Review: Salsa Intrigue
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2012
I received this book free from Library thing to read and review. After reading this book, I know two things about the author.  He knows how to write a suspense mystery novel well. He knows and understands what salsa is all about and how the dance style came to be, has evolved and is even now still evolving. From the outset, I was immediately taken in by Sveta, a young Russian woman who becomes involved in learning salsa and with the mystery intrigue of her life. Her innocence is refreshing and welcoming. Her devotion and loyalty are also endearing. The reader takes a journey with her across the salsa world to finally find out what happened to her father, a famous Russian dancer, before he died (or was killed) twenty-five years ago. Along with Sveta, the reader meets her good friend Olya, Denis, Andrew, Danny, her boss and her mother, plus the mafia, who follow her silently along the journey. There are secrets and unanswered questions galore in this book, all of which the author manages to explain and tie in very well at the end of the story. As the journey progresses, the reader is transported across time and distance from Russia to New York, New Orleans and to Italy, finding out a little more with each stop. Will Sveta find the answers she seeks? How will it all end? These questions and others keep the reader fully engaged with the story and plot. This is a great suspense thriller/mystery for the reader who is looking for something to grab and hold his/her interest. I highly recommend it.