Reckoning at the Riviera Royale

This may be my favorite in the series so far. I didn't find myself getting confused by the names or the overcomplicated plot. The setting was lovely and I enjoyed meeting some new characters.

The circus theme... was fine. Unfortunately, for anybody reading this that doesn't know, there was a real electrocution of an elephant named Topsy at Coney Island in 1903. She killed a drunk spectator who reportedly abused her and the circus decided they could no longer handle her “bad” behavior. The event was by invitation only and filmed by the Edison company in one of the first early films. I had to watch it for one of my classes in film school and I am still scarred by it. Spoiler alert, no harm comes to the elephant in this book, on page at least, but I kept reliving that film in my mind, which I didn't like.

Other than that I am happy with this installment in the series and look forward to continuing.