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Memory of Murder
Lisa Kane was three years old when her mother was murdered. On the night of the murder, Lisa was awakened by a loud noise. Whatever she witnessed at the time, the trauma from that night erased most of her memories. The primary suspect was Lisa’s father, Jason Kane, but he was never arrested since he had an airtight alibi.
Twenty-two years later, Lisa now twenty-five, hires PI Tracey Marks to find her mother’s killer. Lisa’s memory is slowly coming back in flashes, but she isn’t certain what’s real or imagined.
In this thrilling whodunit mystery, Tracey now has to dig deep to unravel the secrets and lies that were never exposed over twenty years ago in order to capture the killer.
Twenty-two years later, Lisa now twenty-five, hires PI Tracey Marks to find her mother’s killer. Lisa’s memory is slowly coming back in flashes, but she isn’t certain what’s real or imagined.
In this thrilling whodunit mystery, Tracey now has to dig deep to unravel the secrets and lies that were never exposed over twenty years ago in order to capture the killer.
332 pages, Paperback
Published October 11, 2021
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September 18, 2021
I was given an Advanced Readers’ Copy of the Memory of Murder through BooksGoSocial via NetGalley. This was my first time reviewing for a book via the mentioned site and I am thrilled and honored to do so.
Memory of Murder turned out to be a 4th book of the Tracey Marks Mystery which I honestly didn’t know until I found the book in NetGalley. I loved mystery-thriller books so I kind of had high expectations with this book after reading the book summary.
To be honest, it started with the right setting, about a cold murder case which happened 20 years ago, which I thought was like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo vibe. The investigator, Tracey, then proceeded to reinvestigate the murder through going back to the main suspect who was Lisa’s father (which they can’t incriminate because he had solid alibi) and Lisa’s uncle who was believed to had an argument with his sister.
I don’t know if it was because I was anxious to find out who the main suspect was which made me to finish the book in one sitting, or maybe because it was just short and draggy. To be honest, it was a page-turner and it hooked me to all the details and the unraveled mysteries of the prime suspects of the murder. I was nearly 88% finished when I kind of expected that this book will surprised me with who the real suspect was and his motive.
On the 95% mark, this was when I was on the edge of myself and I just couldn’t imagine finding the suspect with the 5% unread part left. I even thought there’s a part two because you just couldn’t read a book with a carefully-laid out evidence like that!
The real suspect was exposed and I find it disappointing that it ended like that. It felt that the author decided to abandon her ship and decided to just end the novel with that kind of suspect, alibi and ending.
I’d rate it 3 stars because I believe the book had so much potential from the start.
Memory of Murder turned out to be a 4th book of the Tracey Marks Mystery which I honestly didn’t know until I found the book in NetGalley. I loved mystery-thriller books so I kind of had high expectations with this book after reading the book summary.
To be honest, it started with the right setting, about a cold murder case which happened 20 years ago, which I thought was like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo vibe. The investigator, Tracey, then proceeded to reinvestigate the murder through going back to the main suspect who was Lisa’s father (which they can’t incriminate because he had solid alibi) and Lisa’s uncle who was believed to had an argument with his sister.
I don’t know if it was because I was anxious to find out who the main suspect was which made me to finish the book in one sitting, or maybe because it was just short and draggy. To be honest, it was a page-turner and it hooked me to all the details and the unraveled mysteries of the prime suspects of the murder. I was nearly 88% finished when I kind of expected that this book will surprised me with who the real suspect was and his motive.
On the 95% mark, this was when I was on the edge of myself and I just couldn’t imagine finding the suspect with the 5% unread part left. I even thought there’s a part two because you just couldn’t read a book with a carefully-laid out evidence like that!
The real suspect was exposed and I find it disappointing that it ended like that. It felt that the author decided to abandon her ship and decided to just end the novel with that kind of suspect, alibi and ending.
I’d rate it 3 stars because I believe the book had so much potential from the start.
May 27, 2022
When Lisa Kane was a little girl, her mother was murdered in cold blood. Investigators figured that the young girl witnessed the murder with her own eyes, but unfortunately, the intense trauma that she experienced left her without a single memory of that fateful night.
The killer was never found, and over 20 years later, Rebecca Kane's murder remained a cold case. Lisa is now a pretty successful fashion designer. But as time goes on, she realizes that her memories of her mother's murder are slowly starting to come back... but are they real or not?
Prior to choosing this book, I didn't know that it was part of a series. The private investigator that Lisa decided to hire to solve her mother's case once and for all is Tracey Marks, and this is the 4th book on her adventures. However, it is a standalone book, so even if you've never read a single Tracey Marks book before, it doesn't really matter.
