Of course, I did it again. I saw a cover and title I fell for on NetGalley, skimmed the blurb and decided I needed to read it. Did I bother to see it was the second it a series and funnily enough, the first is on my TBR? Did I realize I might have been reading a book in a series when I was about halfway through and thought to look? Yup. So I haven't read the first and while I do feel I missed some backstory with the characters, it in no way stopped me from enjoying this book.

We have a murder mystery set in the 1920s. Prohibition and speakeasies are the backdrop. I keep saying I don't do historical novels well but I guess I do when there's murder and/or poison involved. I enjoyed the tone and felt immersed into the world. The descriptions and talk all seemed to fit for the most part.

I enjoyed the chemistry between all of the characters quite a bit. I felt the dialogue between them all was believable and so were their actions after information was shared each time. I didn't sit there shaking my head like what are you even doing the way I can with period pieces and independent women.

I will say I figured out the murderer early on but the rest of the twists I wasn't quite expecting. Overall a fun, good read and I look forward to finally getting to the first in this series and whenever the third comes out. Because there's no way this series is done