R. J. Koreto
Autor(a) de Death on the Sapphire
About the Author
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Obras por R. J. Koreto
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 20th Century
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Rockland County, New York, USA - Educação
- Vassar College
- Ocupações
- financial journalist
magazine writer
magazine editor
website manager
pr consultant
author (mostrar todos 7)
seaman, US Merchant Marine - Organizações
- Mystery Writers of America
- Agente
- Zigmund, Cynthia
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- R.J. Koreto has been fascinated by the Edwardian era ever since viewing the original “Upstairs, Downstairs” series.
In his day job, he works as a business and financial journalist. Over the years, he’s been a magazine writer and editor, website manager, PR consultant, book author, and seaman in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Like Lady Frances Ffolkes, he’s a graduate of Vassar College, and like Alice Roosevelt, he was born and raised in New York.
He is the author of the Lady Frances Ffolkes and Alice Roosevelt mysteries. He has been published in both Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. He also published a book on practice management for financial professionals.
With his wife and daughters, he divides his time between Rockland County, N.Y., and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
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What an absolute delightful read! The characters were fabulous, which always makes a story more enjoyable. The plot was well crafted and while I had a few suspicions about the killer, I wasn’t certain until just before the reveal. To me, that makes an excellent read. I am disappointed to discover the author only wrote 2 books in this series. But on the plus side, I was fascinated to learn that Alice live to be 96, when she died in 1980. I lived at the same time she did! Incredibly cool to a history nerd.… (mais)
Wren Fontaine, protagonist of The Greenleaf Murders, the first of A Historic Homes Mystery, is a young architect working alongside her father. She gets the contract to work restore Greenleaf House, a gilded age historic home.
Stephen Greenleaf, the heir to the home, along with his 90-year-old Aunt Agnes who lives in the home with her faithful longtime companion, Mrs. Ryan, she lives in the past with her secrets. Stephen wants the home to be brought back to its former glory but is secretive about his plans for what he intends to do with the home. Aunt Agnes is very leery of Wren and her plans, almost like she has a secret that she doesn't want anyone to know about.
As Wren and her coworker Bobby need to get to the roof to see what repairs are needed, they find a sealed off door that leads to the attic. In the attic is a trunk and inside the trunk they find a skeleton. Who could it be?
Wren had befriended Hadley Vanderwerf who is the niece of Stephen, together they try to piece together what had happened to the person in the trunk, the deceased was female, and they think it could possibly be a maid who had had a relationship with an uncle of Stephens. Now, how did she die? That is what Hadley and Wren are determined to find out. Hadley has a stream of stories about the Greenleaf family so with what she knows and what they learn, Wren is eventually able to piece the story together.
When a developer is found murdered Wren determines that the two cases are related even though they are a century apart. How? Well, that is how the story continues on and concludes with who was the culprit and why these two people were murdered. Then there is a third murder which takes the case in a new direction.
This novel is well written, well researched and written in a way that definitely keeps the reader's attention. I love old Victorian mansions, so this story piqued my interest from the beginning. A time gone by if you will, where live was not necessarily simpler but different than current times. Lavish parties, influential people and lots of secrets. The ending was a definite surprise. Loved it!
I give it 5 stars!… (mais)
Stephen Greenleaf, the heir to the home, along with his 90-year-old Aunt Agnes who lives in the home with her faithful longtime companion, Mrs. Ryan, she lives in the past with her secrets. Stephen wants the home to be brought back to its former glory but is secretive about his plans for what he intends to do with the home. Aunt Agnes is very leery of Wren and her plans, almost like she has a secret that she doesn't want anyone to know about.
As Wren and her coworker Bobby need to get to the roof to see what repairs are needed, they find a sealed off door that leads to the attic. In the attic is a trunk and inside the trunk they find a skeleton. Who could it be?
Wren had befriended Hadley Vanderwerf who is the niece of Stephen, together they try to piece together what had happened to the person in the trunk, the deceased was female, and they think it could possibly be a maid who had had a relationship with an uncle of Stephens. Now, how did she die? That is what Hadley and Wren are determined to find out. Hadley has a stream of stories about the Greenleaf family so with what she knows and what they learn, Wren is eventually able to piece the story together.
