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Hunting Gold
Lambda Literary Award-winning author returns with a stunning mystery proving that Noir is the new black. A golden city of prosperity, energy, the exciting engine of the American Dream. Just underneath, though, is a dark city, with darker ambitions. This is the world of Cantor Gold, dapper art thief and smuggler, who has her own way of securing the rewards of the American Dream. In the conformist 1950s, when same-sex romance was illegal, Cantor decides that any Law that condemns her as a criminal just for her love of women is not a Law she owes any allegiance to. As an outlaw, she thrives earning fistfuls of cash and living life on her own terms. But someone wants to take it all away. Someone wants to rob Cantor of her success in the underworld, her freedom, her life. Predators are out to destroy the cops who violently raid the Green Door Club, Cantor's favorite watering hole, where the lights are low and the women are willing; and worse, an unknown predator who threatens to destroy Cantor's life, even destroy the lives of people close to her. Murder is one of the weapons in the hunter's arsenal, involving Cantor in the dangerous fate of each corpse. Another is the taunting, threatening notes that turn up on the corpses or at Cantor's door or at the door of people she visits. And then there are the phone calls and a disguised voice. Someone is invading every minute of Cantor Gold's life.
265 pages, Paperback
First published July 12, 2022
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About the author
Ann Aptaker
18 books31 followersNative New Yorker Ann Aptaker has earned a reputation as a respected if cheeky exhibition designer and curator of art during her career in museums and galleries. Taking the approach that what art authorities find uncomfortable the public would likely enjoy, exhibitions Ann has curated have garnered favorable reviews in the New York Times, Art in America, American Art Review, and other publications.
She brings the same attitude and philosophy to her first love: writing, especially a tangy variety of historical crime fiction. Ann’s short stories have appeared in two editions (2003 and 2004) of the noir crime anthology Fedora. Her flash fiction story, “A Night In Town,” appeared in the online zine Punk Soul Poet. In addition to curating and designing art exhibitions and writing crime stories, Ann is also an art writer and an adjunct professor of art history at the New York Institute of Technology. (from the publisher's website)
She brings the same attitude and philosophy to her first love: writing, especially a tangy variety of historical crime fiction. Ann’s short stories have appeared in two editions (2003 and 2004) of the noir crime anthology Fedora. Her flash fiction story, “A Night In Town,” appeared in the online zine Punk Soul Poet. In addition to curating and designing art exhibitions and writing crime stories, Ann is also an art writer and an adjunct professor of art history at the New York Institute of Technology. (from the publisher's website)
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October 19, 2025
Entertaining read!
Both enjoyable and engrossing plotline in this book #6 of the still ongoing fleeting historical gangster 'Cantor Gold Crime' series.
Recommended book and series!
Both enjoyable and engrossing plotline in this book #6 of the still ongoing fleeting historical gangster 'Cantor Gold Crime' series.
Recommended book and series!
June 26, 2022
Bodies are piling up and they all point to Cantor Gold. Although Gold is no innocent when it comes to the law, she is definitely not a killer. Someone is setting Gold up to take a big fall. All she has to her advantage is the cities biggest gangster on her side, if it’s to his advantage, and one detective forced to work with Gold to find the killer. An art thief by trade, Gold knows and understands how the underbelly of the city live. Somewhere she stepped on someone’s toes and they want to bring Gold down.
I am a big fan of this series. The 1950’s noir setting, the style of clothes and the language of that era help me read this story in glorious black and white. The cross dressing Cantor with the impeccable suits and fedoras with her shoulders straight and tall. She does not make excuses for who she is or who she loves.
Aptaker has this genre down pat. Her writing never ceases to entertain and build on the previous books in this series. The action is nonstop with a mystery that has more suspects than victims. This is pure pleasure.
I received an advance review copy from Bywater Books and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I am a big fan of this series. The 1950’s noir setting, the style of clothes and the language of that era help me read this story in glorious black and white. The cross dressing Cantor with the impeccable suits and fedoras with her shoulders straight and tall. She does not make excuses for who she is or who she loves.
