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The First Lady Murders [Mass Market Paperback]

Nancy Pickard (Author)
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February 1, 1999
Mystery's best writers deceive, thrill, and entertain in this spellbinding collection of new stories centered around America's First Ladies--women who know that life at the White House can be murder. Authors include Anne Perry, Judith Kelman, Pamela Fesler, P.M. Carlson, Gillian Roberts, and Sarah Shankman.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket (February 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671014447
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671014445
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #617,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars History Mysteries, April 30, 2000
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This review is from: The First Lady Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
The First Lady Murders is an anthology of 20 murder mysteries involving a first lady. Each author was allowed to choose the first lady they wanted to build their mystery around so there are three stories which feature Edith Wilson. That does not take away from the book at all as it is interesting to see the diverse ways authors treat the same subject.

This book offers a pleasant introduction to 20 mystery authors. Two I especially enjoyed were Adams and Evil by Susan Booth Conroy and A Tale of Two Sisters by Richard Timothy Conroy. These two authors happen to be married. I will definitely look for other books by them.

Some of the stories were a bit contrived or relied too much upon ghost elements for my taste which is why I gave it a 4 overall rating. Sometimes I felt a bit like I was reading responses to a creative writing class assignment: Write a short story which has a murder and a first lady.

The results are uneven, but it is a clever idea and intriguing to read the variety of ways it was executed by the participating authors. This is a good candidate for a book to take to take on your summer vacation!

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