After being contracted to find a painting that was stolen from a local museum, Freya and her Aunt Carole manage to board an antiques cruise as subject matter experts (after previously being told their services were not needed). They then become entangled in various murders and an FBI manhunt for the mysterious collector, the ringleader of black market art trafficking. We see some characters return from the first novel, and many new and interesting characters as well. Again the mystery is full of twists and turns as the author sets up the various facets of what’s going on. This is very slow paced and detailed, something you really want to take your time with and examine all the facts. This leads me to think of it as more of a traditional mystery with the locked room aspect, but still manages to incorporate some cozy elements. I also like the development of a possible romantic interest for Freya, as it shows her development from the first book. Seems like a third book is on the horizon so I’m excited to see where we go from here

 

Thanks to Netgalley and Atria books for this e-ARC that I chose to read and review