Aptaker has this genre down pat. Her writing never ceases to entertain and build on the previous books in this series. The action is nonstop with a mystery that has more suspects than victims. This is pure pleasure.
I received an advance review copy from Bywater Books and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
July 19, 2022
The year is 1955. New York City is a thriving, bustling metropolis with glittering lights on some streets while seedy, dark and dangerous areas exist nearby. Anything involving same sex relationships is against the law and can get you arrested and beaten by the police. This doesn’t stop Cantor Gold, professional art thief and the hero of this tale. She lives her life openly, and proudly wears the clothes, the attitude, and the scars that prove it.
Her profession is always dangerous, but now there is someone who is targeting Cantor. Whoever it is wants to destroy her whole life, including killing the people close to her. The problem is, Cantor has no idea who it is.
Hunting Gold by Ann Aptaker is the sixth book in the “Cantor Gold” series and continues the noir themed murder mystery we have come to enjoy so much. With each novel, I fall a little more in love with Cantor. She is that perfect noir hero…brave, intelligent, and proud. At the same time she is a little broken inside from past heartache which only makes her more vulnerable, which in turn makes her more loveable.
The setting fits the noir theme of the story as well. I honestly feel the author’s descriptions are some of the best aspects of this book. Ms. Aptaker uses all five senses in her descriptions. She describes the scenes so well; I wanted to look over my own shoulder to see if someone was sneaking up on me at times. The mystery will keep you guessing and reading the book nonstop.
Even though this is the sixth book in the series, Hunting Gold can be read as a standalone. However, if you haven’t read the other novels yet, you will definitely want to after reading this one. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and I’m hoping there will be more “Gold” coming soon.
I received an ARC from Bywater Books for an honest review.
Her profession is always dangerous, but now there is someone who is targeting Cantor. Whoever it is wants to destroy her whole life, including killing the people close to her. The problem is, Cantor has no idea who it is.
Hunting Gold by Ann Aptaker is the sixth book in the “Cantor Gold” series and continues the noir themed murder mystery we have come to enjoy so much. With each novel, I fall a little more in love with Cantor. She is that perfect noir hero…brave, intelligent, and proud. At the same time she is a little broken inside from past heartache which only makes her more vulnerable, which in turn makes her more loveable.
The setting fits the noir theme of the story as well. I honestly feel the author’s descriptions are some of the best aspects of this book. Ms. Aptaker uses all five senses in her descriptions. She describes the scenes so well; I wanted to look over my own shoulder to see if someone was sneaking up on me at times. The mystery will keep you guessing and reading the book nonstop.
Even though this is the sixth book in the series, Hunting Gold can be read as a standalone. However, if you haven’t read the other novels yet, you will definitely want to after reading this one. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and I’m hoping there will be more “Gold” coming soon.
I received an ARC from Bywater Books for an honest review.
July 18, 2022
I love all of the Cantor Gold novels, but I’ve been remiss in reviewing them properly.
Something I’ll be correcting in the days to come.
“Hunting Gold” by Ann Aptaker is the latest installment in Cantor Gold’s adventures, and the most gripping one yet!
Cantor Gold stands out. For her wardrobe choices, her background and her scars. But while she is dapper and charming, she also hides a tortured heart. She’s made enemies too, lots of them. But she also has a loyal few friends. They become her lifeline while she’s being targeted and thrust into the police spotlight, forcing Cantor to make an alliance she would never have expected, just to stay on the right side of the law. Which for her, is a bit of an anomaly.
This installment in Cantor’s series is more fast-paced than the others. Someone is clearly targetting Cantor and they don’t give her a moment’s peace to stop and figure things out. They just keep killing and thrusting her into the middle of it.
Hunting Gold is darker than the other books in this series, and considering the last book, that’s really saying something. With every installment in this series, the pressures are greater, the stakes are higher and the potential for loss to Cantor goes far beyond the art she somehow smuggles.
