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Blessed are Those Who Mourn: A Gabriella Giovanni Mystery (Gabriella Giovanni Mysteries Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Kristi Belcamino (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Book 4 of 6 in the Anthony, Barry, & Macavity-nominated series ...


San Francisco Bay Area newspaper crime reporter Gabriella Giovanni has finally got it all together: a devoted and loving boyfriend, Detective Sean Donovan; a beautiful little girl with him; and her dream job as the cops' reporter for the Bay Herald. 

But her success has been hard-won and has left her with debilitating paranoia. When a string of young co-eds starts to show up dead with suspicious Biblical verses left on their bodies--the same verses that the man she suspects kidnapped and murdered her sister twenty years ago had sent to her--she begins to question if the killer is trying to send her a message. 

It is not until evil strikes Gabriella's own family that her worst fears are confirmed. As the clock begins to tick, every passing hour means the difference between life and death to those Gabriella loves. 

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"Kristi Belcamino brings her reporter chops to Gabriella Giovanni, the very best kind of heroine -- smart, plucky, and true. Keep your eye on this writer." - Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of CRAZY LOVE YOU.

"Tense, disturbing and smart ... Belcamino is a writer to watch." - Alex Marwood, Edgar-award winning author of The Wicked Girls.

About the Author

Kristi Belcamino is a writer, crime reporter, and Italian-American mama who makes a tasty biscotti. As a reporter, she flew in an FA-18 jet with the Blue Angels, raced a Dodge Viper at Laguna Seca, and attended barbecues at the morgue. Her first book, Blessed are the Dead, based on her dealings with a serial killer, is nominated for the 2015 Anthony and Macavity awards. Find out more at blessedarethedead.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SG1ELNW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Witness Impulse (September 29, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1355 KB
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 307 pages
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USA Today bestselling author and Agatha, Anthony, Barry, and Macavity-award finalist Kristi Belcamino writes dark mysteries about fierce women seeking justice. Sign up for her newsletter here and receive free books as a thank you: https://www.subscribepage.com/KristiBelcamino

She is a crime fiction writer, cops beat reporter, and Italian mama who also bakes a tasty biscotti. In her former life, as an award-winning crime reporter at newspapers in California, she flew over Big Sur in an FA-18 jet with the Blue Angels, raced a Dodge Viper at Laguna Seca and attended barbecues at the morgue.

Her nonfiction writing has appeared in several publications, including the New York Times, Salon, Writer’s Digest, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, and the San Jose Mercury News. Kristi now works part-time as a police reporter at the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Write to her at kristibelcamino@gmail.com. Sign up for her newsletter for release information and news on discounts (and yummy recipes) here https://www.subscribepage.com/KristiBelcamino. Find out more about her crime fiction and cop beat career at http://www.kristibelcaminowriter.com. Chat with her and other crime fiction readers on her Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrimeCoffeeCannoli/. See what she's up to on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kristi_belcamino/ or on Twitter @KristiBelcamino.

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Richard J. Barbuto
5.0 out of 5 stars A writer that deserves attention!
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2015
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Kristi Belcamino has done it again! I had the pleasure of reading an ARC of Mourn and I am delighted to report that the book, the fourth, and best, in the Gabriella Giovanni series, is nothing short of excellent. This was, no doubt, not an easy task as the first three were terrific, each better than the one before it. It is not necessary to read the series in order but it is clearly the best way to go. I highly recommend reading the third before the fourth book.
Belcamino keeps the series fresh by adding new characters along the way and using older characters in slightly different ways, revealing more of their persona as the tales move along. Giovanni continues as a reporter on the crime beat of a San Francisco newspaper and the reader has the feeling of getting to know Giovanni’s entire family and some of the people she works with as well, including competitors from other newspapers.
Gabriella is certainly not perfect. She is capable of soaring heights of joy along with wallowing in the depths of despair. She has a temper but she is not a hard woman. It is these types of characteristics that make her so interesting, vulnerable and make the reader want to follow her ups and downs.
As the book opens she is at a beach with her boyfriend, Sean Donovan, a detective in a local police department and their young daughter, Grace, all of whom live together. Giovanni has returned to their car to get a jacket for Grace. As she returns she sees Grace, with Donovan on his cell phone paying no attention to the child while an adult male is approaching Grace. Gabriella freezes, flashing back to when her older sister was kidnapped and murdered, some 20 years ago. Donovan finally turns around, Gabriella begins a sprint to Grace and things are put right.
It’s not much of a spoiler to tell you that Grace gets kidnapped a short time later as the book then focuses on search for her.
Belcamino writes very well and has a good story to tell. It is fast paced and difficult to put down. Her gift, however, is getting the reader into the head of Gabriella. I felt as though I was experiencing some of the things that she was experiencing. What more can the reader ask?
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4.0 out of 5 stars This author saved the best for last
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2015
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I have now read the whole series of the Gabriella Giovanni mysteries. Each book in the series had a recurrence of previous characters and it was entertaining to see how each character evolved and re-emerged in subsequent books. As a parent, reading this book brought to mind a parents worst nightmare-an abducted child. The moral of the story being don't underestimate a mothers love in protecting her most prized possession. This book was gripping and pulled at the heartstrings from the get-go. In my opinion this one was the best of the series. Great job Ms. Belcamino!
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5.0 out of 5 stars This author is on fire!
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2015
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I was privileged to read an advance copy of this book, and i can assure you this is another winner from Kristi Belcamino! This author is on fire! In this 4th book in the Gabriella Giovanni series, the action starts near the beginning and barrels full speed ahead, with suspense and gut-wrenching emotional pull that keeps the reader glued until the very end. How does the author do it? She does it with finely-honed writing skills and a gift for creating real characters and an authentic story. She is one of the best new writers I have read.

