The Goddaughter

by Melodie Campbell

Overview

Gina Gallo is a gemologist who would like nothing better than to run her little jewelry shop. Unfortunately she's also "the Goddaughter," and, as she tells her new friend Pete, "you don't get to choose your relatives." And you can't avoid them when you live in Hamilton and they more or less run the place. When Gina bumps into Pete at the Art Gallery Gala, sparks fly. So do bullets, when her cousin Tony is taken down by rival mobsters from New York. It turns out Tony was carrying a load of hot gems in the heel of his shoe. When Gina is reluctantly recruited to carry the rocks back to Buffalo, the worst happens: they get stolen. Pete and Gina have no choice but to steal them back, even though philandering politicians, shoe fetishists, and a trio of inept goons stand in their way. It's all in a day's work, when you're the Goddaughter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459801271
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Series:	Gina Gallo Mystery , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	379 KB

About the Author

Melodie Campbell is the winner of many awards, including the Derringer and Arthur Ellis Awards for crime writing. She has over 200 hundred publications, including 100 comedy credits, 40 short stories and the Goddaughter series in the Rapid Reads collection. Her work has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Star Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, Canadian Living, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and many more. Melodie lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

"Laugh-out-loud-with-side-splitting-humor-funny...I loved The Goddaughter and I can't recommend it enough for a short, funny summer reader."

A Prairie Girl Reads blog

"Perfect as an airplane read, or for waiting in the doctor's office, or standing in line at the DMV, or even for snuggling under the covers with a bout of flu...Throw in some drop-dead, laugh out loud funny hotel room and restaurant scenes...Bottom line: you['ll] find yourself quickly finishing one of the fun-est and funniest books I've enjoyed in years!"

Tutu's Two Cents blog

"Campbell tells a hilarious story of the goddaughter of a mafia leader drafted into a jewel-smuggling operation."

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

"A very funny romp makes this a great rapid read choice."

The Hamilton Spectator

"Will appeal to adult reluctant readers or those seeking a good, short beach read. The author is skilled at what she does."

TriState YA Book Review Committee

"Fun to read. As the heroine is forced into helping her mob family and the 'job' keeps getting more and more complicated, the audience is drawn into the situations and is left cheering for Gina to come out on top...The audience will enjoy the romance and...Campbell throws a few twists into the mix to add to the suspense...A drama with a twist of humour to keep the reader reading."

CM Magazine

"Fast-paced, and written with the breezy assurance that even though bad things happen it'll all turn out fine in the end...
Indeed, Campbell has a nice way of building suspense and creating a main character whose inner dialogue is as smart as the reader's—regardless of the reader's age."

Chris DeVito

Despite her best efforts to lead a law-abiding life, Gina Gallo cannot quite escape her mob family. Since she's a certified gemologist, Gina has become a key player in the family's gem-smuggling operations. Now she has met a great guy, a reporter named Pete, and she'll do almost anything to keep him from discovering her shady side. But when a gem delivery goes awry, Gina has to take Pete along for the ride. VERDICT Campbell's comic caper is just right for Janet Evanovich fans. Wacky family connections and snappy dialog make it impossible not to laugh.

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