Gino’s sister-in-law, Teo, volunteers at a settlement house, one of
the volunteers has gone missing and she’s looking for help from
Gino to find the woman. Gino takes on the task with some help from
Maeve, Sarah, and Frank. They are afraid she may have been kidnapped
by the Black Hand which operates in Italian East Harlem in the area
of the settlement house.
Nunzio Esposito’s
gang operates under the Black Hand and Gino thinks they may be
responsible. He learns that Nunzio has a flat in the new tenement he
just built on Pleasant Avenue. When Gino goes to the flat he finds
Nunzio, but he’s dead. The police surprise Gino bending over the
body and immediately conclude that he’s responsible. Now Frank,
Sarah. and Maeve must find the real killer to save Gino.
This is one of my
favorite books in this series. I’d been hoping for more about Maeve
and Gino’s romance. They’re front and center in this story, and
their partnership works well. All the other characters are there, but
the emphasis is on Gino and Maeve.
The historical
background in this book was very informative. I didn’t realize that
East Harlem was considered part of Little Italy at the start of the
twentieth century. I also found the description of settlement houses
where well-to-do young ladies lived to serve the community very
interesting.
If you follow the series, this is a must read. If you’re new, it works well as a
standalone.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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