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Gina Fava

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Buffalo, NY, The United States

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Suspense, Thriller, Mystery

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September 2012

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GINA FAVA, author of the acclaimed international suspense thrillers THE RACE (the first in her HELL Ranger series) and THE SCULPTOR (voted Best Mystery/Suspense Ebook by Indie Book Awards,) thrives on a solid adrenaline rush. Her thrills kick into high gear with her latest mystery, FORMULA: Another HELL Ranger Thriller. Her foray into relaxing non-fiction is UN MOMENTO: A TASTE OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN PASTIMES, a collection of family recipes and personal essays on tradition, family, food, wine, travel, and art, which is a perfect companion when strolling down cobblestone streets.

Even after enduring armed car chases and bomb scares while living in Rome years ago, she continues to travel back to Italy to hunt down hard-core grappa. She lives for ...more

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	The Sculptor 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Race 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Un Momento: A Taste of Italian-American Pastimes 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Formula: Another HELL Ranger Thriller 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Formula: Another HELL Ranger Thriller (HELL Ranger series Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sculptor by Gina Fava (2014-05-21) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Formula: Another HELL Ranger Thriller (HELL Ranger series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Great writing but horrible main character. Too self absorbed with no redeeming arc. Ending felt patched together and unresolved.
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Just didn’t measure up to her other strong reads.
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