This book is much like a book by this author with a different series. The names and places are changed but the friendships and boyfriend is very similar. But I enjoyed the book. I didn't try to figure out who did it. I let the story play out. I like how this author has a surprise twist at the end. Enjoyed the book.

This was an interesting story of a young girl who blocked out the night her mother was murdered over 20 years ago. Now that she’s an adult, Lisa begins to remember small details from that night so she hires a PI named Tracey Marks to help make sense of her mother’s unsolved murder. There are a lot of red herrings here along with multiple minor storylines that got a little muddled for me however it was a good overall storyline.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with this arc!

I thought it was very well thought out and written excellently would read another by this author!

When Lisa Kane was a little girl, her mother was murdered in cold blood. Investigators figured that the young girl witnessed the murder with her own eyes, but unfortunately, the intense trauma that she experienced left her without a single memory of that fateful night.

The killer was never found, and over 20 years later, Rebecca Kane's murder remained a cold case. Lisa is now a pretty successful fashion designer. But as time goes on, she realizes that her memories of her mother's murder are slowly starting to come back... but are they real or not?

Prior to choosing this book, I didn't know that it was part of a series. The private investigator that Lisa decided to hire to solve her mother's case once and for all is Tracey Marks, and this is the 4th book on her adventures. However, it is a standalone book, so even if you've never read a single Tracey Marks book before, it doesn't really matter.

The book starts out pretty slow for me, but it did ramp up in terms of excitement pretty quickly. Lisa's father, Jacob, was considered the main suspect in the crime, but since he had a solid alibi, he was never charged or anything.

The interesting thing here is that there are actually many characters that can be considered suspects, as well, so if you enjoy guessing games, you're going to like this one.

However, I'm only giving this one a 3.5 because I think it could be a lot more concise at various points throughout the story. Some parts seem to drag on much longer than necessary, and I couldn't help but wish that it went a little faster. Additionally, I think the ending was a bit of a let-down considering all the build-up.

Nevertheless, looking forward to reading more books from this author! Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC.

Memory of murder by Ellen Shapiro.
Lisa Kane was three years old when her mother was murdered. On the night of the murder, Lisa was awakened by a loud noise. Whatever she witnessed at the time, the trauma from that night erased most of her memories. The primary suspect was Lisa’s father, Jason Kane, but he was never arrested since he had an airtight alibi.
Really good read with good characters. Kept me gripped. 4*.

It's always hit or miss for me towards any murder mystery books that I've read so far. The blurbs are really really interesting. I just don't like the ending and how everything turns at the end.
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Lisa Kane was three years old when her mother was murdered. On the night of the murder, Lisa was awakened by a loud noise. Whatever she witnessed at the time, the trauma from that night erased most of her memories. The primary suspect was Lisa’s father, Jason Kane, but he was never arrested since he had an airtight alibi.

Twenty-two years later, Lisa now twenty-five, hires PI Tracey Marks to find her mother’s killer. Lisa’s memory is slowly coming back in flashes, but she isn’t certain what’s real or imagined.

In this thrilling whodunit mystery, Tracey now has to dig deep to unravel the secrets and lies that were never exposed over twenty years ago in order to capture the killer.

Overall this was a fun, exciting book that gave me several hours of escapism and enjoyment. Id definitely read other books released by this author.

Im a sucker for "who dunnit" mystery thrillers and this book definitely delivers! I had no idea what was coming and it kept me on the edge of my seat throughouout.

This was an enjoyable mystery and I was keen to dig in and learn if Tracy could solve the cold case of the murder of Lisa’s mother. There was plenty to investigate, lots to ponder and my interest was kept until the end of the book.
I felt that there was a lot of deep discussion and at times I was distracted, I wanted to ‘hurry up’ the storyline and cut some of the long winded explanations. Connection with the characters wasn’t as constant as I would have liked.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I liked this mystery, but it got a little boring to me. I was still interested in who killed Rebecca, but there was a lot of repetitive things Tracy kept doing over and over. And it might not bother others, which is fine, but it did bother me a tad. For most though, I’m sure, if you love a good mystery, you’ll love or at least like it. I’m probably just being a little cranky right now. Haha...Thank you to #NetGalley and the publishers, Indies United Publishing House, for the opportunity to read and review #MemoryOfMurder with my honest thoughts.

Interesting but not really my cup of tea. Well written I just personally couldn’t get into the story. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

It's interesting what our memory does to shield us from suffering and from shock. Lisa was 3 years old when she saw her mother dead and probably her murderer, but she does remember much. After she hired a PI to find the culprit, learning a few nuggets about what may have happened she starts remembering a few things and those things help to unravel the past. Tracey, the PI, also has to face her own demons, she lost her parents early in life and is afraid of relationships because she does not want the feeling of being left alone again. Was Lisa's father the real assassin? Who was her murder? How about her brother? The more Tracey looks into the past of the murdered woman, the more possible culprits arise and more difficult information to relay to her daughter.
A well-written and put-together story got my attention from the beginning, was easy to read, and very entertaining!
I downloaded a free copy of this book through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

When Lisa Kane was a little girl, her mother was murdered. Twenty-two years later, Lisa's memory of the event starts to come back in flashes. She hires PI Tracey Marks to find her mother's killer and discover once and for all if her father, Jason Kane, was responsible.

I was instantly interested when I read the summary of this book, but unfortunately I didn't feel it lived up to my expectations. I felt the writing was choppy and abrupt at times, which pulled me out of the story. I know in a lot of ARCs formatting and punctuation issues will be fixed, and I hope that's the case here- there were enough issues that it was really distracting. The writing was very descriptive, but I felt this detracted from the plot. A lot of the descriptions seemed overly detailed and unnecessary. This was a shame because I feel like the plot has a lot of potential. It was fun trying to figure out the killer when it seems like everyone is a suspect.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by #NetGalley for my honest opinion.

An enjoyable read. Tracey the private investigator delves into a cold case from 20 years ago. Its a relaxing read with not too many characters but alongside the investigation we have a few other stories going on connected with her love live, her friends and also her amazing visits to cafe's/deli's/restaurants and some of the food sounds wonderful . I will look for this author again.

This my first time reading this author. And despite some of the reviews I really enjoyed the book and plan on going back and reading the first three in the series. Well done.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by BooksGoSocial and #NetGalley for my honest opinion.

This one didn’t grab me.

Intriguing and compelling I really enjoyed this read. It took me a little longer to get through but fun nonetheless.

I was so disappointed in this. The story wasn't gripping AT ALL, which is the biggest disappointment when reading a mystery. There was some suspense throughout, but overall there was little intrigue to really carry the actual "who done it" plot. It's FINE, the book just didn't follow through on the potential it had.

I just did not care for this book. It didn't keep me on the edge of my seat. By the end, I didn't care who did it.

I really enjoyed reading this thriller, the story was intriguing and kept my attention the whole way through I couldn't wait to find out how it unraveled. A great book