Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern


Tricks of Fortune is the second novel in the Katie True series and it offered up another great mystery.  Katie was saved by a police officer when she was a baby.  The story catapulted both of them into small town fame.  Now Lieutenant Matthew Peterson has been murdered and Katie's friend Gina is the prime suspect. Katie once again teams up with Jaime to figure out what really happened.  

This novel dug a little deeper into Katie's past and how she got into Tarot cards.  The reader also learned a little more about her past family.  I also want to mention that even though this is a series, one could read this novel and enjoy the story without having read the first one.  I did enjoy the first novel a little more than this one but I thought this was a solid mystery.  There were hints of romance and many layers to the story.  There were good action packed moments. The author also did a great job with the mystery as it took me awhile to put all the pieces together.  Katie is such an interesting character and I really like that Tarot Card angle.  It brings an interesting and unique perspective to the story.  


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