So don’t read this if you’re looking for fluff. Read this if you want terrific, gritty wordscapes. Read this if you want something different in your books. Read this if you want to be plunged headlong into a fast-paced fight to prove Cantor’s innocence. If you want to be sucked into a world of crime, demanding criminal kingpins and characters that won’t let go long after you’ve turned the light out.
If you’re already a fan of Cantor Gold, you’ll love this book.
If you aren’t, you can absolutely enjoy this book without needing to read the others, but you’ll want to when you’re done with Hunting Gold. Go to Bywater Books and get all of them.
If you’ll pardon me, I have to go lift a glass of Chivas Regal in Cantor’s honor.
Something I’ll be correcting in the days to come.
“Hunting Gold” by Ann Aptaker is the latest installment in Cantor Gold’s adventures, and the most gripping one yet!
Cantor Gold stands out. For her wardrobe choices, her background and her scars. But while she is dapper and charming, she also hides a tortured heart. She’s made enemies too, lots of them. But she also has a loyal few friends. They become her lifeline while she’s being targeted and thrust into the police spotlight, forcing Cantor to make an alliance she would never have expected, just to stay on the right side of the law. Which for her, is a bit of an anomaly.
This installment in Cantor’s series is more fast-paced than the others. Someone is clearly targetting Cantor and they don’t give her a moment’s peace to stop and figure things out. They just keep killing and thrusting her into the middle of it.
Hunting Gold is darker than the other books in this series, and considering the last book, that’s really saying something. With every installment in this series, the pressures are greater, the stakes are higher and the potential for loss to Cantor goes far beyond the art she somehow smuggles.
So don’t read this if you’re looking for fluff. Read this if you want terrific, gritty wordscapes. Read this if you want something different in your books. Read this if you want to be plunged headlong into a fast-paced fight to prove Cantor’s innocence. If you want to be sucked into a world of crime, demanding criminal kingpins and characters that won’t let go long after you’ve turned the light out.
If you’re already a fan of Cantor Gold, you’ll love this book.
If you aren’t, you can absolutely enjoy this book without needing to read the others, but you’ll want to when you’re done with Hunting Gold. Go to Bywater Books and get all of them.
If you’ll pardon me, I have to go lift a glass of Chivas Regal in Cantor’s honor.
April 19, 2023
Amazing!
Cantor is in a bit of a pickle when someone is trying to frame her for murder. Working tirelessly, Cantor won't stop and will do whatever it takes to get her hunter off her case.
I always love entering into Cantor's exciting and, more often than not, dangerous world! This time my heart was aching as Cantor came to understand she'd become someone's target, but like Cantor I had no idea who it could be or why. There were so many possibilities and with each chapter I was suspecting someone new, and as each one of them became a suspect I prayed it wasn't going to be them. Not only do I think it would have broken Cantor's heart but it would have broken mine.
I adore Cantor and to have her put through all this really had me worried for her. I was so sure this might be it but hoped not as Cantor is just one of those characters I could read stories about forever. It was so much fun trying to piece together the clues and how Cantor chose to deal with the situation. She did unexpected things and yet in a way, they were all exactly what I expected too. It was great that all the characters that make Cantor's life what it is were around and a part of the story again.
I couldn't put it down and can't recommend this story and series enough. Love reading Cantor's adventures and this one was the most intense yet!
Cantor is in a bit of a pickle when someone is trying to frame her for murder. Working tirelessly, Cantor won't stop and will do whatever it takes to get her hunter off her case.
I always love entering into Cantor's exciting and, more often than not, dangerous world! This time my heart was aching as Cantor came to understand she'd become someone's target, but like Cantor I had no idea who it could be or why. There were so many possibilities and with each chapter I was suspecting someone new, and as each one of them became a suspect I prayed it wasn't going to be them. Not only do I think it would have broken Cantor's heart but it would have broken mine.
