Algonquin Round Table Mysteries: Murder Your Darlings (Hardcover)(Large Print)

from bremmd

I've mentioned before that I really enjoy cozy mysteries where actual historical figures solve the crimes. I know this is truly a guilty pleasure of mine but, so be it. In this series Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and other members of the famous Algonquin Round Table solve the mysteries. Prepo...

from ChazziFrazz

Dorothy Parker is one of my favourite people. I've read a biography on her (What Fresh Hell Is This?) and enjoyed reading of her crazy, and not always happy, life and the people in her world. Seeing this on the shelf, I thought it might be a fun read. There is a touch of the screwball in this mur...

from 4leschats

The first book in a new series starring Dorothy Parker-when a rival theater critic is found dead under the Algonquin Round Table right before lunch, all of the members of the Vicious Circle become suspects while Parker and her close friend try to solve the mystery. Tone and voice close to Parker ...

from JanicsEblen

Such a fun book to read. The banter between the famous authors makes it almost worth the read by itself. The plot is a good one. For a very, very "serious" mystery reader - this may not be the book for you.

from cajela

This is not a book to be cast aside lightly. It should be hurled with great force. No, that's unfair. It's not really that bad, but I couldn't resist. It does take quite some arrogance to write a book fictionalising such a famous wit as Dorothy Parker, but fortunately the author mostly resorts to...