Ellen Hart (1) (1949–)
Auteur de Hallowed Murder
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Ellen Hart, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
Mystery author Ellen Hart was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in August 1949. She received a B. A. in Theology from the Ambassador College in Pasadena, California. She writes the Jane Lawless and the Sophie Greenway series. Five of the Jane Lawless books have won the Lambda Literary Award for Best afficher plus Lesbian Mystery. She has also won the Minnesota Book Award for Best Crime Fiction twice. She currently lives in Minneapolis with her life partner. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Ellen Hart
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Oeuvres associées
The Silence of the Loons: Thirteen Tales of Mystery by Minnesota's Premier Crime Writers (2005) — Contributeur — 54 exemplaires
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributeur — 45 exemplaires
Resort to Murder: Thirteen More Tales of Mystery by Minnesota's Premier Writers (2007) — Contributeur — 43 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1949-08
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Pasadena, California, USA
- Études
- Ambassador College (BA|Theology)
- Organisations
- Minnesota Crime Wave
Mystery Writers of America - Prix et distinctions
- MWA Grand Master
- Agent
- Deborah Schneider (Gelfman Schneider/ICM Partners)
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Critiques
This was an interesting mystery. Although it works as a standalone, I have a feeling reading the earlier books would give the characters more depth. It wasn't as mysterious as I was hoping, and was really lacking in the suspense side. That said, it's pretty well written and it is an interesting story, watching Jane try to unravel the clues.
Always fun to read about lesbian detective Jane Lawless and her buddy Cordelia. Lots of twists and turns to keep me guessing.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 38
- Aussi par
- 9
- Membres
- 3,157
- Popularité
- #8,094
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 39
- ISBN
- 132
- Langues
- 2
- Favoris
- 5
Britt Ickles meets her aunts for the first time in decades and discover that her childhood friend Timmy is apparently a figment of her imagination. At least that's what her aunts try to get her to believe. So, she turns to Jane Lawless to get to the truth. And, Jane starts to dig around and soon she starts to believe that the aunts may have a secret or two.
What a truly enjoyed about this book is how captivating the book was right from the start. Sure, you know right from the start that the aunts are hiding things, but that just adds some more tension to the story as Jane tries to figure out if Britt is right about Timmy. Also, despite being a newbie did I find the book very easy to get into. I enjoyed getting to know more about Jane and those around her. Right now is an old girlfriend living with her. And, it seems that Jane, still have some feelings left for her, which makes it a bit tragic since her ex is battling a series illness.
As for the mystery, what I really liked that it was not as straight-forward as it seems. I also liked how well-written the characters were, from the old aunts, the neighbors that also seem to be hiding something, to the people around Jane. It's a book that you can easily breeze through quickly since it's not that thick, despite that does it not feel too short. It's a perfect balance, not too wordy. I quite enjoyed the book and I'm looking forward to reading the 24 previous books...
I want to thank S:t Martins Press for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review!… (plus d'informations)