I adore Cantor and to have her put through all this really had me worried for her. I was so sure this might be it but hoped not as Cantor is just one of those characters I could read stories about forever. It was so much fun trying to piece together the clues and how Cantor chose to deal with the situation. She did unexpected things and yet in a way, they were all exactly what I expected too. It was great that all the characters that make Cantor's life what it is were around and a part of the story again.
I couldn't put it down and can't recommend this story and series enough. Love reading Cantor's adventures and this one was the most intense yet!
July 10, 2022
Cantor Gold is beyond irresistible, and fans of period-piece mysteries should all sit up straight and take notice when a new Cantor Gold story hits the shelf. She’s charming, suave and a whole lot of trouble, but that might be because she’s a high-end art thief. The fact that she’s not exactly a law abiding citizen doesn’t seem to lessen her appeal; readers still love her. She’s unwaveringly loyal and considerately fair minded, a head-scratching contradiction for a woman of crime. When Ann Aptaker created Gold, she struck it rich with this captivating character, and her latest book in the series is a real gem.
Since Bywater Books announced the mid-July release of Hunting Gold, I’ve been anxiously awaiting its arrival. Let me tell you, the wait was worth it! Aptaker really delivers with this latest book in the Cantor Gold series; it’s a real treat for fans. Often by the fifth or sixth book in a series, things start to get saggy—the plot begins to run thin or the characters begin to look flat. Readers start to lose interest and push the series aside. Not so here; book six is no less appealing than book one. Why? Because Aptaker keeps the storyline fresh, invigorating it with new ideas and surprising character developments. She doesn’t get lazy with the writing. She continues to challenge Cantor, the series’ main character, giving her room to grow and change. Aptaker takes advantage of Cantor’s complex character and flexes her writing muscles, giving readers plenty of twists and turns, keeping them reading late into the night. Quite simply, Hunting Gold is brilliant storytelling and a masterful work of craftsmanship.
Because the Cantor Gold series has been the recipient of Lambda Literary and Goldie Awards in the past, it should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with her work that she’s done her homework and provided readers with a solidly constructed plot befitting the era. Historical fiction requires detailed, believable story worlds and Hunting Gold’s is well suited for its genre and themes. It’s always good when readers are fully engrossed in the world in which the main character inhabits. It makes for exciting reading and Aptaker excels at this. She structures gorgeous settings, layering them with all the appropriate sights and sounds befitting for New York, 1955. Aptaker paints a perfect picture of the seedy side of the city and readers can’t look away.
Final remarks…
Ann Aptaker is a talented writer that knows how to create good, old-fashioned crime novels infused with the perfect amounts of mystery and suspense. Her latest book Hunting Gold is a real treat for period-piece fiction lovers. It slides right into the existing series arc nicely and gives readers more to hope for in book seven. If you aren’t familiar with the Cantor Gold series and enjoy well-written mysteries, then I’d urge you to invest yourself in this one. Get to know Cantor from the beginning though; she’s an excellent character and gets better with each book.
Strengths…
Well-written
Well-paced
Entertaining story
Intriguing mystery
Great characters
Since Bywater Books announced the mid-July release of Hunting Gold, I’ve been anxiously awaiting its arrival. Let me tell you, the wait was worth it! Aptaker really delivers with this latest book in the Cantor Gold series; it’s a real treat for fans. Often by the fifth or sixth book in a series, things start to get saggy—the plot begins to run thin or the characters begin to look flat. Readers start to lose interest and push the series aside. Not so here; book six is no less appealing than book one. Why? Because Aptaker keeps the storyline fresh, invigorating it with new ideas and surprising character developments. She doesn’t get lazy with the writing. She continues to challenge Cantor, the series’ main character, giving her room to grow and change. Aptaker takes advantage of Cantor’s complex character and flexes her writing muscles, giving readers plenty of twists and turns, keeping them reading late into the night. Quite simply, Hunting Gold is brilliant storytelling and a masterful work of craftsmanship.