When a developer is found murdered Wren determines that the two cases are related even though they are a century apart. How? Well, that is how the story continues on and concludes with who was the culprit and why these two people were murdered. Then there is a third murder which takes the case in a new direction.
This novel is well written, well researched and written in a way that definitely keeps the reader's attention. I love old Victorian mansions, so this story piqued my interest from the beginning. A time gone by if you will, where live was not necessarily simpler but different than current times. Lavish parties, influential people and lots of secrets. The ending was a definite surprise. Loved it!
I give it 5 stars!… (mais)
Was it the passion for the old family home that led to murder?
The Greenleaf Murders is the first book in R.J. Koreto’s new cozy mystery series, the Historic Homes Mysteries, and it is absolutely a 5-star debut! Not only are readers handed several murders to work out, but they are treated to the fascinating process of restoring a magnificent Gilded Age mansion to its better-than-original state. The stories behind the old home, the factual information of the time, bring glorious color to the home’s faded past. However, this is also a solidly modern cozy mystery that happens to hinge on a 100-year-old murder cold case.
The amateur sleuth in the story is a young architect, Wren Fontaine, a junior partner in her father’s firm. Her determination and integrity for perfectly restoring the Greenleaf House is a burning passion for her. She’s quite an introvert and much more comfortable dealing with her building projects than clients. But she’s aware of her nature and is progressing toward overcoming her previous ineptitude in social interactions. She drums up the nerve to initiate a relationship with the distant cousin of the Greenleafs. I also liked Wren’s work partner, general contractor Bobby Fiore. He looks after his employees and boss and loves blasting Italian opera from his truck on the worksite. I loved how the two worked together like a well-oiled machine.
Feelings run surprisingly hot and high during the home restoration, and Wren’s questions put her and her new friend, Hadley Vanderwerf, in danger. There is a surprising clue connecting the cold case and modern-day murder. The resolution made sense, and I was entertained from start to finish. I’m anxiously looking forward to future books in the series.With its likable main character and historical backdrop, I recommend THE GREENLEAF MURDERS to cozy mystery readers who enjoy historic homes, DIY shows, New York City settings, and the smooth incorporation of a bit of history in their stories.
I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author through Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours.… (mais)
The Greenleaf Murders is the first book in R.J. Koreto’s new cozy mystery series, the Historic Homes Mysteries, and it is absolutely a 5-star debut! Not only are readers handed several murders to work out, but they are treated to the fascinating process of restoring a magnificent Gilded Age mansion to its better-than-original state. The stories behind the old home, the factual information of the time, bring glorious color to the home’s faded past. However, this is also a solidly modern cozy mystery that happens to hinge on a 100-year-old murder cold case.
The amateur sleuth in the story is a young architect, Wren Fontaine, a junior partner in her father’s firm. Her determination and integrity for perfectly restoring the Greenleaf House is a burning passion for her. She’s quite an introvert and much more comfortable dealing with her building projects than clients. But she’s aware of her nature and is progressing toward overcoming her previous ineptitude in social interactions. She drums up the nerve to initiate a relationship with the distant cousin of the Greenleafs. I also liked Wren’s work partner, general contractor Bobby Fiore. He looks after his employees and boss and loves blasting Italian opera from his truck on the worksite. I loved how the two worked together like a well-oiled machine.
Feelings run surprisingly hot and high during the home restoration, and Wren’s questions put her and her new friend, Hadley Vanderwerf, in danger. There is a surprising clue connecting the cold case and modern-day murder. The resolution made sense, and I was entertained from start to finish. I’m anxiously looking forward to future books in the series.With its likable main character and historical backdrop, I recommend THE GREENLEAF MURDERS to cozy mystery readers who enjoy historic homes, DIY shows, New York City settings, and the smooth incorporation of a bit of history in their stories.
I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author through Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Membros
- 234
- Popularidade
- #96,591
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 33
- ISBN
- 44
The happenings were preposterous, the dialogue was so incredibly stilted and superfluous, the "twists" were obvious from so far off it wasn't even funny, and the characters seemed soft-headed both to not have connected the obvious dots sooner, and just generally in the manner they went about things.