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category: Fiction
published: Sep 2014
ISBN:9781459808195
publisher: Orca Book Publishers
imprint: Rapid Reads

The Artful Goddaughter

A Gina Gallo Mystery

by Melodie Campbell

tagged: humorous, women sleuths, amateur sleuth
Description

The Artful Goddaughter is the third novel in a series featuring Gina Gallo, who wants nothing more than to run her little jewelry store. But try as she might, Gina can’t escape the family business, with hilarious consequences.

Mob goddaughter Gina Gallo stands to inherit two million bucks from her great-uncle Seb, a master forger. But there’s a catch: Uncle Seb wants Gina to make things right and return an extremely valuable painting to the City Art Gallery. If she can’t do it, her rat-face cousin Carmine gets the boodle. Reluctantly, Gina comes up with a plan for a reverse heist, as she has learned things never go as planned when her family gets involved. The wrong painting gets replaced, and Gina finds herself with two priceless masterpieces in hand! It won’t be long before someone realizes what’s going on.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

About the Author

Melodie Campbell is the winner of many awards for crime writing, including the Derringer and the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for The Goddaughter's Revenge. She has over 200 publications, including 100 comedy credits, 60 short stories, 17 novels and the Goddaughter series in the Rapid Reads line. Her work has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Star Magazine, Canadian Living, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and many more. She has been called the "Queen of Comedy" by the Toronto Star. Melodie lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

"An easy read with twists and turns that make it a thrilling page turner...Campbell's characters are likeable because they have their flaws and are written as real people...The infusion of humour also balances the mystery and makes this book enjoyable...Highly Recommended."

— CM Magazine

"A novella with legs and laughter...Strong plot, great zingers and imagery that draws you in and just doesn’t let go...The scam is delightful, the plot, setting and dialogue move with page turning intensity which makes the Artful Author’s third crime ride a blast and a laugh."

— Don Graves, Reviewer

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