The Serenity Murder

A Luca Mystery Crime Thriller, Book 3

By: Dan Petrosini

Narrated by: Peter Lerman

All that serenity was broken by human behavior gone off the rails. Philanthropist Marilyn Boggs, is murdered on her private island near Naples.

Though irresponsible and spoiled, Marilyn was a pillar of the community. Who'd want her dead?

There's a huge difference between fear and being afraid and the suspects in this murder feared their existence was in jeopardy.

Det. Luca instincts point to the husband whose motives are clear but inconveniently, other, credible suspects surface.

Full of betrayal, tension, and suspense, Det. Luca is back in another hard-boiled mystery.

The Serenity Murder is the third novel in the Luca Mystery series.

You'll love this story for its characters, grit, and mystery.

Fans of Law and Order, CSI and House of Cards will love this gripping mystery crime thriller! The Serenity Murder can be listened to as a stand-alone novel.

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©2018 Dan Petrosini (P)2019 Dan Petrosini

Mystery. Wine. Humor.

An enjoyable murder mystery. Weird detective. Some good humor. Wine lesson.
I listened to audio version. Narrator did a good job.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book from Story Origin.

Interesting

It was well read but too slow paced for me. Loved the narration though. It just kept me wanting to rush through it though.

Great detective novel

It quite a while since I last listened to a Luca mystery. And picking this up was like a reunion with an old friend.
Good solid detective mystery. The type of book where you just want to keep reading /listening.
And great narration by Peter Lerman.
I received a free copy of this audio book at my own request and voluntarily leave this review.

Great mystery to pass the time.

So this is book 3 of the series and I haven't read any of the first 2 books.

The author did a good job on the character developments. The story is told in a first person point of view and from the point of several characters. The switching of characters was through their own chapters, which is named after them so you don't get too confused when reading/listening.

It starts off quite slow, but when the mystery is revealed then it is very interesting to read/listen to.

The Narrator did a good job reading, but the issue was, there was no difference between characters, so it can break the illusion of hearing the story and trying to remember that it is a different character and not one of the other multiple ones that are talked about.

I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving am honest review

Good police procedural

Once the mystery got going, I really enjoyed this police procedural story. The only reason I did not give this book 5 stars is that the first 1/3 of the book was slow and did not seem to be going anywhere with information about wines and art and no action. But once there was a murder and Detective Luca got involved then the story picked up and became a good mystery. Because of the isolated island that the murder occurred upon, there were only 3 viable suspects but the story still took many turns that kept the reader guessing until the end. I received a complimentary review copy and am voluntarily leaving a review.

not my read

it was okay, not my style of book or writing. Characters were okay. If you like the short detective type stories, this might be a good read for you.

So, so

While the story line was interesting for a murder mystery, the entirety of the book was very simplistic.

The sing-song narrator totally ruined it for me. The characters lacked depth and a identification. A stronger narrator would have helped a lot!

A great mystery!

I liked the way in which this book is structured. Having the points of view of both, one of the suspects and the police investigating the case is truly original. Particularly when having the suspect's POV is not a way to truly cleaning him up from the crime as he is, at the very least, a very unreliable narrator. That makes it not only original but also truly engaging.

I enjoyed the rapport between Luca and Vargas, and I hope they will continue to work together.

The mystery is very well done and keeps you guessing until the end.

Peter Lerman does a good job narrating this story.

Serenity in paradise is murder

This is the first book by this author that I have listened to and I quite enjoyed it. It took me a while to work out each chapter starts with the name of who's perspective each chapter is about, as there was a number of suspects who wanted to kill Marilyn and you got a few of those reasons before she died. But as all three suspects could have done it the book kept you guessing until the end.
Luca and his partner are called to a private island to investigate the murder of a very wealthy lady. Being on an island limits who could have done it but with three very plausible suspects on hand things aren't that simple as the two partners try to find a way to cut the suspect list down to reveal the murder.
The narrator was easy to listen to.

Enjoyable listen

The Serenity Murder (A Luca Mystery #3), my fourth read from author Dan Petrosini. Seriously well-developed, it takes some getting used to as the author writes in both the first person and also the third. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reading & reviewing it. Peter Lerman’s talented narration adds to the book's enjoyment, reminiscent of narrator Bill Nevitt in tone & voice, his narration was nothing less than excellent. Owning both the Kindle & Audible editions I was able to follow along while being read to. I look forward to reading more from this author and in this series. "I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review." (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).