American travel writer Genie Clarke arrives in Rome chasing the kind of vivid detail that turns a good assignment into a great one.
She’s in a cafe when she overhears a conversation by thugs discussing a secret “project”. It becomes her death sentence as they notice her interest. Clarke is brutally attacked and left for dead. Waking in a hospital she may be alive, but her story is dismissed by the police.
Clarke may be shaken but she’s a smart, observant, woman who is insistent about what happened. It’s the arrival of Detective Leo Angelini, where she get the validation she needs.
Angelini connects the murder of another woman to Clarke’s beating and understands the risk to her is real. He moves her from the hospital to the home of a friend.
She Knew Too Much is a nice departure from the heavy, noir crime fiction I usually feature. Victoria Weisfeld weaves small acts of reliability, moments of vulnerability, and a growing sense Clarke and Angelini are braver together than alone, into a story that’s quite an enjoyable read.
I happily reviewed Weisfeld’s first book Architect of Courage in 2022. Please Click Here to read.
~ June Lorraine Roberts
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