MURDER’S LEGACY
A Tori Winters Mystery, Book 2
by
Anita Dickason
Mystery / Amateur Sleuth / Women Sleuths
Publisher: Mystic Circle Books
Date of Publication: February 17, 2023
Number of Pages: 378 pages
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Secrets that defy time!
An inconceivable disaster brings Tori Winters’ plans for the historic house she inherited to a traumatic standstill. A section of the escape tunnel built by her great-grandfather, a notorious Dallas gangster, has collapsed. Within the rubble, there is a gruesome discovery. A skeleton with a bullet hole in the skull.
The shocking cave-in triggers an ominous scheme to condemn her property as accusations arise that the tunnel is dangerous.
Embattled, Tori soon discovers that more than the destruction of the house is on the line. It seems she can’t escape the past. It keeps clawing its way into her life with deadly consequences.
Who hides in the shadows with a motive for murder?
And … is Tori the target?
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This series has all the things I love – mystery, murder, set in Texas, history, and casinos. Ok, maybe I don’t really love murders, but I think you know where I’m going with this.
We met Tori in the first book when she inherited a home from a family member she didn’t know she had in Granbury, Texas. If you aren’t familiar with this smaller town, it has a historic square with shops, restaurants, and a theater. If you happen to live close enough to this town, go check it out. While the book references some of the downtown areas, it is not the main focal point. I thought it was an excellent suggestion for you to go visit!
The mysteries are set in the home she inherits, which is in the process of being turned into an inn. We learn about a secret tunnel in the first book that her grandfather used for his gambling as an escape route for players, or for a way for them to bring in illegal hooch, or whatever situation arose. In this novel, a skeleton is discovered when part of the tunnel collapses. There are few clues to determine whom it belongs to, but that doesn’t stop Tori from investigating. However, some people don’t want that identity to come out, and Tori finds herself in danger multiple times over the course of the book. Luckily, she has great friends surrounding her that help her uncover the mystery and even save her life a time or two.
I was pulled into this book from the beginning, and it did not let me go until the end. I even stayed up into the wee hours so I could finish this book. I always try and decipher the clues to unmask the killer, but I wasn’t even close in this book. I don’t mind because it was an amazing journey, and I chuckled when certain people were put into their place. Tori’s dream to create the inn is still going to run into some issues in future books because of a particular individual that wants the property to develop. But in this book, she has to deal with the city canceling permits and more based on one person’s input. This is not how government is supposed to work, but it is a good ol’ boy network out there, especially in smaller towns. I love that Tori is not giving in to the pressures and creating a space for visitors to the town. She has also brought in four women that help her run different aspects of the inn, which is clever of her. Why try and do everything yourself when others have better skill sets?
I enjoyed the history of casino chips that is a part of this story. Who knew that a lot of this could be uncovered? We also continue to learn more about Tori’s family and their ties to casinos and other illegal events.
I look forward to the next installment in this series and how the inn is progressing. And perhaps the sparks of romance between Tori and David will ignite further.
We give this book 5 paws up!
Award-winning Author Anita Dickason is a twenty-two-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department. She served as a patrol officer, undercover narcotics detective, advanced accident investigator, tactical officer, and first female sniper on the Dallas SWAT team.
Anita writes about what she knows, cops and crime. Her police background provides an unending source of inspiration for her plots and characters. Many incidents and characters portrayed in her books are based on personal experience. For her, the characters are the fun part of writing as she never knows where they will take her. There is always something out of the ordinary in her stories.
In Anita’s debut novel, Sentinels of the Night, she created an elite FBI Unit, the Trackers. Since then, she has added three more Tracker crime thrillers, Going Gone!, A u 7 9, and Operation Navajo, which are not a series and can be read in any order, and Deadly Business, a crime thriller.
As a Texas author, many of Anita’s books are based in Texas, or there is a link to Texas. When she stepped outside of the Tracker novels and wrote Not Dead and the Tori Winters Mysteries series, she set them in the small Texas communities of Meridian and Granbury, respectively.
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Wow, loved this. Thank you so much. I’ve been looking forward to your comments. For me, the series has been fun and challenging to write.
I’m reading this now and one of the things I love is what you said — she hires a load of people with skill sets to do what needs doing! Ah, to have the luxury of bazillions of dollars to do that. Thanks for a great review!