In Michelle Chouinard's clever mystery The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, the granddaughter of a serial killer shows readers another side of the beloved city.
Welcome to San Francisco, a city with killer charm.
The chill of a San Francisco summer can be deadly. No one knows this better than Capri Sanzio, who makes her living giving serial killer tours of the city. Capri has been interested in the topic since she was a kid, when she discovered she's the granddaughter of serial killer William "Overkill Bill" Sanzio. She's always believed in his innocence, though she's never taken the leap to fully dive into the case.
But now an Overkill Bill copycat has struck in San Francisco. And Capri's former mother-in-law, Sylvia, just cut off Capri's daughter's tuition payments. Needing cash, Capri wonders if this is the time to exonerate her grandfather. The case is back in the news and the police will be looking to understand the past to catch a present-day killer. Capri could finally uncover the truth about Overkill Bill—documenting the process with a podcast and a book—and hopefully earn some money.
Before Capri can get very far, the cops discover the copycat's latest victim: Sylvia. Capri soon finds herself at the heart of the police's investigation for an entirely different reason. She and her daughter are prime suspects.
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.
The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco
A Mystery
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781250370952
- File size: 283726 KB
- Duration: 09:51:05
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- English
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October 7, 2024
A true crime tour guide tries to track down a killer in this fleet-footed whodunit from Chouinard (the Jo Fournier series, as M.M. Choinard). Capri Sanzio, 49, owns and operates SF Killer Crime Tours in San Francisco. She was drawn to the job in part because her grandfather, William “Overkill Bill” Sanzio, was a convicted serial killer who died in prison, maintaining his innocence until the end. When socialite Katherine Harper, wife of software genius Steve Harper, is found with her head bashed in and her throat cut, the press and police are quick to label it a copycat crime, since it duplicates the extreme methods favored by Overkill Bill. Then Capri’s arrogant ex-mother-in-law is killed in the same fashion, and the SFPD takes a hard look at Capri and her 24-year-old daughter, Morgan, given their family history and their fascination with Bill’s fate. To clear their names, Capri starts snooping around, hoping that what she finds will also exonerate her late grandfather. Capri is a winning protagonist, full of quips and fascinating tidbits about the history of San Francisco, and Chouinard provides her with a fast-paced plot with plenty of moving parts. A sequel would be welcome.
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