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Book Recommendation: Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

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Book Recommendation: Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

I enjoyed reading Loyalty (2023) by American author Lisa Scottoline and recommend it for your reading list. Click on the links to learn more about the author and this novel.

 

Franco Fiorvante is a handsome lemon-grower who has toiled for years on the estate of boss Baron Zito. Franco dreams of owning his own lemon grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambitions. Determined to secure a prosperous future, Franco will do anything to prove his loyalty to the Baron. But when Baron Zito asks him to arrange the kidnapping of a little boy, Franco crosses the point of no return, setting in motion the making of the world’s first Mafia family.

Gaetano Catalano is an idealistic young lawyer, whose devotion for justice is a calling. Gaetano is a member of the Beati Paoli, a real-life secret society of aristocrats who investigate crime, since corruption riddles Palermo. Gaetano and the Beati Paoli set out to find the boy and bring him home, but for Gaetano, the mission turns to obsession. He risks everything to right the wrong and bring justice to his beloved city.

The kidnapped boy, Dante, grows up in a madhouse without even knowing his last name. He doubts his own sanity until he meets Lucia, a girl with a tragic past of her own. They fall in love, then set out to find Dante’s kidnapper and learn his true identity. Goodreads 

 

Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline is a #1 bestselling and Edgar award-winning author of 33 novels. Her books are book-club favorites, and Lisa and her daughter Francesca Serritella have hosted an annual Big Book Club Party for over a thousand readers at her Pennsylvania farm, for the past twelve years. Lisa has served as President of Mystery Writers of America, and her reviews of fiction and non-fiction have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She also writes a weekly column with her daughter for the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled Chick Wit, a witty take on life from a woman’s perspective, which have been collected in a bestselling series of humorous memoirs. Lisa graduated magna cum laude in three years from the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.A. in English, and cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she taught Justice and Fiction. Lisa has over 30 million copies of her books in print and is published in over 35 countries. She lives in the Philadelphia area with an array of disobedient pets and wouldn’t have it any other way.

 

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Roy Kelley, Retired, Former Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

Gaithersburg, Maryland  

Comments (14)

Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Roy. Must say I am jealous of the tie you get to read as mine diminishes. Enjoy your next read.

Apr 25, 2023 03:59 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Roy,

Wow another intriguing book to add to my ever growing list of recommendations from you!

Apr 25, 2023 04:23 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I hope you will read and enjoy this novel.

Blog about your recommended books.

Apr 25, 2023 04:27 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Good morning, Roy... it's been a long time since I read a Lisa Scotollini book. Your post reminded me how much I've always enjoyed them.

Apr 25, 2023 05:14 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Loyalty seems like a thing of the past, so I would probably enjoy reading a story about when loyalty was an attribute that people believed in, haha.

Apr 25, 2023 05:25 AM
Ray Henson
eXp Realty of California, Inc. (lic. #01878277) - Elk Grove, CA
Realtor

That sounds like a very interesting story.  Thank you for the review!

Apr 25, 2023 08:44 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Roy, I think I would like this book, and should check it out, thanks for the recommendation.

Apr 25, 2023 09:19 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Roy- this one sounds really interesting and a tale I've not seen covered. 

Apr 25, 2023 05:59 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline sounds like an interesting read, Roy.  I'm sure the bookworms will like it.

Apr 25, 2023 07:29 PM
Jane Chaulklin-Schott
TEAMCONNECT REALTY - (407) 394-9766 - Orlando, FL
TeamConnect Luxury Homes - Orlando, Florida, 32836

Hi Roy, thank you for your book recommendation:  LOYALTY.  And also love the gold chrysanthemum.  I do love all your posts on Flowers.

Apr 26, 2023 10:49 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much for your comments. Your feedback is always welcome.

Apr 27, 2023 08:12 AM