The book starts out pretty slow for me, but it did ramp up in terms of excitement pretty quickly. Lisa's father, Jacob, was considered the main suspect in the crime, but since he had a solid alibi, he was never charged or anything.
The interesting thing here is that there are actually many characters that can be considered suspects, as well, so if you enjoy guessing games, you're going to like this one.
However, I'm only giving this one a 3.5 because I think it could be a lot more concise at various points throughout the story. Some parts seem to drag on much longer than necessary, and I couldn't help but wish that it went a little faster. Additionally, I think the ending was a bit of a let-down considering all the build-up.
Nevertheless, looking forward to reading more books from this author! Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC.
The killer was never found, and over 20 years later, Rebecca Kane's murder remained a cold case. Lisa is now a pretty successful fashion designer. But as time goes on, she realizes that her memories of her mother's murder are slowly starting to come back... but are they real or not?
Prior to choosing this book, I didn't know that it was part of a series. The private investigator that Lisa decided to hire to solve her mother's case once and for all is Tracey Marks, and this is the 4th book on her adventures. However, it is a standalone book, so even if you've never read a single Tracey Marks book before, it doesn't really matter.
The book starts out pretty slow for me, but it did ramp up in terms of excitement pretty quickly. Lisa's father, Jacob, was considered the main suspect in the crime, but since he had a solid alibi, he was never charged or anything.
The interesting thing here is that there are actually many characters that can be considered suspects, as well, so if you enjoy guessing games, you're going to like this one.
However, I'm only giving this one a 3.5 because I think it could be a lot more concise at various points throughout the story. Some parts seem to drag on much longer than necessary, and I couldn't help but wish that it went a little faster. Additionally, I think the ending was a bit of a let-down considering all the build-up.
Nevertheless, looking forward to reading more books from this author! Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC.
October 14, 2021
I am a big fan of Shapiro’s writing but this newest book in the Tracey Marks series is the best yet! Tracey, a female Private Investigator, her boyfriend Jack, her cousin Alan, her best friend Lisa, all the main characters are involved, which makes me feel like I am back among old friends. As always, Tracey gets a new case when a young woman wants to hire her to find out who killed her mother twenty-odd years ago. The police never charged anyone because their prime suspect, the husband, and father, had a solid alibi.
Shapiro’s plot presents a tangled web of lies, hidden agendas, and a wealth of suspects far beyond what the police found. As Tracey moves thru the list of family, friends, and co-workers she quickly discovers that there are several suspects. The story kept me turning pages as I tried to figure out who the actual killer was and how Tracey was going to solve this. It was rather scary that there ended up being so many suspects that were buried enough below the surface that the police did not find any of them.
Throw into the storyline the usual get to know the characters better because this is after all a series and you get great reading! Tracey struggles to decide just how serious she is going to get with Jack, she continues to be excited and a good supportive friend to Lisa over her pregnancy and spending time with her cousin’s two-year-old son, Michael.
Although this is definitely part of a series I think it is readable as a stand-alone novel and I certainly encourage everyone who loves a great mystery to grab a copy and enjoy it!
Shapiro’s plot presents a tangled web of lies, hidden agendas, and a wealth of suspects far beyond what the police found. As Tracey moves thru the list of family, friends, and co-workers she quickly discovers that there are several suspects. The story kept me turning pages as I tried to figure out who the actual killer was and how Tracey was going to solve this. It was rather scary that there ended up being so many suspects that were buried enough below the surface that the police did not find any of them.
Throw into the storyline the usual get to know the characters better because this is after all a series and you get great reading! Tracey struggles to decide just how serious she is going to get with Jack, she continues to be excited and a good supportive friend to Lisa over her pregnancy and spending time with her cousin’s two-year-old son, Michael.
Although this is definitely part of a series I think it is readable as a stand-alone novel and I certainly encourage everyone who loves a great mystery to grab a copy and enjoy it!
October 21, 2021
When Lisa Kane was a little girl, her mother was murdered. Twenty-two years later, Lisa's memory of the event starts to come back in flashes. She hires PI Tracey Marks to find her mother's killer and discover once and for all if her father, Jason Kane, was responsible.
I was instantly interested when I read the summary of this book, but unfortunately I didn't feel it lived up to my expectations. I felt the writing was choppy and abrupt at times, which pulled me out of the story. I know in a lot of ARCs formatting and punctuation issues will be fixed, and I hope that's the case here- there were enough issues that it was really distracting. The writing was very descriptive, but I felt this detracted from the plot. A lot of the descriptions seemed overly detailed and unnecessary. This was a shame because I feel like the plot has a lot of potential. It was fun trying to figure out the killer when it seems like everyone is a suspect.
