MUGSHOTS OF MANHATTAN - Christin Brecher


Liv Spyer, a young, female photographer, has been working hard to make a name for herself as a professional photographer when she lands the prime job of photographing Bisa ... only the biggest Grammy Award-winning pop star on the planet.

To add to Liv's joy, her new boyfriend, Harry, will be taking her to the opening of Bisa's movie debut. Bisa's sister, Anna, however, is holding a grudge and promises to make PR/photo event into a disaster. This would have such a negative impact on Liv's up-coming career, that she goes after Anna to get her to back off. But it backfires when Anna is killed and Liv becomes the prime suspect. 

Bisa believes in Liv and the two of them will try to find Annay's killer while Liv also tries to keep hold of her relationship with Harry, despite many trying to keep them apart.

This is the second book in the Snapshots of NYC Mystery series and, like the first, is an upbeat, swift, cozy with a young millennial, amateur detective.

It is refreshing to have our protagonist someone young and just trying to get a career going, like this. Everything is new and fresh and exciting for Liv (especially in New York City) and we get to experience that excitement through her eyes. Being a photographer, Live has a good eye for detail, which definitely helps when looking for clues to uncover a murderer. And perhaps it's her youth that has her risking danger or not thinking consequences through all the way.

The mystery is here is fine - it's just enough to keep us guessing, but really it's the character of Liv, her family and friends and associates that hooks us.  Liv is a bit of a 'Pollyanna' - but only a bit, and living in NYC and around a few murders is going to harden her pretty fast.

Overall, this was fun.

Looking for a good book? For a light read and for those who enjoy a good cozy mystery, Mugshots of Manhattan by Christin Brecher is almost picture perfect.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

3-1/2 stars

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Mugshots of Manhattan

author: Christin Brecher

series: Snapshot of NYC Mystery #2

publisher: Kensington Cozies

ISBN: 9781496738837

paperback, 288 pages

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