Reviewed: 02 July 2025

A Tour to Die For

by: Michelle Chouinard

The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco #2

Rating: (3.5/5)

I was so thrilled to see there is another book in this series. I like the writing style and the characters - well, most of them. If you’ve not read A Serial Killer's Guide to San Franscisco, you can read this one without feeling lost but you will miss out on a cool story that mixes a murder mystery with enlightening history of San Francisco from tour guide main character Capri.

In A Tour to Die For, Capri is fully embracing another ‘hat’ as an investigative reporter as she works to solve the murder and research her podcast. A great way to procrastinate in writing her book, hone her investigating skills, and get in the middle of the investigation.

Mama Bear has her antenna up when daughter Megan’s security is threatened. Megan rises to the occasion making Mama Bear proud. Unfortunately, ex-husband Todd is still causing challenges.

Just when I begin to think that the history is distracting from the mystery, something happens and we’re back on the case. Lots of fascinating history references (like the first book). The ending felt rushed a bit and the ending was a bit surprising. New adventures as Capri and Petito navigate their new relationship. I love Capri's "voice" and think if she were a real person, would be a hoot to hang out with. The conversations would most likely never be boring.

I look forward to the next adventure of Capri and her crew.

Thank you to #NetGalley and #MinotaurBooks for the early read and chance to share my thoughts.

Happy Reading!

Release Date: 23-September-2025

Female Sleuth, NetGalley, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

In Michelle Chouinard’s A Tour to Die For, Capri Sanzio is back, giving a true crime tour her guests won’t soon forget. After all, a tour guide who specializes in serial killers knows better than most that San Francisco is a city with killer charm.

Capri Sanzio knows that when you give serial killer walking tours for a living, unexpected situations are more common than San Francisco's famous fog. So, when one of her guests claims to see a woman being attacked during a tour, Capri remains unphased. The police search the apartment in question and find no evidence of anything amiss, so they chalk it up to a false report from a true crime fanatic looking to be a part of a case. And Capri thinks they might be right, since lately her tours have been attracting even more obsessives than usual--as it turns out, finding the actual serial killer who committed the "Overkill Bill" murders didn't stop the constant questions about her grandfather's supposed crimes, it only intensified them.

But Capri would never forgive herself if someone is in trouble and she walks away. Plus, something about the whole situation has every one of Capri's investigative journalist instincts going haywire--why would someone lie about seeing an attack? So Capri starts to dig, and when her questions lead to a body, she finds herself at the center of another murder investigation.