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Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2016-01-19
Total Pages: 135
ISBN-13: 1459810546
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this work of crime fiction, Gina Gallo, mob goddaughter and unwilling sleuth, gets drawn into a body caper mystery against her better judgement.
Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2018-02-06
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 1459818091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDel's great-aunt, Kitty, has retired from a life of crime and embarked on a new venture, the B-Team. Although Del works at an animal shelter by day, by night she, her great-aunt and their cohorts, Dino and Ritz, use their criminal skills to right wrongs. In this fun book, the modern-day Robin Hoods set out to return a necklace to its rightful owner but along the way discover they've been duped by an imposter who also wants to get her hands on the necklace. The problem is, criminals can't go to the police, even if they are on the side of the good. Del comes up with a new plan, and the B-Team saves the day. Not without a few detours along the way.
Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2017-02-14
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 1459814150
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs Gina gets ready for her Christmas wedding, all is quiet in Steeltown. Then she's robbed, cousin Jimmy has a heart attack, and someone in the city has hijacked a transport truck full of booze. But who? And why? Gina knows bootlegging used to be a family business, but they stopped that in the '30s. Didn’t they? Gina and Nico work feverishly to keep the latest bungled family matter under wraps, but the police are closing in. And, once again, everything points to the Holy Cannoli Retirement Home. The Bootlegger's Goddaughter is the fifth book in the Gina Gallo Mystery series.
Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2017-09-05
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 1459815602
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Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2020-06-23
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1459824067
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollow along as reluctant mob goddaughter Gina Gallo gets dragged into one wild scheme after another by her bumbling mob family that never gets it right. This digital bundle includes the entire Gina Gallo Mystery series: The Goddaughter, The Goddaughter's Revenge (winner of the Arthur Ellis and Derringer Awards), The Artful Goddaughter, The Goddaughter Caper, The Bootlegger's Goddaughter and The Goddaughter Does Vegas. "Campbell's comic caper is just right for Janet Evanovich fans. Wacky family connections and snappy dialog make it impossible not to laugh." —Library Journal "The finest compact mystery series out there. The writing is polished, the funny bits sneak up on you and you've been had then had again before there's time to recover...A miniature gem, the work of an author at the absolute top of her game." —Canadian Mystery Reviews "Delivers a lot of tongue-in-cheek one-liners and a type of slapstick comedy one might expect in some mobster movies...Give this to readers who enjoy a deliciously funny tale." —VOYA
Author: Zenith Brown
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2021-12-05
Total Pages: 656
ISBN-13: 1479479845
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWelcome to Black Cat Weekly #14. Over the next few issues, you will note a number of changes coming to Black Cat Weekly. We have been expanding our staff of editors, and this issue Michael Brachen brings us his first selection, “A Ship Called Pandora,” by Melodie Campbell—which fits neatly in both the science fiction and mystery genres! Barb Goffman has an off week, since we’re using one of her own stories—“Whose Wine Is It Anyway?” which was a nominee for the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. Of course, we also have several mystery novels—a Mr. Pinkerton puzzler by Zenith Brown and a classic Nick Carter detective story. And don’t miss this issue’s Solve-It-Yourself mystery by Hal Charles. On the science fiction and fantasy side, Michael Brachen brings us his first selection, “A Ship Called Pandora,” by Melodie Campbell—which fits neatly in both the science fiction and mystery genres! (No, you’re not suffering from deja vu. I’m just repeating myself.) New acquiring editor Darrell Schweitzer makes his first selection for BCW with Tom Purdom’s “Madame Pompadour’s Blade,” which combines French history and magic. (Next issue we hope to have a selection from Cynthia M. Ward, another new acquiring editor who is joining th staff.) Plus we have a classic short by Henry Kutttner, a modern short storoy by the late Larry Tritten, a short novel Edmond Hamilton, and I’ve snuck in a fantasy of my own, “Dreamtime in Adjaphon.” Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense “Saving Downtown Abbey,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] Two Against Scotland Yard, by Zenith Brown [novel] “Whose Wine Is It Anyway?” by Barb Goffman [short story] A Cigarette Clue, by Nicholas Carter [novel] “A Ship Called Pandora,” by Melodie Campbell [short story] Science Fiction & Fantasy “A Ship Called Pandora,” by Melodie Campbell [short story] “Dreamtime In Adjaphon,” by John Gregory Betancourt [short story] “Hydra,” by Henry Kuttner [short story] “Madame Pompadour’s Blade,” by Tom Purdom [short story] “The Dead Woods,” by Larry Tritten [short story] Battle For The Stars, by Edmond Hamilton [short novel]
Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2020-01-28
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 1459821149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharlie's world comes crashing down when her fiancé leaves her for another woman. Then Aunt Della wins a trip for two to Rome. Maybe Italy can mend her broken heart? Or at least distract her from it—who needs romance when you have Rome, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast? But with adventure come mishaps, and Charlie's trip seems to be full of them! In between the chaos and hijinks, will Charlie take another chance at love?
Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2019-01-29
Total Pages: 87
ISBN-13: 1459821173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGina Gallo is a mob goddaughter who doesn't want to be one. She's left her loopy family behind to elope with Pete to Vegas. Except that eloping may be a mortal sin in an Italian family. Between that and some weird deliveries and suitors, Gina's nerves are frayed. Vegas is full of great acts, but one impersonation is real: Gina has a crime-committing double whose activities are making Gina front-page news. Gina has to track down this fiendish fraud before the police catch up with her. And, of course, cousin Nico is along for the ride. Another madcap adventure for the loveable Gallo cousins that proves the rule "Why should things go right when they can go wrong?"
Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2019-08-27
Total Pages: 59
ISBN-13: 1459822404
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKey Selling Points Melodie Campbell is the author of the popular Gina Gallo Mystery series and the Arthur Ellis Best Crime novella finalist The B-Team: The Case of the Angry First Wife. The author is a former comedy writer and got her start writing stand-up. Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers
Author: Melodie Campbell
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 1459804872
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Gina Gallo discovers that someone has been switching real gems for fakes in the jewelry of some of her best customers, she takes matters into her own hands.
