"When jewelry-store owner Gina Gallo and her boyfriend Pete take a week's vacation, she leaves the store in the hands of her cousin from New York. After all, cousin Carmine is a certified gemologist--but Carmine is also in the Mob. When Gina gets back, she discovers that her cousin has spent his time switching real gems for fakes in the jewelry of some of her best customers. With her reputation on the line, what's a Mob goddaughter to do? Mastermind a string of burglaries to get the gems back, of course But nothing ever goes entirely smoothly for Gina. Soon she and her eccentric cousin Nico are the toast of the town, as the local paper and everyone else follow the antics of their very own Pink Panthers"--Provided by the publisher.
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2 primary booksGina Gallo is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Melodie Campbell.
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Novella, 140 Pages, Not a cozy & really not a mystery but a quick fun read.
Gina, Daughter of a mob boss must leave her jewelry store for a week, when she returns she finds
her cousin Carmine who worked the store for a week had been selling fake diamond rings during the time. Gina must find a way to get the real diamonds back, set into rings and exchange the real rings with the fakes without her customers knowing about it or her reputation could be ruined.
Good mob characters (Including names) , no killings, Gay cousin Nico is fun and the main character Gina has a lot of quick funny remarks concerning the being associated with the mob!
Quick read, try it! David N.
