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Mariah Fredericks

Autor de A Death of No Importance

14 Obras 1,400 Miembros 109 Reseñas 1 Preferidas

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Series

Obras de Mariah Fredericks

A Death of No Importance (2018) 218 copias
The True Meaning of Cleavage (2003) 175 copias
The Girl in the Park (2012) 171 copias
Crunch Time (2006) 168 copias
The Lindbergh Nanny (2022) 154 copias
Death of a New American (2019) 102 copias
Head Games (2004) 97 copias
In the Cards: Love (2006) 67 copias
Death of an American Beauty (2020) 60 copias
Season of the Witch (2013) 56 copias
The Wharton Plot: A Novel (2024) 44 copias
Death of a Showman (2021) 38 copias
In the Cards: Fame (2008) 28 copias
In the Cards: Life (2008) 22 copias

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Género
female
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
New York City, New York, USA

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Ho-hum mystery -- Edith Wharton, the Gilded Age author, discovers the identity of the shooter of a fellow author. Unpleasant or bland characters. In fact, the "Author's note" was the best part of the book. The author delineates fact and fiction in her story.
 
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janerawoof | 8 reseñas más. | Mar 12, 2024 |
Adding this because I have spent way too much time and pages trying to connect with the main character. Yes, you, Edith. Abandoned for now
 
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ethel55 | 8 reseñas más. | Mar 12, 2024 |
What a disappointment. I just couldn’t read any longer and stopped at page 147. The premise sounded clever and there were many rave reviews, but this just didn’t work for me. I love a good mystery, and all the better if it’s historical fiction. But the main character has to be likable, and this fictional version of the famous writer Edith Wharton was definitely not likable. The author made Wharton a depressing and negative character, and I didn’t care about her or any of the other characters. The story moved very slowly, and overall it was boring.

I can’t recommend this one.
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PhyllisReads | 8 reseñas más. | Feb 16, 2024 |
There are mysteries where the investigator is there mostly to move forward the plot, and then there are mysteries where the investigator also learns something about themselves. The Wharton Plot is absolutely the latter -- in investigating the death of then-famous novelist David Graham Phillips, Edith Wharton considers the nature of being a writer, as well as some hard truths about her own personal life. She is marvelously in character -- not always likable, but someone well worth knowing. Many historicals that incorporate real life historical figures as sleuths feel at least a little forced--this one never does. Wharton's natural curiosity and the circumstances that Fredericks sets up make perfect sense. I closed the book feeling like I'd spent time with Wharton herself, and feel inspired to return to her works soon!… (más)
 
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chelseagirl | 8 reseñas más. | Feb 7, 2024 |

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Obras
14
Miembros
1,400
Popularidad
#18,344
Valoración
½ 3.5
Reseñas
109
ISBNs
72
Idiomas
3
Favorito
1

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