Yawn-fest. The title has really good rhythm to it, but that’s about all that has rhythm to it.

Recently moved back from New York to Miami, stay-at-home mom Miriam Quiñones-Smith is settling into her new life of getting to know her new neighbours and wondering why her husband seems to have forgotten he has a family at home. Meanwhile, her old friend Alma Diaz drags her along to all her networking events and exercise classes. Guess Alma has missed her all these years.

Though the first death in the book happens pretty soon, the story drags on a bit after that with Miriam visiting the park with her son and cooking a meal for her husband. Well, Miriam has no reason to get involved, yet. She only sat next to the woman, barely spoke to her and everyone else seems rather unsurprised the woman just collapsed.

Then another woman collapses and dies at a seminar of a witch doctor / tea pusher. Miriam gets a little concerned, if not curious. The next morning she has a gig at a Latin breakfast show, where she catches a brief glimpse of the witch doctor. He denies he knew the woman that collapsed the previous day. Miriam is sure he is lying.

Meanwhile, there is another man behaving suspiciously in her life: her husband. When he finally gets home to spend time with his family, he also starts spending money like water. When asked about it, his reply is ”I can’t tell you the details.” and ”You have to trust me.” Seriously? The only reason you can’t tell your wife where the money is coming from is if it’s trough criminal activities. A really good pay-package that comes with the new job is no reason for secrecy.

Then Alma is arrested for involvement in the death of the first woman and finally, finally, the snooping can start. Or could start. Because Miriam has also gotten into her head that her husband is having an affair and that they are getting divorced.

*Eye roll*

Biggest redeeming factor of this book is that the police manage to solve the murder of the first woman too. For some reason, the death of the second woman is neglected. Miriam figures it out, but she never share this with the police or confront the person responsible.

I read an ARC through NetGalley.