Thirteen-year-old Brandy Liam is missing. Her mother, attorney Trisha Liam, hires private investigator Fina Fitzgibbons to find her daughter. But the kidnappers have the ability to wield sudden death. They’ve killed before and they’ll kill again. Despite mortal peril, Fina plunges into a relentless search for Brandy that includes a harrowing ride in the trunk of a killer’s car. This is the second book in the Fina Fitzgibbons Brooklyn mystery series.

mystery, historical mystery, female sleuth, Sicily, suspense, excitement, romance, adventure

Three bodies . . . A dark secret . . . And one woman determined to uncover the truth. When the police do nothing to solve the murders of three women knifed to death in 1866 Sicily, a struggling widow attempts to unmasks the killer, but not before uncovering shocking truths of her own.  Summary: At a high-class house near Palermo, three women have been knifed to death, their foreheads slashed with a strange mark, their bodies dumped on the madam's doorstep. Rosa summons her friend, Serafina, and asks her to catch the killer. A thirty-something midwife with seven children and diminishing funds, Serafina plunges into the investigation, gathering evidence, following leads. In a defiant meeting with the don, she makes an important discovery. Convinced of the murderer's identity, she conceives a daring plan to unmask the killer. Does she succeed? Can she hold her family together?Review" ... for readers who love mystery/suspense and drama that will propel you into another world and hold you spellbound until the end." --Kindle Book Review" ... an engrossing page twisting read ... loved the writing style ... even when I came to the end I still wanted more and more!" -- Amy willingham, Reader"Serafina is a great character and I loved getting to know her ... She does her best and never gives up even when things start to seem hopeless." --Katie Cody, Reviewer" ... an author and series not to miss!" --Readers Favorite"This book is brilliant, a well thought out story of fear and murder." -- marglyn, ReviewerFrom the AuthorSerafina, a thirty-something mom, widow, and midwife-turned-sleuth, is a feisty character struggling to survive and keep her family together. She's not perfect, not by a long shot, but in the end, I think she makes most of the right decisions and never, ever gives up. She teaches me a lot about what it must have been like to be a woman and mother with diminishing funds in her chaotic, male-dominated world.

While Denny battles demons of his own and Cookie and Clancy disappear, a pregnant Fina Fitzgibbons investigates the death of her friend’s husband and in doing so lands in the middle of a group of art and drug traffickers.

Private investigator Fina Fitzgibbons gets a call from Brooklyn Heights lawyer Trisha Liam asking her to find Whiskey Parnell, Trisha’s office manager. During the hunt, Fina steps on the toes of Detective First Grade Jane Templeton and resists falling in love with her boyfriend, NYPD Patrol Officer Denny McDuffy. She interviews named partners, artists and painters. Her quest for the missing single mom takes Fina and her friends to Dumbo, Carroll Gardens, Coney Island, and Brighton Beach. But in the end, a vicious surprise awaits her as the final piece of the puzzle comes crashing down.