The
Couturier of Milan (International Thriller)
By
Ian Hamilton
House
of Anansi Press
ISBN
#978-1770899568
Price
$23.45
408
Pages
Rating
4-Stars
Ava Lee #9: The
Couturier of Milan by Ian Hamilton. Ava Lee and her Three Sisters team are in
London promoting their new fashion company, PO, and really bring the house
down. Afterwards, The fashion king of Italy, Dominic Ventola, asks Ava and her
partners to meet with them in Milan. At the meeting Ventola offers to buy 51
percent interest in the company, taking control of PO, but they refuse. A few
days later, Ventola releases a statement to the press that PO is an inferior
product, and causes a loss in all their sales and connections to Europe and
America. Ava strikes back, stopping VLG’s purchasing and shipments in and out
of Asia. Then the battle escalates when Ventola brings in his Mafia partners,
and a contract is put out on Ava and May Ling. Ava is left with no other course
than to bring Xu, the leader of the Triads in for help.
This was another
enjoyable read. However, there is little action in it. Thankfully, the author’s
writing kept me involved in the story. Although I wasn’t interested in the
fashion industry, the author goes into detail about the fake products and knock-offs
being produced in Asia, and then sent to companies in Europe where brand names
are placed on the product, offering cheap imitations of the brand names. It was
fascinating watching Ava work her magic in bringing the large Italian
corporation and Mafia to her way of thinking, and the characters are truly
memorable, but the story could have used more action this time.
Tom Johnson
Author of CARNIVAL OF
DEATH
Sorry to hear about your failing sight, that must be a huge loss and I cannot imagine it. I have enjoyed reading these reviews and thanks for writing them. I am sure you will be greatly missed. Wishing you positive vibes.
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