The View from Lake Como, by Adriana Trigiani

The View from Lake Como is Adriana’s 22nd novel. And this will be my…1st read! It’s amazing that such a popular author, whose first novel came out in 2000, has escaped my reading clutches until now! Well, no more I say! I enjoyed TVfLC. It’s fiction with some romance thrown in. Here’s a brief description of the storyline:

 

Jess Capodimonte Baratta lives in Lake Como, New Jersey. She is in her early 30s and is recently divorced from the local heartthrob. She lives in the basement of her parents’ home and works for her uncle in his marble business. Despite being heavily involved in the business and with her large Italian family, she finds herself, due to unexpected circumstances, moving to the other Lake Como, this one in Italy. There she spends lots of time with more members of her family and discovers some secrets that will greatly impact her life. 

 

Will she ever go back to New Jersey? Will she find her first love interest since her divorce? Will she find herself? You will obviously learn about all of this when you read The View from Lake Como. 

The Grave Artist, by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado

Last year I reviewed Fatal Intrusion, which is Book 1 in the Sanchez & Heron Series. And I told you how much I liked the book, and why. Well, now Deaver and Maldonado have written Book 2 in the series. And it’s called The Grave Artist. It is due to hit the bookshelves on September 9. Does it fall off, as book 2’s often do? Or does it continue what the authors accomplished with Fatal Intrusion? I am VERY happy to report that it’s the latter! This one grabs us from page 1 and captivates and engrosses us through its conclusion!

 

The storyline is also very unique. There is a serial killer who targets newlyweds. He kills one and then relishes the pain and suffering of the surviving member. And, once again, federal agent Carmen Sanchez and private security expert Jake Heron are taxed with finding the killer. But there’s another little twist this time. The “Honeymoon Killer,” as he is dubbed, is coming after Carmen and Jake! What the heck? Doesn’t he know they aren’t newlyweds (or even married)?

 

Much like Book 1, the writing is terrific, and the suspense is killer (sorry for the pun). When you finish The Grave Artist, I’m sure you will ask yourself the same thing I asked myself…When do we get Book 3?!