Trish Harnetiaux
Autor(a) de White Elephant
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Washington, USA
- Locais de residência
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Educação
- Brooklyn College (MFA|Playwriting)
- Ocupações
- playwright
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Críticas
White Elephant por Trish Harnetiaux
Very unique, but also predictable, whodunit.
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bookwyrmm | 2 outras críticas | Jul 6, 2020 | Light novel about a murder mystery that happened 20 years earlier. Push real estate agents, Claudine and Henry are trying to sell an extravagant mansion in Aspen when a pop singer, Zara, shows interest. They invite Zara to their office party celebration, a White Elephant exchange, to be held at the mansion. The mansion is the site of the decades old murders.
Told in several voices, this is a short, light whodunit.
# WhiteElephant #TrishHarnetiaux
Told in several voices, this is a short, light whodunit.
# WhiteElephant #TrishHarnetiaux
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rmarcin | 2 outras críticas | Jan 2, 2020 | Husband and wife Cluadine and Henry are hosting a lavish Christmas party in a mansion in Aspen. A special guest, superstar Zara has been invited. Things turn sour when the secret santa game takes place and somebody opens a sinister present.
I read this book because of its seasonal theme. I found the book a quick, snappy fun read. I have to say that I did quite enjoy it.
The book has that claustrophobic feel with the guests been stranded in a house in heavy snow. It also has that Agatha Christie feel to it. It's not the best out there with that type of feel, No Exit by Taylor Adam's is much better.
Overall I enjoyed the book very much. Not really one to take too seriously but a fun read.… (mais)
I read this book because of its seasonal theme. I found the book a quick, snappy fun read. I have to say that I did quite enjoy it.
The book has that claustrophobic feel with the guests been stranded in a house in heavy snow. It also has that Agatha Christie feel to it. It's not the best out there with that type of feel, No Exit by Taylor Adam's is much better.
Overall I enjoyed the book very much. Not really one to take too seriously but a fun read.… (mais)
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tina1969 | Dec 6, 2019 | Next up in my Christmas listens is the newly released White Elephant by Trish Harnetiaux.
Do you know the White Elephant game? I've played it at holiday gatherings in the past. Everyone brings a wrapped gift with no name on it. Numbers are picked and gifts chosen - and then they can be stolen. But what if one of those gifts has significance to an attendee? A maybe murderous participant? Right from the start, the reader is aware that there is a murder in the mix. The who and the why remain to be seen.
Aspen real estate agents Claudine and her husband Henry are the hosts for this annual event. Their staff are all invited to the party and it's to be held at a home the pair are hoping to sell to pop star Zara. That Aspen setting guarantees snow - keeping people in - and the cops out. Harnetiaux also brings in some fact to her fiction - actual murder mysteries in the Aspen area are mentioned. I'm not sure this belonged with the somewhat cozy tone of White Elephant.
None of the characters are particularly likable, except perhaps Zara. Claudine, Henry and Zara are all given a voice, as is a mystery fourth person. Claudine is the one you'll love to dislike - a lot.
The timeline flips from present to past as details are slowly added. I did find that there was almost too much detail and thought it slowed the book down. But overall, it was a fun, quirky little listen - a cozy Christmas mystery for the ears.
Renata Friedman was the narrator. She has a really pleasant voice that is easy to listen to and clearly understood. Her voice rises and falls as she reads, giving movement to the story. She interprets the book well and provides emphasis where the plot calls for it. The voices she provides for the different characters matched the mental images I had created.… (mais)
Do you know the White Elephant game? I've played it at holiday gatherings in the past. Everyone brings a wrapped gift with no name on it. Numbers are picked and gifts chosen - and then they can be stolen. But what if one of those gifts has significance to an attendee? A maybe murderous participant? Right from the start, the reader is aware that there is a murder in the mix. The who and the why remain to be seen.
Aspen real estate agents Claudine and her husband Henry are the hosts for this annual event. Their staff are all invited to the party and it's to be held at a home the pair are hoping to sell to pop star Zara. That Aspen setting guarantees snow - keeping people in - and the cops out. Harnetiaux also brings in some fact to her fiction - actual murder mysteries in the Aspen area are mentioned. I'm not sure this belonged with the somewhat cozy tone of White Elephant.
None of the characters are particularly likable, except perhaps Zara. Claudine, Henry and Zara are all given a voice, as is a mystery fourth person. Claudine is the one you'll love to dislike - a lot.
The timeline flips from present to past as details are slowly added. I did find that there was almost too much detail and thought it slowed the book down. But overall, it was a fun, quirky little listen - a cozy Christmas mystery for the ears.
Renata Friedman was the narrator. She has a really pleasant voice that is easy to listen to and clearly understood. Her voice rises and falls as she reads, giving movement to the story. She interprets the book well and provides emphasis where the plot calls for it. The voices she provides for the different characters matched the mental images I had created.… (mais)
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Twink | 2 outras críticas | Nov 13, 2019 | Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Membros
- 49
- Popularidade
- #320,875
- Avaliação
- 3.1
- Críticas
- 4
- ISBN
- 10