- Paperback
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated (Nov 1 1996)
- ISBN-10: 0147711665
- ISBN-13: 978-0147711663
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,849,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The blowing up of Harvard's Memorial Hall involves Homer Kelly, academic and ex-policeman, in another mystery when a corpulent and headless corpse is found amid the debris. Kelly must discover if the hall has been used to hatch a murder plot. The author has also written "Emily Dickinson is Dead".
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Enter Homer Kelly,
By A Customer
This review is from: Memorial Hall Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the book that launched Jane Langton's fame as a mystery writer. She has written much since that time, but I suspect this may be her best work. It has a light touch, a really interesting mystery, and a nice background of Harvardiana and classical music. The university setting is well done, which is unusual among "murder on the campus" books. Current Harvard students may be a bit puzzled (Memorial Hall was completely redone in the mid-'90's, years after this book was published). The plot is expertly constructed, and there is a strong sense of place and time, which allows the reader to care about the action and the characters. I give it 4 stars rather than 5 because I reserve 5 stars for something like The Hound of the Baskervilles.... This book is disappearing from library shelves, but there are still a lot of used copies about. Buy one now, before they are gone, too!
5.0 out of 5 stars
hilarious,
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This review is from: Memorial Hall Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is one of my favourites. It combines my liking for mysteries and love of classical music. Homer and Mary Kelly assist some students at Harvard to find their lost and loved professor. We follow the rehearsing of Handel's Messiah, and I laughed out loud by the description of a characters tries to learn the music, playing the violin. (probably not as funny for non musicians though) Good book.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enter Homer Kelly,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Memorial Hall Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the book that launched Jane Langton's fame as a mystery writer. She has written much since that time, but I suspect this may be her best work. It has a light touch, a really interesting mystery, and a nice background of Harvardiana and classical music. The university setting is well done, which is unusual among "murder on the campus" books. Current Harvard students may be a bit puzzled (Memorial Hall was completely redone in the mid-'90's, years after this book was published). The plot is expertly constructed, and there is a strong sense of place and time, which allows the reader to care about the action and the characters. I give it 4 stars rather than 5 because I reserve 5 stars for something like The Hound of the Baskervilles.... This book is disappearing from library shelves, but there are still a lot of used copies about. Buy one now, before they are gone, too!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
hilarious,
By Jón Lárus Stefánsson "Hildigunnur" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Memorial Hall Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is one of my favourites. It combines my liking for mysteries and love of classical music. Homer and Mary Kelly assist some students at Harvard to find their lost and loved professor. We follow the rehearsing of Handel's Messiah, and I laughed out loud by the description of a characters tries to learn the music, playing the violin. (probably not as funny for non musicians though) Good book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Humor & Suspense & Music & Harvard,
By Mike in Glen Head, NY - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Memorial Hall Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the first Homer and Mary Kelly book that I've read. When I come across a mystery that I really enjoy, I try to read all the other books by the author. So I look forward to enjoying the other 16 mysteries that Jane Langton has written in this series.If you like mysteries with lots of local color and humorous Tom Wolfe-like situations and observations, you won't be disappointed. |
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