A Royal Murder [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Elliott Roosevelt (Author)

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Publication Date: February 1995

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt journeys to the Bahamas to visit the exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor and uncovers dangerous plots involving Nazi plans for expansion, smuggling, defection, wartime profiteering, and murder.

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From Publishers Weekly

Affectionately portrayed, Eleanor Roosevelt outwits Nazis and other nefarious villains in her late son's 15th mystery to star his mother, one of many reported left unpublished at his death in 1990. In September 1940, Eleanor is sent to the Bahamas, accompanied by intelligence agents impersonating her staff, to protect U.S. interests against the pro-German leanings of the new governor, the Duke of Windsor and his wife, Wallis Simpson. Eleanor deftly avoids curtseying to the duke and duchess, instead giving each a democratic smile and a handshake and finessing the duke's wish that his wife be addressed as royalty. Life in Nassau resembles the last days of French royal court with a continuous round of parties occuring against a backdrop of dire poverty. During one lavish gathering on board a luxurious steam yacht, the owner, a pro-German Swedish industrialist, is thrown overboard to drown; in his pocket is found a platinum pin bearing the insignia of the Prince of Wales. Eleanor gets to ride a bike; Errol Flynn and one of his teenage floozies sail in on the yacht of isolationist GM chairman, Alfred P. Sloan; and a fatal explosion and a gunfight occur before the First Lady neatly wraps up the case.
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In Solomita's latest thriller (following "another excellent thriller," A Good Day To Die, LJ 10/15/93), a retarded homeless man is framed for murder, and the woman who discovered the victim joins with the man's lawyer to find the real killer.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156895171X
• ISBN-13: 978-1568951713
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,816,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars fascinating view, August 23, 2001

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This review is from: A Royal Murder (Hardcover)

This book is far more interesting for its mise en scene and political statements than for the actual details of the crimes. The seamless blend of historical and fictional people makes it fascinating. Today the Duke and Duchess of Windsor have been largely sentimentalized and their political views have been swept into the background. For people who are interested in the conflicting views preceding the entry of the U.S. into WWII, this book offers an insider's insight.

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This review is from: A Royal Murder (Hardcover)

Elliott always writes a grest book full on insider information of when his parents were in the White House. Of course one has to realize that he has changed the facts some but you do gain information that is based on the truth. His books always give a lot of information about WWII. Easy reading as he keeps you wondering who did it.