Death on a Silver Platter
By (Author) Ellen Hart
7
Random House USA Inc
Fawcett
26th August 2003
United States
General
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
352
Width 106mm, Height 175mm, Spine 19mm
198g
DOUBLE MURDER, ON THE HOUSE Far from being the idyllic home Carl Veelund envisioned when he built the grand mansion years ago, Prairie Lodge has become the keeper of many dark and terrible secrets. Now family members are dropping like flies- Two women are dead-and truths long hidden are about to be brought to light. When restaurant reviewer-cum-sleuth Sophie Greenway stumbles upon an old diary, she has no idea it will toss her like a salad into the center of the tragedies unfolding at Prairie Lodge. It appears that being a dear friend to Carl's daughter, Elaine, has become dangerous. For in a recipe that calls for murder, deceit, sibling rivalry, and old grudges that die hard, Sophie finds herself the main ingredient. . . .
Hart is a master of juggling all of her complicated plots and subplots with twists that keep her reader in a constant state of suspense.
Lambda Book Report
Look for these exciting mysteries featuring Sophie Greenway . . .
THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MURDER
FOR EVERY EVIL
THE OLDEST SIN
MURDER IN THE AIR
SLICE AND DICE
DIAL M FOR MEAT LOAF
And dont miss Ellen Harts thrilling Jane Lawless mysteries . . .
HALLOWED MURDER
VITAL LIES
STAGE FRIGHT
A KILLING CURE
A SMALL SACRIFICE
FAINT PRAISE
ROBBERS WINE
Praise for Ellen Hart
and her Sophie Greenway mysteries
DIAL M FOR MEAT LOAF
This is a hearty, satisfying meal of a mystery, with chunks of good characters and more than a dash of wit.
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
SLICE AND DICE
The pace quickly bubbles from simmer to boil. . . . The complexity of Harts novel is admirable.
Publishers Weekly
THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MURDER
Strong characters and a rich Lake Superior setting make this solidly constructed mystery hard to put down. Another winner for Ellen Hart!
M. D. LAKE
FOR EVERY EVIL
Another splendid specimen of the classical mystery story, nicely updated and full of interesting and believable characters.
The Purloined Letter
Ellen Hart's other novels include This Little Piggy Went to Murder, For Every Evil, and The Oldest Sin, Murder in the Air, Slice and Dice, and Dial M for Meat Loaf as well as the Jane Lawless mysteries- Hallowed Murder, Vital Lies, Stage Fright, A Killing Cure, A Small Sacrifice, and Faint Praise. A two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Best Mystery/Detective Fiction, Ms. Hart is like her fictional heroine Sophie Greenway in two respects- both have had food-related careers (the author was a chef for twelve years) and both have college degrees in fundamentalist Christian theology. She lives in Minneapolis.