Review: Sweet Assignment. Deadly Assignment.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
Mina Calvi left Veneto, Italy for California when she was sixteen. Now, ten years later, she's back in her hometown. Three years previously, her sister Paola was murdered. Now, Mina is back to mourn the passings of family.When Mina learns the fate of Vittorio, a vibrant and caring young man from her adolescence, she shivers in apprehension. His fiery-tempered sister Lola informs Mina he fell from a ladder while helping the nuns. Coincidentally, he died around the same time as a beloved member of Mina's family.During her Italian summer, Mina mourns her dead boyfriend Diego. As Mina digs around in old secrets, she unearths shocking secrets stretching from the past to the present.Maria Grazia Swan's Italian Summer offers romance, suspense, and excitement. The Italian setting and characters offer a cross-cultural view and adventure for the armchair traveler.