The computer can be your friend or it can be your enemy. It depends on what one is attempting to accomplish. I have had horrendous experiences trying to post new reviews; I jump through more hoops than a seal at Sea World but I have also be fortunate enough to discover great writers through Facebook. Cornelia Read is the latest in my long line of discovery.
For those of you who have never read her mysteries/ social commentary, you don't know what you're missing. I am here to tell you this woman can write her a** off.
I read all three of her books within a two week period. I whipped right through them and then wanted more.
Ms. Read's protagonist, Madeline Dare, is without question one of the most interesting characters in mystery fiction today. Ms. Dare is a multi-faceted protagonist; snarky, witty, socially conscious and extremely likable. Cornelia Read imbues her characters with such realism and with such humanity that the reader really wants to know them in real life. I know it is a cliche but I honestly mean it when I say I'd like nothing better than to spend time with Madeline Dare and her cronies. I also think that spending time with the author would be a riot. If one is looking for a mystery novel filled with fully fleshed characters, a tightly woven plot and a "spot on" depiction of Old Money and their descendants then please check out the novels by the amazing Cornelia Read.
Thank you so, so much!
ReplyDeleteCornelia`s writing is amazing, and she is big fun in real life. I wrote to her after being blown away by her first novel, Field of Darkness.
ReplyDeleteThe great mystery writer Lee Child is another fan of Ms. Read, and he for sure knows good writing.
I can't wait for Book 4, I think due in August?
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ReplyDeleteActually, yes, I think this is great writing. I'm intrigued that you think Maddy should be ashamed of her feelings for Lapthorn. She doesn't ACT on them, it is all in the context of a young girl's crush on a dashing older man who actually pays attention to her, as other adults, mostly her mother and a series of step-fathers and others, ignore her.
DeletePerhaps I find the old money class consciousness more compelling because I know that world well.
The point is that Maddy knows that money doesn't confer morality or actual goodness, and breeding and manners can conceal hideous behavior.
But I gather you didn't enjoy it. A chacun son gout.