If you read any of the Giovanni books in this series you will find the main character, Gabriella, to be strong, smart, sassy and endearing. And you will definitely want more, so read them all. Although it’s not necessary to read them in order, I like to do so in most series, since I get to watch the characters develop and see the connections grow. This is especially true in this series.

This time the crime hits very close to home, striking fear and anguish in Gabriella’s heart, bringing up painful memories of a family tragedy from many years back. I don’t want to give anything away, but the story kept me riveted, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys crime dramas with suspense.

Gabriella’s family will leave you wishing you were born into a big Italian family like hers, with all the drama and entertaining antics, but most of all, the love and loyalty they share. Romance is there, too, with Gabriella’s lover, Sean Donovan, a handsome hunk of a police detective. I hope to see more books by this writer. She never disappoints.
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Ezra Josef
3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre finale to an otherwise great mystery series
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2016
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-Last in a series of mysteries surrounding Gabriela Giovanni, a reporter for a California daily newspaper. Her older sister was abducted and killed when Gabriela was a child and she had been bent on locating the man who did it. She had found his name and he also had found her and had sent passages from the Bible to her by email, as warnings.
-Gabriela is now living with her detective/ boyfriend, Sean Donovan, and they have a daughter, Grace, who's almost 6 years old. While on the beach, a young man walked up to their daughter and it appeared he meant to take her away, but both Gabriela and Donovan get to their daughter first. The man apologizes and only says that she looked just like a little girl he knows and walks away, but there's something about him that raises alarms in Gabriela's head.
-The two parents have a fear of something happening to Grace, and they become very watchful over her. When Grace is with Gabriela's mother, though, the unthinkable happens, and Grace is abducted.
-Gabriela now has to determine if it was Frank Anderson, who had kidnapped and killed her sister, or if someone else who was trying to hurt Gabriela or Donovan had done it. They know that there is a dwindling possibility of finding a child from when that child goes missing, as the days pass, and they struggle for clues as to how to find their daughter.
-The writer is very good when there is action, but for most of this book, we see Gabriela and Donovan fearful of an abduction and then, after the event, we watch them trying to cope, written in a way which rarely make me feel the suspense. Though the writing and the stories in the first and third books of this series were excellent, this one is mediocre at best except for the last 40 pages of the book, where the writer's skills show themselves.
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Christina Blake
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2019
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Wow, this one really was an emotional journey, fear, tears, happiness, it had it all. I love Gabriella, she is so strong and fearless. I can't wait to find out what she comes across next
Ready to start the next in this riveting series..
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Elisa
4.0 out of 5 stars A suspenseful, gripping story
Reviewed in Australia on October 27, 2018
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Extremely hard to put down and a must-read for fans of Kristi Belcamino.

I wasn't sure anything could top 'Blessed are those who weep', but I was very wrong. 'Blessed are those who mourn' went above and beyond my expectations.

I love falling in love with characters and Gabriella is hard not to love, her raw emotions always get me she always feels so deeply and Sean Donovan is right there to catch her when she falls.

This story was another gripping emotional rollercoaster and I loved it.
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Lexi
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2016
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This book make me laugh and get warm fuzzies and cry my eyes out. Belcamino is a star. She writes with such imagery and emotion that you can't help but feel that this is really enfolding in front of your eyes. It wrenches at your gut as you feel the characters plights and makes you soar with them when things go their way. I highly recommend the Gabriella Giovanni series to anyone. Can't wait to see what Belcamino will do next. I'll be preordering it for sure.
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