Because the Cantor Gold series has been the recipient of Lambda Literary and Goldie Awards in the past, it should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with her work that she’s done her homework and provided readers with a solidly constructed plot befitting the era. Historical fiction requires detailed, believable story worlds and Hunting Gold’s is well suited for its genre and themes. It’s always good when readers are fully engrossed in the world in which the main character inhabits. It makes for exciting reading and Aptaker excels at this. She structures gorgeous settings, layering them with all the appropriate sights and sounds befitting for New York, 1955. Aptaker paints a perfect picture of the seedy side of the city and readers can’t look away.
Final remarks…
Ann Aptaker is a talented writer that knows how to create good, old-fashioned crime novels infused with the perfect amounts of mystery and suspense. Her latest book Hunting Gold is a real treat for period-piece fiction lovers. It slides right into the existing series arc nicely and gives readers more to hope for in book seven. If you aren’t familiar with the Cantor Gold series and enjoy well-written mysteries, then I’d urge you to invest yourself in this one. Get to know Cantor from the beginning though; she’s an excellent character and gets better with each book.
Strengths…
Well-written
Well-paced
Entertaining story
Intriguing mystery
Great characters
July 11, 2022
Ann Aptaker has written another fascinating look into the culture of New York City’s underworld in the 1950s. In this outing Cantor Gold, a successful art thief, is being stalked. She has no clue who she’s angered enough to not only kill one of the city’s leading retired mobsters, but his grown daughter as well. The circles those two associated with have nothing to do with Cantor. As the notes she receives, threatening not only her but the people she cares for, escalate, Cantor is desperate enough to work with her worse enemies, a cop, to stop the person out to get her.
Cantor is a flawed character and hasn’t changed from the first book in this series to this latest offering. From the way she thinks to the way she struts around, she could easily be an emotionally stunted teenager. Of course, she has her moments, but as much as her creator wants us to like, even love, Cantor, it’s hard to relate to her.
The storyline is fascinating because it delves into the gay culture as well as the world of criminals and those who pursue them. A lot of Cantor’s bravado fades as the killer continues his/her killing spree and she becomes more vulnerable. Aptaker increases the tension of Cantor’s situation as she moves through her story and keeps it ratcheted up until Cantor realizes who is out to get her.
If you are a fan of this author and the Cantor Gold series, you’ll undoubtedly love this sixth book in the series. If you’re new to the series, reading this book will introduce you to Cantor slowly but surely and you’ll not feel lost because you’re coming to the series late.
My thanks to Bywater Books and Edelweiss for an eARC.
Cantor is a flawed character and hasn’t changed from the first book in this series to this latest offering. From the way she thinks to the way she struts around, she could easily be an emotionally stunted teenager. Of course, she has her moments, but as much as her creator wants us to like, even love, Cantor, it’s hard to relate to her.
The storyline is fascinating because it delves into the gay culture as well as the world of criminals and those who pursue them. A lot of Cantor’s bravado fades as the killer continues his/her killing spree and she becomes more vulnerable. Aptaker increases the tension of Cantor’s situation as she moves through her story and keeps it ratcheted up until Cantor realizes who is out to get her.
If you are a fan of this author and the Cantor Gold series, you’ll undoubtedly love this sixth book in the series. If you’re new to the series, reading this book will introduce you to Cantor slowly but surely and you’ll not feel lost because you’re coming to the series late.
My thanks to Bywater Books and Edelweiss for an eARC.
August 9, 2024
I'm a big fan of Aptaker's Cantor Gold series. Lesbian noir at its best. I love the New York City of the 1950's, Cantor's snappy dressing, the mysteries with their complicated plots, the interesting characters (many of them regulars in the series). If this were a TV series (hey, Netflix! or Max! you should be buying this, there is an audience for it), I'd never miss an episode. In Book 6, someone is killing Cantor Gold's friends in order to make her suffer for some unknown wrong she did the murderer. She is forced to work with people she'd rather not, including the cops, to solve the mystery. Aptaker kept me guessing to the end as to the murderer's identity. I eagerly await Book 7.
