Love Thy Sister

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Summary: Love Thy Sister
Review: "Love Thy Sister" is everything a good mystery should be. It is filled with interesting "twists" and "turns" and just the right amount of "red herrings". It is also fast-paced and well written with just the right amount of Italian culture thrown in.

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Summary: Thought-out story, good characters, good book
Review: Of all things American, the work ethic is most lost on young Mina, a transplant from Italy sent to live with her older sister, Paola, in California. Why Paola continues to pour her heart and soul into a software business that lately seems to yield only pain and frustration is baffling to Mina. Paola's philandering husband and work partner is not shy about his womanizing, employees are hardly loyal, and inventory is disappearing. It is no wonder Mina prefers a sedentary life, free to dream of a handsome, far-away Frenchman who writes words of love on lavender stationery.

The mysterious death of an employee at Paola's business does little to diffuse tempers at home and at work, and Mina is less than amused when talk of poison, intent, and murder implies Paola as a prime suspect. Though no accusations are made directly, Mina is sparred into action to aid Detective Di Fiore and Paola's personal investigator, Brian Starrs, in confirming Paola's innocence in any wrongdoing. ...

With Love Thy Sister, author Swan gives mystery lovers a story that will not disappoint. Injected with a touch a romance and moments of levity that do not dampen the tension of the mystery, Sister is well-written, dramatic, and a treat to read. Swan creates in Mina a somewhat spoiled but likeable heroine, a well-rounded gem in a cast of amusing stock characters (the sleazeball husband, the man-hungry receptionist, etc.) Swan is one author for mystery fans to watch in the future.