From Barcelona With Love
Elizabeth Adler
St. Martin’s Jun 21 2011, $25.99
ISBN: 9780312668358
Pop singer Bibi Fortunata faces charges of murdering her lover and his mistress. However, a jury in Los Angeles acquits her of both murders. She sends her nine years old daughter Paloma Ravel to live with relatives in Spain before coming over to join them. Bibi never makes it to her family as she vanishes.
At the beach just outside his home in Malibu, TV private eye Mac Reilly and his dog Pirate save Paloma from drowning. The child explains to Mac and his lover Sunny Alvarez the cook that she was looking for him because she wants him to find her missing mother Bibi. Paloma’s step-grandmother Lorenza worries about the child; the kid’s avaricious stepfather wants control of Paloma’s money. She calls her former lover Mac who travels to Barcelona to search for Bibi. Sunny follows him to Europe.
This is an enjoyable Reilly-Alvarez investigation as the California pair takes Barcelona by storm. The breezy story line is fast-paced with terrific settings and a strong support cast although the missing person’s case is thin. Series fans will appreciate the Malibu mates return to Europe (see It All Began in Monte Carlo and There's Something about St. Tropez).
Harriet Klausner
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