A featured reviewer in the Kirkus Reviews has said that "Readers will surely root for this good-natured gumshoe." Another reviewer has said that Morales is "a character any mystery fan would love." Onlinebookclub.org.​

​"Lieutenant Mario Morales, a former homicide detective, is thrown into a twisted case with untold depths after a bride vanishes aboard her honeymoon cruise. A heart-pounding read!" BookBub.com