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First Friday
Agatha Maguire is a somatic psychotherapist who strives to help people resolve their problems by working to support the stress and tension patterns in both their bodies and their minds. When Carla Peterson, a successful and charismatic businesswoman with a problematic personal life comes into her clinic for a session, a ripple of complicated dynamics between Carla and some of Agatha's other clients ensues, climaxing at the clinic's open house when Carla dies under sudden and suspicious circumstances, making everyone present both a suspect and a witness.
Enter Sergeant Velasquez, a formidable detective on the Santa Cruz police force. As Agatha continues to see her clients and study the web of connections between them, she remains one step ahead of the police investigation, ultimately putting herself in danger when she rushes to attempt to prevent a second murder.
Set in the small city of Santa Cruz, First Friday is a study of human psychology and the heart - but take heed when you follow the line of tension to its source.
Hypnogogic hallucinations, love triangles and financial deception abound as Agatha unravels the ways in which her clients' secrets intertwine.
Enter Sergeant Velasquez, a formidable detective on the Santa Cruz police force. As Agatha continues to see her clients and study the web of connections between them, she remains one step ahead of the police investigation, ultimately putting herself in danger when she rushes to attempt to prevent a second murder.
Set in the small city of Santa Cruz, First Friday is a study of human psychology and the heart - but take heed when you follow the line of tension to its source.
Hypnogogic hallucinations, love triangles and financial deception abound as Agatha unravels the ways in which her clients' secrets intertwine.
276 pages, Paperback
Published July 1, 2022
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Eliza West
1 book2 followersEliza West is the author of the Agatha Maguire Mystery Series. She lives in the central coast of California where the series is set. First Friday is her debut novel.
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July 27, 2022
This book is filled with the breezy atmosphere of Santa Cruz-the beautiful descriptions of the
shimmering water and the hiking trails smelling of eucalyptus made me want to be there. West also captures the feel of an artsy small pretty city, where everyone in the "creatives" circle knows everyone else. In the first sparkly scene, our cast of local residents--and soon-to-be murder suspects—drink fragrant tea, talk about pottery and acupuncture, try to hide their burning attractions and resentments, and wonder who else might be contributing to the feeling of tension in the room. (This reminded me of an Agatha Christie novel; this book definitely lives in that literary universe). Another treat here is that Agatha, the central character, in her role as a therapist, knows more about each of the character’s possible motivations for murder than she cares to tell the police. I also loved the way West uses descriptions of Agatha’s work in uncovering the mysteries of people’s pain--as well as her work as an artist finding shapes in a lump of clay--to cleverly illuminate the plot.
shimmering water and the hiking trails smelling of eucalyptus made me want to be there. West also captures the feel of an artsy small pretty city, where everyone in the "creatives" circle knows everyone else. In the first sparkly scene, our cast of local residents--and soon-to-be murder suspects—drink fragrant tea, talk about pottery and acupuncture, try to hide their burning attractions and resentments, and wonder who else might be contributing to the feeling of tension in the room. (This reminded me of an Agatha Christie novel; this book definitely lives in that literary universe). Another treat here is that Agatha, the central character, in her role as a therapist, knows more about each of the character’s possible motivations for murder than she cares to tell the police. I also loved the way West uses descriptions of Agatha’s work in uncovering the mysteries of people’s pain--as well as her work as an artist finding shapes in a lump of clay--to cleverly illuminate the plot.
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