It has been a beat since our last Brown and deLuca book. Thankfully the series is back. This book also feels like perhaps a spinoff is in the works for Zig podcast. While a spinoff would be welcome, I want more Broen and deLuca books too.
The book felt like a bit of a reunion with old friends. We remember the story of how Rachel got her sight back and how she fell in love with Mason and how the two families became one. I had to laugh a little that Rahcel and Mason are Aunt and Uncle to Misty and Jere yet they are dating. That brought back something personal in my life where my aunt was my bf’s aunt. I’m sure I’m not the only person who can relate and that ability to relate made me a little more invested in this story.
The mystery was really engaging. I had my suspicions as I read as to who the killer was, but nothing is as it seems. The story flips between Misty who became invested in the missing mermaid and her aunt who invested in her niece’s safety. We also get a little bit of a clue that perhaps Misty and Cristy share more with their aunt than we knew. Plus, they are twins, so we get the whole trading places thing and twins just knowing about the other. Both halves of the story were well written and kept you turning pages. Again, getting back to characters we loved in past books was a lot of fun.
We truly got an HEA. Even Mrytle got a little more happiness and who doesn’t love good things happening to the dog. I very much hope Maggie Shayne keeps this story rolling.
Thanks to NetGalley and Oliver Heber Books for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Ten years ago a professional mermaid disappeared. Two women have decided to make the disappearance the subject of their next podcast. Rachel is having visions of mermaids and is afraid, sometimes her visions come true. This is a great story with romance and suspense. Towards the end I had an idea who the bad guy was, but this is definitely one that you will have a hard time putting down. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

This is the first book I have read by the author and in the series but overall I enjoyed seeing the crime investigated and the visions that aid the crimes being solved.

I had read books in this series ages ago, so I was excited to see another story in the series. Of course, I really couldn’t remember much, but that’s ok. You can jump right into this one and not be lost. I really liked all the characters, and I found the mystery intriguing. In fact, I was really wrong with who I thought the murderer was. I was right in one aspect but was looking at the wrong character. All in all, this is an intriguing murder mystery, with just a touch of the paranormal for those who are on the fence about this aspect. I am hoping there will be more. Recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.

"Hey, I'm Rachel de Luca, a self-help guru with a potty mouth and a penchant for crime-solving. My partner, soon to be husband if I can get over my paralyzing fear, is Mason Brown, a detective with the Binghamton PD.

Ten years ago, professional mermaid Eva Quaid disappeared without a trace from The Sapphire Club. Now, my niece Misty is working at the same club, doing the same job. Coincidentally, (not) Misty's college roommate is in the thick of her self-produced true crime podcast about the same cold case. Misty has kept every bit of this from our way-too-close-for-privacy family.

None of this would be a big deal, except that I've been having nightmares. It's my wedding day, and I look from my adoring groom to my twin nieces, face down in the shallows of the reservoir behind the altar.

I dreamt, too, of a dying mermaid who's been trying to get my attention ever since.

When my sister Sandra says she's worried about her twin daughters, Mason and I agree to do a little snooping - only to find Misty has been keeping some big secrets, and is not where she's supposed to be. Nobody knows where she is.

I'm pretty sure that Misty's gone off the grid with her podcasting partner Zig to surveil their favorite suspects in the ten-year-old case of the missing mermaid.

I'm even more sure the mermaid is dead, and that her killer is determined to keep their oldest, deadliest secret, even if it means taking another young woman's life.

I have to find my beloved niece before my visions come true - the way they always do."

There's something seedy and mysterious about people who make their living as a mermaid. It's a whole world riff with dark possibilities.