Jupiter's Daughter

Katy Klein #2

by Karen Irving

Gripping, engaging and clever, Jupiter's Daughter features Katy Klein, an opinionated 45-year-old single mom with a quick eye and acerbic wit. She's a social worker turned professional astrologer who becomes involved in the suspicious death of Marion Stanley. In her attempt to help Marion's 13-year-old runaway daughter Rose, Katy is drawn into a sinister web of deceit and abuse involving a fundamentalist church.

Genres: Mystery

336 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

Reviews

[Debbie Roeges · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating 3.5/5
Good book! I don’t know too much about astrology, but I found it interesting with her background in psychology and then moving onto astrology; the thoughts and ideas that come can come together with those two backgrounds.
Anyhow, a nice short read of a murder mystery. I will check out her other book.

[Heather(Gibby) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the first book enough to continue with the series, and this book is another engaging mystery.

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book in the Katy Klein series (unfortunately it was stopped at 3 books, so far, due to publishing matters). I haven't read the books in order, but it doesn't seem to have affected my reading pleasure. I do recommend you read them in order as there are personal aspects of Katy Klein's character and social life that develop over the course of the series that are better sorted if you read in order. I have to say this has been a most enjoyable series. The first book was a nice intro to Katy, the astrologer, her friends and her life. Each other story has improved on the intro. The stories have moved along nicely, I particularly enjoy the setting (Ottawa, Canada) as I lived there for many years and it has been fun visiting again. The stories are mystery light, a la MC Beaton and such writers, but still, there is nicely developed tension and interesting plot lines. I do hope Karen Irving decides to continue the series as it's excellent.

[Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good try but not tight or focused enough. The central character--who seems poised for a series--is not developed enough. Why does she keep doing things that defy logic and/or put her in danger? She offers everyone else an opinion but isn't very introspective. And the killer was beyond belief.