- Audio Cassette
- Publisher: Hall Closet Book Co; Unabridged edition (November 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1888348003
- ISBN-13: 978-1888348002
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
After discovering a sorority sister drowned near her alma mater, restaurateur Jane Lawless embarks on an investigation to untangle the events that led to Allison Lord's death. Because little evidence exists, the police assume Allison committed suicide; but Jane is somehow convinced that the young woman was murdered. This debut mystery ambitiously raises such issues as fundamentalism, homosexuality, bigotry and psychological torment within the family--it is virtually a novel of ideas. And for the most part, the plot is deftly paced, with occasional snags. But when the murderer is revealed, even though the identity comes as a surprise, the character is among the least developed, inspired or provocative in Hart's cast--so outlandish a culprit that the reader is left unmoved.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Jane Lawless is a woman at a crossroads - her lover has left, she has finally recovered from a vicious attack sustained last year, and the holidays are closing in. With no one to help her ring in the new year, Jane reluctantly agrees to accompany her good friend Cordelia Thorn on a peculiar holiday trip: Cordelia's estranged sister, Broadway star Octavia Thorn, has asked them to attend her wedding.
Octavia getting married is no surprise - she's done it three times before - but her candidate for hubby #4 certainly is. Roland Lester is a reclusive eighty-three-year-old retired Hollywood director, a relic from the golden age of Tinseltown with a controversial past. No one can understand how the two met, much less fell in love. When the bodies start to drop, Jane realizes it might not be love at all that brought the young diva and the aged director together, but something much deeper, and perhaps more sinister.
Delving deep into film history, Jane finds unsettling connections between Roland and a murder that was never solved. Finding out what happened 40 years ago could be the key to unlock the mystery of Octavia's curious marriage, but laying bare such long-buried secrets also promises grave consequences for everyone involved.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Octavia getting married is no surprise - she's done it three times before - but her candidate for hubby #4 certainly is. Roland Lester is a reclusive eighty-three-year-old retired Hollywood director, a relic from the golden age of Tinseltown with a controversial past. No one can understand how the two met, much less fell in love. When the bodies start to drop, Jane realizes it might not be love at all that brought the young diva and the aged director together, but something much deeper, and perhaps more sinister.
Delving deep into film history, Jane finds unsettling connections between Roland and a murder that was never solved. Finding out what happened 40 years ago could be the key to unlock the mystery of Octavia's curious marriage, but laying bare such long-buried secrets also promises grave consequences for everyone involved.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is one of the truly rare mysteries...,
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This review is from: Hallowed Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
where every paragraph leaves a distinct impression. Ellen Hart writes with a deft sense of place and time which mysteries often lack.She has also crafted her main characters well to convey a sense of friendship, intimacy, and an amazing sense of humor. This not only fine writing within the mystery format, it is fine writing, period. Needless to say, the lesbian element was handled beautifully. This is the kind of statement about gays which should be made because it transcends the garish, tabloid styles of too much of the media (or, counter-media) and presents the human side... of human beings. Clever plotting; rare character subtleties; solid, often unexpected, humor; special insights; an unusual location with deft understanding of the urban university society. Yes.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A truly original mystery ... with a great protagonist,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hallowed Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't know who I liked more, the lesbian sleuth Jane Lawless or her slightly overweight (yeah!) buddy Cordelia! More than just a "whodunnit," this book is part character study, part Minnesota travelogue, and very much a good read. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is one of the truly rare mysteries...,
By Tim R. Niles "Nomad" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hallowed Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
where every paragraph leaves a distinct impression. Ellen Hart writes with a deft sense of place and time which mysteries often lack.She has also crafted her main characters well to convey a sense of friendship, intimacy, and an amazing sense of humor. This not only fine writing within the mystery format, it is fine writing, period. Needless to say, the lesbian element was handled beautifully. This is the kind of statement about gays which should be made because it transcends the garish, tabloid styles of too much of the media (or, counter-media) and presents the human side... of human beings. Clever plotting; rare character subtleties; solid, often unexpected, humor; special insights; an unusual location with deft understanding of the urban university society. Yes. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A truly original mystery ... with a great protagonist,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hallowed Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't know who I liked more, the lesbian sleuth Jane Lawless or her slightly overweight (yeah!) buddy Cordelia! More than just a "whodunnit," this book is part character study, part Minnesota travelogue, and very much a good read. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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book unread,
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Book received; haven't had time to read it yet. Will do so after the first of the year. Added to my collection.
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