Camry has relatives in Santa Maria, where Amelia Clark had lived, and she sets up a home base for their investigation and interviews at her Great Aunt Hazel's home which eases the strain on Liv's minuscule operating budget, and delights Aunt Hazel. Her life had been quiet since her husband passed away and as she learns more about the girls' project she enlists the help of her grandson, Oliver Lewis, who is a successful YouTuber with over 5 million subscribers to his channel.
Together, the four start looking into Amelia's disappearance with their first step being to interview the original detective on the case. Now retired, he is anxious to see that his only open case is resolved. When one clue after another results in dead ends and Amelia's father changes his mind about the podcast reinvigorating interest in his daughter's disappearance, Liv worries that the podcast she has staked everything on is going down in flames.Microphones and Murder is the first book in the new A Podcasting Sisters Mystery series by seasoned author Erin Huss. The premise of the true-crime podcast is timely and exciting, and her characters are engaging. The story is told in first person, from Liv's perspective, and her inner voice is witty, fun, and entertaining. I liked that Liv's character, although competent and confident, also has a very real vulnerability as she second guesses her decision to go out on her own and follow her dream. Step-sister Camry is young, flirty, and sassy, with her own vulnerabilities as well. I felt the mystery was sound and Liv's investigation made sense. I'll definitely be reading more of this author's work. I recommend this book to cozy mystery readers that like young, savvy, female protagonists.