michelle Chouinard has potential, and think I would try another of her books, but this one needed a pace that pulled you in and focused on the exciting elements of the mystery. Unfortunately, that did not happen for me.

Thank you NetGalley, Michelle Chouinard, Minotaur Books for granting me a copy of this book. I always leave reviews of books I read.

This was a super fun, fast-paced mystery! It has some laugh out loud moments and I did not guess the ending. The author did a great job keeping the suspense up until the very end.

Thanks for the opportunity to read. I’ll be recommending this one for my book clubs!

This was a fun mystery. I didn't guess the ending, the pacing was fast, and the protagonist was funny and smart. I could see this becoming a series.

The Serial Killef Guide to San Francisco is a fun light murder mystery, that’s actually two mysteries in one (past and present, with a quirky and determined female protagonist in Capri, who wastes no time getting to the bottom of things, even as she deals with family dramas along the way.

I enjoyed this story, though it did start to lag a bit in the middle- not for too terribly long, thankfully, moving to a decently satisfying conclusion. A nice beach read with a light dose of suspense and a side of humor.

Thank you Michelle Chouinard, Minotaur Books, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for providing this ARC for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.

The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco captured my attention from the first to the last page and I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Capri leads tours of serial killers in San Francisco and is quite successful at it. ( I would buy a ticket).

Capri got interested in true crime when at a young age she learned that her grandfather was a serial killer in the area and referred to as Overkill Bill.

When 2 copycat murder victims are found ( one is her mother in law) Capri has no choice but to investigate both murders.

Twists and turns , a delightful group of characters with San Francisco almost outshining Capri had me turning the pages as fast as I could to discover who the murderer was.

I would love to meet up with Capri again in another book.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books for a refreshing and delightful read.

I so enjoyed this fast-paced journey of a woman set on finding justice for her family. This gave me slight A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder vibes. I NEEDED this. You also need this. Just go ahead and read it. 😉

Thank you to the author, publisher & NetGalley for allowing me to read this early!!

Thank you, St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books for the copy of The Serial Killer Guide To San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard. I have been a fan of the Detective Jo Fournier Series, so I knew this book would be a good, well-written read. Capri is an engaging and likable main character. Her grandfather was a convicted serial killer and when women start dying again, she decides to investigate. As often happens in these cozy mysteries, she goes overboard in her investigations and does outrageous things. No wonder she comes under suspicion! If you’re looking for a fun book filled with interesting trivia about San Francisco with a complex, satisfying mystery, this is the book for you! 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.

Loved the premise (one of my fave thriller sub-genres is when the relative of a serial killer is forced into an investigation by a copycat killing), but there was way too much business-y paperwork discussion and not enough action for my taste (though the ending was quite exciting and very atmospheric!)

I would definitely read future books by Chouinard and thought this was overall an enjoyable read with a great protagonist (who I'd love to see in another book!), despite some slow bits.