Reviews

Madison Castelli, last seen in the "L.A. Connections" series, stars in this exceptionally tawdry tale of life among the rich, famous, and connected. After Madison discovers that the recently murdered woman whom she thought was her mother really wasn't, she hires Kimm Florian, a Native American lesbian detective and the most interesting character in the novel, to investigate. Kimm provides Madison with the identity of her real mother as well as the secret profession of her father Mafia hit man. Meanwhile, Rosarita Falcon, a petulant Mafia princess, is struggling to convince her father to whack her husband, an honorable soap opera actor who refuses to grant Rosarita a divorce. The two story lines merge at a Las Vegas prizefight although even then, the action shifts dizzyingly among the sets of players. Carrington MacDuffie's lively narration is the highlight of this production, which is a marginal purchase for large public libraries. Beth Farrell, Portage Cty. Dist. Lib., Garrettsville, OH Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.