The Unknown Beloved by Amy Harmon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Plot: A mob hit in 1930s Chicago leaves a 10-yr-old Dani Flannigan orphaned. Beat cop Michael Malone, involved in the investigation, is charged with taking the child to relatives in Cleveland. While en route, the girl displays an eerie/paranormal ability. Time jumps fifteen years, and Malone is called to Cleveland by Elliot Ness, now a city civic leader, to hunt down a serial killer. Ness rents a room in Cleveland for Malone. Coincidently, Dani is the landlady.

Liked: The story is creative. A clean read, no objectionable language. Narration is excellent; no trouble discerning character voices. There is a sex scene, but it’s tastefully done. Settings of the 1930s and descriptions are vivid – a movie?

Not so hot: Not much – an enjoyable murder mystery. Bumped the speed on the iPhone to 1.4 – a preference, not really criticism.

Written by Amy Harmon, narrated by Rob Shapiro, about 15 hours of listening in unabridged audiobook format, released in April 2022 by Brilliance Audio

Recommended murder mystery.