August 31, 2023
As always, I admire anyone who can put their heart into writing. (I have a young granddaughter who is about to self publish her first book.) However, this one just didn’t hit the spot for me, sorry.
I use the stars to let me know if this is an author I would read again. It, in no way, reflects the author’s ability to write.
I use the stars to let me know if this is an author I would read again. It, in no way, reflects the author’s ability to write.
July 12, 2022
‘The Law’s gonna label me a criminal just for who I kiss...’ Cantor Gold rides again!
New York author Ann Aptaker has received awards from both Lambda Literary and Golden Crown Literary Society for her popular series CANTOR GOLD, of which HUNTING GOLD is the sixth installment. She also pens short stories that have been published in crime series in Fedora, Switchblade Magazine, and the Mickey Finn crime anthology among others. She has served as a curator for museums and galleries and now is an art writer for various New York Clients.
Ann’s opening into this episode of the life of her now famous heroine - art thief Cantor Gold - sets the tone for this excellent mystery in The Green Door Club, a lesbian nightspot in NYC: ‘The goons in blue burst in, rush the dance floor, flash their badges, and laugh in our faces as they shove their billy clubs between dancing couples, forcing us apart. Women scream in fear and fury. The smack of the sticks against female flesh along low-ct backs of dresses lets loose more screams’ For readers new to this series the tone is set for the action the flows so well in Ann Aptaker’s prose.
And the story takes off as follows: ‘A golden city of prosperity, energy, the exciting engine of the American Dream. Just underneath, though, is a dark city, with darker ambitions. This is the world of Cantor Gold, dapper art thief and smuggler, who has her own way of securing the rewards of the American Dream. In the conformist 1950s, when same-sex romance was illegal, Cantor decides that any Law that condemns her as a criminal just for her love of women is not a Law she owes any allegiance to. As an outlaw, she thrives earning fistfuls of cash and living life on her own terms. But someone wants to take it all away. Someone wants to rob Cantor of everything: her success in the underworld, her freedom, her life. Predators are out to destroy Cantor: the cops who violently raid the Green Door Club, Cantor's favorite watering hole, where the lights are low and the women are willing; and worse, an unknown predator who threatens to destroy Cantor's life, even destroy the lives of people close to her. Murder is one of the weapons in the hunter's arsenal, involving Cantor in the dangerous fate of each corpse. Another is the taunting, threatening notes that turn up on the corpses or at Cantor's door or at the door of people she visits. And then there are the phone calls and a disguised voice. Someone is invading every minute of Cantor Gold's life.’
Pungent, street smart, and rich in character development and mystery weaving, this is a novel that captures the imagination and escorts the reader on one fine and stylish mystery ride. Highly recommended.
New York author Ann Aptaker has received awards from both Lambda Literary and Golden Crown Literary Society for her popular series CANTOR GOLD, of which HUNTING GOLD is the sixth installment. She also pens short stories that have been published in crime series in Fedora, Switchblade Magazine, and the Mickey Finn crime anthology among others. She has served as a curator for museums and galleries and now is an art writer for various New York Clients.
Ann’s opening into this episode of the life of her now famous heroine - art thief Cantor Gold - sets the tone for this excellent mystery in The Green Door Club, a lesbian nightspot in NYC: ‘The goons in blue burst in, rush the dance floor, flash their badges, and laugh in our faces as they shove their billy clubs between dancing couples, forcing us apart. Women scream in fear and fury. The smack of the sticks against female flesh along low-ct backs of dresses lets loose more screams’ For readers new to this series the tone is set for the action the flows so well in Ann Aptaker’s prose.
