Scent of Murder: An Issy Castillo Murder Mystery

By Carolina Dow

Book Overview

Issy Castillo is overjoyed to land her first job teaching Spanish at a small university in her Boulder, Colorado, hometown. Here, she can pursue her academic dreams, reconnect with her Hispanic roots, and-who knows?-maybe find true love.

But her life decidedly takes a downturn when she finds her chief romantic interest, the witty and personable theater professor, strangled in his office with her scarf. Discovered kneeling over the body, she becomes a prime suspect in the murder. Driven to clear her name and ferret out the killer's identity, Issy becomes entangled in a sticky web woven from the threads of passion and pundonor, the Latino interpretation of honor and integrity.

Will Issy find the murderer before a second victim, possibly Issy herself, succumbs to the killer's devious plot?

The first in the Latino crime fiction series starring a spunky Latina college professor and amateur aromatherapist, the plot will keep readers guessing until the final curtain drops.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168512724X
• ISBN13: 9781685127244
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Level Best Books
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

New series

The new professor in the office with her own scarf. Or not. Accused and humiliated, Issy undertakes a new task: murder investigation with more than a little psychic help (which she was not quite prepared for). Great summer afternoon read with lots of new things to learn! I requested and received a temporary uncorrected digital galley from Level Best Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles via NetGalley. Pub Date Aug 20, 2025 #ScentofMurder by Carolina Dow #IssyCastilloMurderMysteriesBk1 @levelbestbooks #NetGalley @ibpalovesindies **** review #goodreads #bookbub #librarything #storygraph #newseries #cozymystery #aromatherapy #recipes #Spanishheritage #professor #supernatural #urbanfantasy #family #friends #localcops #psychic #murder #investigation #amateursleuth