Skin Deep, Sung J. Woo
Skin Deep, Sung J. Woo
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Skin Deep
A Mystery, Siobhan O'Brien Book 1

Author: Sung J. Woo

Narrator: Jennifer Sun Bell

Unabridged: 9 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2023


Synopsis

Korean-American adoptee Siobhan O'Brien has spent much of her life explaining her name and her family to strangers, but a more pressing problem is whether to carry on the PI agency that her dead boss unexpectedly left to her. Easing into middle age, Siobhan would generally rather have a glazed donut than a romance, but when an old friend asks Siobhan to find her daughter who has disappeared from her dorm, the rookie private detective's search begins at Llewellyn College.
A women's institution of higher learning in upstate New York, Llewellyn, for the first time in its two-hundred-year history, has opened its doors to male students. Fringe group The Womyn of Llewellyn are furious, but their ex-fashion-model president declares they have little choice due to financial shortfalls. But if that's true, where did she get the money to build a brand new science center, and why is it under 24/7 surveillance by the town cops?
As Siobhan delves deeper into the search for her friend's daughter, she encounters politely dangerous men in white turtlenecks, vegan cooking that might kill her, possibly deadly yoga poses, and a woman named Cleopatra who's got more issues than National Geographic. This first in a new series introduces an endearing P.I. heroine in the tradition of classic female detectives like Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone and Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski readerswon't be able to put down.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivonne on July 06, 2020

Despite her über-Irish name, Siobhan O’Brien is a Korean-born adoptee; she drifted into private investigating when her job at the local newspaper gave out. Just two years in, the boss dies, leaving the business to her. Unsure whether she’s up to taking over, Siobhan takes on a case brought to her by......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on November 13, 2020

I've decided that this is cozy-noir. The PI has all the trappings of a hard-boiled detective, but her humor is a bit too goofy and her methods a little too empathetic for you to ever believe this is going to go down as dark a noir path. This isn't to say that there aren't teeth to the mystery or tha......more

Goodreads review by Carol on August 30, 2020

Excellent. And surprising. With a protagonist who is 40ish and recognizes she isn't perfect. The chance of actual adult romance. A plot with unusual twists and turns. And a male author who can write women. I'll be looking for more by Sung J Woo.......more

Goodreads review by Thaddeus on January 11, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. Sung Woo's writing style appeals to me. His chapters are short (average 3-4 pages long) but each one contains a fascinating story that links seemlessly to the next one. And I'm drawn with high expectations of "what's next". For some strange reason the last ch......more

Goodreads review by Booker on July 23, 2020

The Honest Review - Do you want to read a cozy mystery with lots of humor, no corpses and undercurrents of social satire. If yes, then 'Skin Deep' by Sung J. Woo is perfect. A breezy mystery which will make you laugh and exercise your grey cells. 💖 . Siobhan O'Brien is a transracial adoptee who works......more