How do you grow up normal when your whole life has been chaos?
For Rose “it began when her mother was murdered in front of her as an infant. Later, at age eight, her chaperone into America was raped and strung up on a tree in the desert to die. At nine, her beloved nanny was beheaded in front of Rose in the jungles of Mexico. Then, at twelve, her father’s past as the head of a cartel had caught up to them. The only reason Rose was still alive was that she’d killed a man intent on destroying her family. After that, convinced she could never lead a normal life, Rose had gone to Eva and trained to be an assassin. Before she turned thirteen, Rose killed again. But then she’d been given a choice—a fork in the road. Two paths lay before her: continue her training as an assassin with Eva in Italy or carve out a new life in Barcelona as a student and daughter.”
My father got dementia while I was in my early twenties. It was difficult to come home and not be recognized and horrific to see the spark in the eyes of a genius dwindle at such a young age.
This is where we find Rose. Although most kids don’t find themselves in situations like this or have gone through this much by their late teens, there are many who have gone through great trials and horrendous circumstances before they reach adulthood.
Kristi has written another real-life thriller that brings us another great character. There always seems to be something somewhere in what she writes that I find relatable. This is what makes reading a Kristi Belcamino book a pleasurable experience. I encourage you to pick up this book and enjoy an evening or two.
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USA TODAY bestselling and Agatha, Anthony, Barry, and Macavity Award Finalist Kristi Belcamino writes dark mysteries about fierce women seeking justice.
She is a crime fiction writer, cops beat reporter, and Italian mama who also bakes a tasty biscotti. In her former life, as an award-winning crime reporter at newspapers in California, she flew over Big Sur in an FA-18 jet with the Blue Angels, raced a Dodge Viper at Laguna Seca, and attended barbecues at the morgue.
Belcamino has written and reported about many high-profile cases including the Laci Peterson murder and Chandra Levy’s disappearance. She has appeared on Inside Edition and her work has appeared in the New York Times, Writer’s Digest, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, and Chicago Tribune.
Kristi now works part-time as a police reporter at the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Fierce but gentle - a must read
This was Rose’s story. The youngest in the author’s series of kickass, woman who know right from wrong and won’t let anything stop them to make things right. Rose is seeking a dark and twisted character in the Sultan and this book brings the reader to have such disgust for him. You can’t wait to flip to see how their paths cross and the outcome. Other memorable characters are introduced and brings you back to know the softer, gentler side of Rose too.
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This was Rose’s story. The youngest in the author’s series of kickass, woman who know right from wrong and won’t let anything stop them to make things right. Rose is seeking a dark and twisted character in the Sultan and this book brings the reader to have such disgust for him. You can’t wait to flip to see how their paths cross and the outcome. Other memorable characters are introduced and brings you back to know the softer, gentler side of Rose too.
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Rose is now a strong, fearless young lady!
Reviewed in Canada on August 31, 2020