This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by #NetGalley for my honest opinion.
I was instantly interested when I read the summary of this book, but unfortunately I didn't feel it lived up to my expectations. I felt the writing was choppy and abrupt at times, which pulled me out of the story. I know in a lot of ARCs formatting and punctuation issues will be fixed, and I hope that's the case here- there were enough issues that it was really distracting. The writing was very descriptive, but I felt this detracted from the plot. A lot of the descriptions seemed overly detailed and unnecessary. This was a shame because I feel like the plot has a lot of potential. It was fun trying to figure out the killer when it seems like everyone is a suspect.
This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by #NetGalley for my honest opinion.
October 22, 2021
It's interesting what our memory does to shield us from suffering and from shock. Lisa was 3 years old when she saw her mother dead and probably her murderer, but she does remember much. After she hired a PI to find the culprit, learning a few nuggets about what may have happened she starts remembering a few things and those things help to unravel the past. Tracey, the PI, also has to face her own demons, she lost her parents early in life and is afraid of relationships because she does not want the feeling of being left alone again. Was Lisa's father the real assassin? Who was her murder? How about her brother? The more Tracey looks into the past of the murdered woman, the more possible culprits arise and more difficult information to relay to her daughter.
A well-written and put-together story got my attention from the beginning, was easy to read, and very entertaining!
I downloaded a free copy of this book through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
A well-written and put-together story got my attention from the beginning, was easy to read, and very entertaining!
I downloaded a free copy of this book through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
November 22, 2021
I liked this mystery, but it got a little boring to me. I was still interested in who killed Rebecca, but there was a lot of repetitive things Tracy kept doing over and over. And it might not bother others, which is fine, but it did bother me a tad. For most though, I’m sure, if you love a good mystery, you’ll love or at least like it. I’m probably just being a little cranky right now. Haha...Thank you to #NetGalley and the publishers, Indies United Publishing House, for the opportunity to read and review #MemoryOfMurder with my honest thoughts.
January 3, 2022
This was an enjoyable mystery and I was keen to dig in and learn if Tracy could solve the cold case of the murder of Lisa’s mother. There was plenty to investigate, lots to ponder and my interest was kept until the end of the book.
I felt that there was a lot of deep discussion and at times I was distracted, I wanted to ‘hurry up’ the storyline and cut some of the long winded explanations. Connection with the characters wasn’t as constant as I would have liked.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I felt that there was a lot of deep discussion and at times I was distracted, I wanted to ‘hurry up’ the storyline and cut some of the long winded explanations. Connection with the characters wasn’t as constant as I would have liked.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
April 27, 2022
Memory of murder by Ellen Shapiro.
Lisa Kane was three years old when her mother was murdered. On the night of the murder, Lisa was awakened by a loud noise. Whatever she witnessed at the time, the trauma from that night erased most of her memories. The primary suspect was Lisa’s father, Jason Kane, but he was never arrested since he had an airtight alibi.
Really good read with good characters. Kept me gripped. 4*.
Lisa Kane was three years old when her mother was murdered. On the night of the murder, Lisa was awakened by a loud noise. Whatever she witnessed at the time, the trauma from that night erased most of her memories. The primary suspect was Lisa’s father, Jason Kane, but he was never arrested since he had an airtight alibi.
Really good read with good characters. Kept me gripped. 4*.
December 7, 2023
This was an interesting story of a young girl who blocked out the night her mother was murdered over 20 years ago. Now that she’s an adult, Lisa begins to remember small details from that night so she hires a PI named Tracey Marks to help make sense of her mother’s unsolved murder. There are a lot of red herrings here along with multiple minor storylines that got a little muddled for me however it was a good overall storyline.
March 20, 2024
This book is much like a book by this author with a different series. The names and places are changed but the friendships and boyfriend is very similar. But I enjoyed the book. I didn't try to figure out who did it. I let the story play out. I like how this author has a surprise twist at the end. Enjoyed the book.
December 15, 2021
The main character Tracey Marks is a real, relatable woman with determination. This has to be her toughest case so far and with each book she is growing into a great PI who has the personal insight needed to help the reader just keep coming back for more.
September 20, 2021
I really enjoyed reading this thriller, the story was intriguing and kept my attention the whole way through I couldn't wait to find out how it unraveled. A great book
October 4, 2021
This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by BooksGoSocial and #NetGalley for my honest opinion.
This one didn’t grab me.
This one didn’t grab me.
October 11, 2021
This my first time reading this author. And despite some of the reviews I really enjoyed the book and plan on going back and reading the first three in the series. Well done.
November 23, 2021
Interesting but not really my cup of tea. Well written I just personally couldn’t get into the story. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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