• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2021 March #1
  Lelchuk's Save Me from Dangerous Men (2019) introduced Nikki Griffin, a bookstore owner who's also a private detective—one who turns the tables on abusers. In this second book in the series, Griffin turns to glamour as a disguise when she's hired to expose a possible con man who is in a relationship with a wealthy elderly woman. But when the con man himself becomes a victim, Griffin's grittier skills are brought into play as she fights her way through San Francisco's criminal underbelly. A minor plotline involves a child sidekick who's too young to be credible in the role, but otherwise fans of the first book or of hard-boiled women detectives in general will relish this heroine's latest outing, especially given that Lelchuk's writing is more nuanced and atmospheric than that found in hard-boiled mysteries of old. Those who followed the grisly antics of TV's Dexter are another audience, though Griffin's work is happily less gory than Dexter's. A fine choice for mystery collections. Copyright 2021 Booklist Reviews.
• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2021 March #1
  Lelchuk's Save Me from Dangerous Men (2019) introduced Nikki Griffin, a bookstore owner who's also a private detective—one who turns the tables on abusers. In this second book in the series, Griffin turns to glamour as a disguise when she's hired to expose a possible con man who is in a relationship with a wealthy elderly woman. But when the con man himself becomes a victim, Griffin's grittier skills are brought into play as she fights her way through San Francisco's criminal underbelly. A minor plotline involves a child sidekick who's too young to be credible in the role, but otherwise fans of the first book or of hard-boiled women detectives in general will relish this heroine's latest outing, especially given that Lelchuk's writing is more nuanced and atmospheric than that found in hard-boiled mysteries of old. Those who followed the grisly antics of TV's Dexter are another audience, though Griffin's work is happily less gory than Dexter's. A fine choice for mystery collections. Copyright 2021 Booklist Reviews.

S. A. Lelchuk holds a master's degree from Dartmouth College and lives in Berkeley, California. Lelchuk’s first novel, Save Me from Dangerous Men, was a Kirkus Reviews Best Mysteries & Thrillers of the Year, Booklist The Year’s Best Debut Crime Novels, and one of USA Todays Best-reviewed Titles of the Year.