The Madness of Mercury by Connie Di Marco

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The Madness of Mercury

by Connie di Marco
Series: Zodiac Mystery #1
on October 8, 2020
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 206
Format: Kindle
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San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti never thought murder would be part of her practice. But when a disastrous Mercury retrograde period hits, her life and practice is turned upside down, along with that of many of her colleagues who practice in the city. San Francisco has fallen under the spell of the Prophet’s Tabernacle, a religious cult that has descended upon the city. Reverend Roy, a Mercury-ruled, silver-tongued preacher offers a message of love and charity to the less fortunate, but Julia soon learns that the Reverend’s charity doesn’t extend to anyone who stands in his way. The Reverend is waging war on sin as he perceives it, targeting psychics, Wiccans, mediums, astrologers, gays, and anyone else he considers an abomination unto the Lord.

Driven from her apartment, Julia seeks shelter with her client and friend, Dorothy. Dorothy has separated from her spouse and is caring for her two elderly aunts at their home on Telegraph Hill. Dorothy’s aunt, Evandra, appears stricken with dementia and her other aunt, Eunice, has fallen under the spell of the Reverend Roy. When Eunice disappears, Julia’s sure that she is headed for Prophet’s Paradise, a supposedly idyllic community north of the city. Julia fears that Eunice is being misled and will be in danger. She determines to rescue Eunice and take on the Army of the Prophet.

Julia learns once more what she already knew –that Mercury wasn’t just the messenger of the gods, he was a trickster and a liar as well.

The Madness of Mercury by Connie Di Marco is a mystery about a group of people believing one guy about everything wrong in California.

Will Julia be able to figure out what is going on with her client’s aunt?

Julia Bonatti

Julia Bonatti is the main character that has a job as an astrology person. She is an interesting character, and I’m not sure that I believe in the whole astrology angle. It’s a great concept for a book, but I never used astrology like that before. Julia is a great sleuth and has done a great job in solving this case. I like her because she has a great way of treating her clients like family to her. It’s cool how she does the whole astrology thing to solve a person’s worries.

The Mystery

All of this started because Julia’s client’s aunt wanted to talk to Julia as she is worried about what is happening to her. Julia tries her hardest to help her client’s aunt and ends up stumbling on a huge mystery. It’s pretty interesting how everything is unfolding for it. I got who did it, but I’m surprised by the motive. I feel bad for everyone that is involved with the killer.

Four Stars

The Madness of Mercury by Connie Di Marco is an interesting story about what happens when ordinary people believe a guy that isn’t a nice person. Ms. Di Marco did a fabulous job on this story, and it’s a fascinating story. The mystery had me. It’s getting 4 stars from me.

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