And the story takes off as follows: ‘A golden city of prosperity, energy, the exciting engine of the American Dream. Just underneath, though, is a dark city, with darker ambitions. This is the world of Cantor Gold, dapper art thief and smuggler, who has her own way of securing the rewards of the American Dream. In the conformist 1950s, when same-sex romance was illegal, Cantor decides that any Law that condemns her as a criminal just for her love of women is not a Law she owes any allegiance to. As an outlaw, she thrives earning fistfuls of cash and living life on her own terms. But someone wants to take it all away. Someone wants to rob Cantor of everything: her success in the underworld, her freedom, her life. Predators are out to destroy Cantor: the cops who violently raid the Green Door Club, Cantor's favorite watering hole, where the lights are low and the women are willing; and worse, an unknown predator who threatens to destroy Cantor's life, even destroy the lives of people close to her. Murder is one of the weapons in the hunter's arsenal, involving Cantor in the dangerous fate of each corpse. Another is the taunting, threatening notes that turn up on the corpses or at Cantor's door or at the door of people she visits. And then there are the phone calls and a disguised voice. Someone is invading every minute of Cantor Gold's life.’
Pungent, street smart, and rich in character development and mystery weaving, this is a novel that captures the imagination and escorts the reader on one fine and stylish mystery ride. Highly recommended.
August 22, 2022
I freaking loved this book. Well, I’ve loved all the Cantor Gold books. But it seems like they get better and better. Cantor is back and someone wants her dead. People around her are getting murdered and she’s on the list, but they are going to play with her psyche first. Also it’s affecting her business as this person is going after not only people she cares about, but people that she supplies to. What’s different in this book is that Cantor has to work with public enemy #1, (well in her world) the cops. Cantor has to work with Sgt Adair, who is forced into it by Sig Loreale top underworld dude, and another of Cantor’s cohorts, of sorts, who basically owns the cops.
To be honest, I kind of liked this part. They work together as mortal enemies in an uneasy alliance and it added a spark and an interesting dimension to Cantor’s comfort in her crime world. I almost got the feeling on some level they respect each other even if they would destroy each other without a single thought if given the chance. I mentioned Sig Loreale but also the usual colorful characters show up. Mom Sheinbaum and Rosie the taxi driver. And well, Cantor’s women. 😊 One does want Cantor to find some peace in that dept. But then again, she might not be Cantor?
This was such a fun ride and lots of tension and suspense around who’s doing it.
Other than this, as ever, the language, and writing itself is just so delicious. “The soft light of the lamp glides along her face and body as if it’s enjoying the ride.” OMG. I just hope this is not the last book.
To be honest, I kind of liked this part. They work together as mortal enemies in an uneasy alliance and it added a spark and an interesting dimension to Cantor’s comfort in her crime world. I almost got the feeling on some level they respect each other even if they would destroy each other without a single thought if given the chance. I mentioned Sig Loreale but also the usual colorful characters show up. Mom Sheinbaum and Rosie the taxi driver. And well, Cantor’s women. 😊 One does want Cantor to find some peace in that dept. But then again, she might not be Cantor?
This was such a fun ride and lots of tension and suspense around who’s doing it.
Other than this, as ever, the language, and writing itself is just so delicious. “The soft light of the lamp glides along her face and body as if it’s enjoying the ride.” OMG. I just hope this is not the last book.
April 12, 2023
In this 6th and most recent (not sure if it's the final) book in the Cantor Gold Series, the focus is on Cantor herself. Someone is not just stalking her but also committed murders of people with whom she's coming in contact, tightening the circle around her with each one. A series of threatening notes and phone calls keep Cantor on edge and guessing who hates her this much to want to get at her.
The suspension and tension builds well here and keeps a reader turning the pages. For that reason I'm giving this 5 stars. Cantor's realization of the identity of the stalker and the big reveal is perhaps a bit of a letdown but not entirely. I still highly recommend this as well as the entire series.
The suspension and tension builds well here and keeps a reader turning the pages. For that reason I'm giving this 5 stars. Cantor's realization of the identity of the stalker and the big reveal is perhaps a bit of a letdown but not entirely. I still highly recommend this as well as the entire series.
August 4, 2022
Another amazing Cantor Gold book!!!❤️❤️❤️
September 26, 2022
Gritty 1950s crime fic. Enjoyed every minute of it.
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