BLESSED ARE THE DEAD pits Italian-American Bay Area Crime
reporter against a serial killer who preys on children. When they were
little girls, Gabriella Giovanni’s sister was kidnapped and killed.
Twenty years later, Gabriella spends
her days on the crime beat flitting in and out of other people’s
nightmares and then walking away unscathed. That changes when a little
girl disappears and Gabriella’s quest for justice and a front-page story
leads her to a convicted kidnapper who reels her
in with tales of his exploits as a longtime serial killer and promises
to reveal his secrets to her alone. Meanwhile, Gabriella’s passion for
her job quickly spirals into obsession when she begins to suspect the
kidnapper also killed her sister. Gabriella
won’t hesitate to risk her life to garner justice for the dead.
For her debut novel, BLESSED ARE THE DEAD Kristi
Belcamino relies on her knowledge gained from working as a crime
reporter at newspapers in California, specifically in
her experience with a serial killer who police and FBI agents liked to
several kidnappings and murders. Belcamino’s personal past colors this
smart, thrilling novel with a unique new voice.
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD offers chilling,
authentic glimpses into the mind of a psychopath while also mining the
psyche of an extremely likeable protagonist. The novel sets up a new
series featuring Gabriella Giovanni, an Italian-American
Bay Area crime reporter. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK, the second book in the series will be published in July.
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