title: Gypsy Curses Can Be Murder
author: Georgina M Donovan
description: Georgina M Donovan's first career choice was secret agent. At age nine that was not a viable option. To bide her time she submersed herself in reading, and writing stories about surfing spies and other adventurers, that took her far from the desert to exotic locations, mostly Hawaii. Years later, when Georgina announced she had written a mystery novel, everyone who knew her expected it to be set in Hawaii. And they were right. Former business owner of a shave ice shop, her connection with Hawaii goes back many years including frequent visits to ohana and friends on Oahu. Long appreciation of the Islands has brought her a profound love of the aloha spirit and the magic that is unique to Hawaii. Writing background includes: Continuing articles in the GreySave newsletter  devoted to rescuing Greyhounds, Sherlock Holmes societies, literacy coach, newsletters, plays, book clubs, creating amateur music videos, a murder mystery role-playing game, writer/editor of fanzines, and co-writer of a religious musical. In recent adventures she has hosted writing workshops and lectured at Summer School in Forks Symposium. The culmination of the passions for writing and Hawaii have inspired her mystery novels READS LIKE MURDER IN HONOLULU, READS LIKE MURDER IN KAHALA and coming soon: READS LIKE MURDER AT KILAUEA. DRAGONSHIRE WIZARDS OF THE WARRIOR BOND is the first in a dramatic fantasy series about the adventures of the order of Merlin's Majiq Wizards GYPSY CURSES CAN BE MURDER where two college cousins find gypsies, dragon slayers and murder in their family history! For more information  georginamdonovan.com or Reads Like Murder on Facebook.
zlib_text: THE ITALIAN GIRL
  
  Iris Murdoch
  
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  To Patsy and John Grigg
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Part One](index_split_003.html#filepos3141)
  
  [1 A Moonlight Engraving](index_split_004.html#filepos3261)
  
  [2 Otto's Laughter](index_split_005.html#filepos22607)
  
  [3 Isabel Feeds the Fire](index_split_006.html#filepos37024)
  
  [4 Otto and Innocence](index_split_007.html#filepos56521)
  
  [5 Flora and Experience](index_split_008.html#filepos74396)
  
  [6 The Magic Brothel](index_split_009.html#filepos93657)
  
  [7 Two Kinds of Jew](index_split_010.html#filepos113494)
  
  [8 Otto Confesses](index_split_011.html#filepos125072)
  
  [9 Edmund is Tempted](index_split_012.html#filepos143011)
  
  [Part Two](index_split_013.html#filepos159216)
  
  [10 Uncle Edmund in Loco Parentis](index_split_014.html#filepos159336)
  
  [11 A Modern Ballet](index_split_015.html#filepos180213)
  
  [12 Isabel Confesses](index_split_016.html#filepos187869)
  
  [13 Edmund runs to Mother](index_split_017.html#filepos203558)
  
  [14 Otto Selects a 