![]() ![]() Eleanor makes a believable detective and the 1938 prewar atmosphere lends a nice touch of tension to a shipshape plot. ![]() It's all great fun enlivened by sophisticated dialogue and a splash of a conclusion, even though the celebrity characters other than the sleuth could benefit by portraits of greater depth. Jack Benny, Henry Luce, Josephine Baker and a young John F. Book Review: A Spoonful of Murder by Robin Stevens Headlines Maat 10:01 am 1.A Murder Most Unladylike 2.Arsenic for Tea 3.First Class Murder 4.Jolly Foul Play 5. is murdered and a stash of jewels owned by White Russians is missing, Eleanor must assess the motives of privileged passengers, including a Russian ballerina emigree, and such real-life characters as Charles Lindbergh, Mr. When a shady Russian envoy traveling to the U.S. Here the author of Murder in the Blue Room takes Eleanor away from the White House and environs, surrounding her with first-class accommodations-and classy but suspicious characters-aboard the luxury liner Normandie. ![]() This is Eleanor Roosevelt's ninth appearance as the fictional sleuth created by the former first lady's recently deceased novelist son. ![]()
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