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Susan Russo Anderson is a writer, a mother, a grandmother, a widow, a member of Sisters In Crime, a graduate of Marquette University. She has taught language arts and creative writing, worked for a publisher, an airline, an opera company. Like Faulkner’s Dilsey, she’s seen the best and the worst, the first and the last. Through it all, and to understand it somewhat, she writes.
DEATH OF A SERPENT, the first in the Serafina Florio series, published January 2012. It began as a painting of the Lower East Side, the landmark immigrant neighborhood in Manhattan, and wound up as a mystery story set in nineteenth-century Sicily. NO MORE BROTHERS, a novella, published May 2012, the second in the series. The third book, DEATH IN BAGHERIA, published in December 2012. You can read excerpts on Amazon and on her websites, susanrussoanderson.com and Writingsleuth.
Meet Serafina Florio, a woman determined to uncover the truth. She is a widow and midwife-turned-sleuth living in nineteenth-century Sicily where she supports her seven children and catches killers against insurmountable odds.
Reviewed by Dr. Oliva Dsouza for Readers' Favorite
Death in Bagheria by Susan Russo Anderson is another interesting book in the Serafino Florio mysteries.Asked to investigate the truth behind the death of Lady Caterina Notobene,Baroness of Prizzi, Serafina dives headlong into a web of lies and deceit.Is the suspicion of the Baroness's daughter right? Did the Baroness get betrayed by the people who she trusted the most? Was her death a murder or is Serafina on a wild goose chase?The truth is out there ans Serafina is determined to expose the liars and the people who planned the ruin and death of the Baroness.But, will she succeed against the sinister and powerful people who are out to stop her?
An Intriguing and interesting plot with the suspense maintained till the end,this Serafina Fiona mystery is a captivating read.The book cover with it's hauntingly beautiful look made me want to read the book badly and it did meet my expectation.The historical aspect of the book gives a glimpse into the life and times gone by and the author has done excellent research to present the most authentic account of life in those times.Each character has been presented very well and the needle of suspicion points to many people without actually resting on anyone till the end.The best part is the way the plot unfolds at the end and the truth is laid bare.Hats off to the author for having weaved a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat till the end like a roller coaster ride.
