Thou Shalt Not Kill Twice Review

Thou Shalt Not Kill Twice (The Charlie Singer and Katie Walker Mystery Series Book 2)

By Lawrence J. Epstein

It is 1940. The world’s greatest mystery writer witnesses a murder by hemlock poisoning. She accuses Katie Walker of the crime. Katie’s detective partner, Charlie Singer, seeks the real murderer. But he can’t prevent the death of the one person who can free Katie. The novel is filled with deceptive twists and the dark and deadly secrets of family life. The case’s shocking revelations change Charlie as he discovers truths within himself about love and justice.

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MY REVIEW

When high profile literary agent Janet Alden is poisoned at a literary luncheon, there is no shortage of suspects. Evidence points to Katie Walker though, as she is the one who gave Alden the salad that was tainted with hemlock. Katie is the protégé of private investigator Charlie Singer, who has no doubt of her innocence. Charlie calls in his friend, Los Angeles Detective Russ Fante, for help. Russ has problems of his own and along with his girlfriend, Summer, decides that now is a good time to break away and go to New York to lend his support.  Since the eye witness is a best-selling author whose word is gold, proving Katie’s innocence won’t be easy.

I really enjoyed these characters and liked the leadoff for the next book. However, I felt lost throughout a good bit of the story. I understood that this was a second in a series, but there was no explanations as to anything that went on in the first book. That made it hard to piece together the tragedies from their past. I didn’t like being in the dark in that aspect, and see it as an oversight from the author. Otherwise, the mystery was great. 

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**The above opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to review.

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