The Artful Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell

The Artful Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell

The Artful Goddaughteris the third novel in a series featuring Gina Gallo, who wants nothing more than to run her little jewelry store. But try as she might, Gina can't escape the family business, with hilarious consequences.

Mob goddaughter Gina Gallo stands to inherit two million bucks from her great-uncle Seb, a master forger. But there's a catch: Uncle Seb wants Gina to make things right and return an extremely valuable painting to the City Art Gallery. If she can't do it, her rat-face cousin Carmine gets the boodle. Reluctantly, Gina comes up with a plan for a reverse heist, as she has learned things never go as planned when her family gets involved. The wrong painting gets replaced, and Gina finds herself with two priceless masterpieces in hand! It won't be long before someone realizes what's going on.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!

Melodie Campbell has won numerous honors for her crime writing, including the Derringer and Arthur Ellis Awards. She has nearly 200 publications under her belt, including 100 comedy credits, 40 short stories, and the Quick Reads Goddaughter series. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Star Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, Canadian Living, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, and others. Melodie is from Burlington, Ontario, Canada.