A serial killer targetting the dancers in a club in the red district is on the loose in Hamburg and it seems that until he is found, there is no safe place for women. Chastity Riley though is decided to find him, by trying to get into the criminal´s mind. A terrific yet possible challenge.
The Acapulco by German crime writer Simone Buchholz is part of the series featuring the ingenious and stubborn woman detective. The book was initially published earlier in German as Revolverherz and was especially re-written for being published by Orenda Books, in the inspired translation by Rachel Ward. The book is somehow in the middle of the series but one can understand what it is all about and personality details of Chastity from this first encounter only, without necessarily getting back to the whole series. However, after this first encounter a real lover of crime novels will not miss any single volume from the series, because the writing is addictive and the action is both eventful and prepared with a smart pinch of good humour.
Germany crime writing is very well represented those days, but very often it does not go outside the German speaking realm. Buchholz is definitely one of the most articulated among the women writers for her sense of humour as well as the sharp minds of the women characters.
Riley is stubborn and with a sharp mind, and her journey of finding the criminal is challenging from the point of view of the solution(s) endeavoured. I also loved that a woman was assigned a main role in the crime finding riddle. There are never enough women whose super powers are enough recognized. Literature is important in changing the mindsets and usual stereotypes about women.
A special note to the cover which is just in complete sync with the content of the book.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
Thanks for the blog tour support x
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