The Paul Zacher Mysteries: Murder in Mexico Vol. 1-3

Murder in Mexico #1-3

by John Scherber

The first three of the fifteen Murder in Mexico Mysteries introduces the Paul Zacher Agency. Operating in the ancient hill town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Paul and his friends get entangled in a series of heart stopping cases in the upscale expat colony. Full of intriguing characters, artists, collectors, horsemen, and misfits. In TWENTY CENTAVOS, an antiquities dealer is murdered in his own shop. In THE FIFTH CODEX, a fifth ancient Mayan book is discovered with a disturbing message that sets the Mexican government, a prominent collector, and the Zapatista rebels in motion. In BRUSHWORK, a scandalous American politician is murdered at a fashionable dinner party. An unforgettable introduction to a compelling series.

Genres: Mystery

571 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 25, 2016

About the author

John Scherber, a Minnesota native, settled in México in 2007. He is the author of 15 Paul Zacher mysteries, (The Murder in México series), set in the old colonial hill town of San Miguel de Allende, as well as his three award-winning nonfiction accounts of the expatriate experience, San Miguel de Allende: A Place in the Heart, Into the Heart of Mexico: Expatriates Find Themselves Off the Beaten Path, and Living in San Miguel: The Heart of the Matter. In addition, two volumes of the Townshend Vampire Trilogy have appeared, and a paranormal thriller titled The Devil’s Workshop.
His work is known for its fast pace, irreverent humor, and light-hearted excursions into the worlds of art and antiques––always with an edge of suspense. Neither highbrow nor lowbrow, his books are written as entertainments and dedicated to the enjoyment of reading. While he has acknowledged being no single one of his characters, he also admits to being all of them.

Reviews

[Bonnye Reed]

TheFussyLibrarian

[Ellen White · Rating 5 out of 5]

TWENTY. CENTAVOS
Revenge thinking he had been taken by the art dealer, in what he had bought from him. Leaving a coin in his mouth, which was less than two cents, insignificant, and not used now. The widow wanted him as a painter, to view the scene, he was use to details. The police were not to be trusted, nor to do anything. Checking the desk, he was puzzled, there was no evidence of him and his business transactions.
Good flowing plot, rich with the Mexican settings, paintings and lifestyle.
New author and enjoyed, and looking for more.
THE CODEX
Continuing on with the same people from the first book. In this there are given a book which could having damaging effect on the Mayan separatists. Paul, Maya and Cody, work together in another story rich in Mexican culture and setting
Good series , easy flowing plots, rich in Mexican history and settings.
BRUSHSTROKE
Setting of San Miguel Mexico, the book gives us a good idea of the setting. What it is like to be an artist, his tools. The other characters were rich in detail. Giving us a good mystery, that was excellent in a detail plot.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve review the first two books in this series previously so this is about Brushwork the third book. I enjoyed this book mush more than the second book. It story line made much more sense with its complexity. A fact former Vice President of the United States is murdered and Paul is set up as the murderer.