Synopses & Reviews
“A stellar whodunit.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The small, exclusive Massachusetts island of Margarets Harbor gets its fifteen minutes of fame when aging teen stars Arrow Normand and Marcey Mandret pay a visit to local celebrity heiress, Kendra Rhode. The girls drunken, disorderly behavior is being eaten up by the press…until an even bigger media storm erupts.
“Cheating at Solitaire has a sharply satirical edge as it takes on the cult of celebrity.”—Boston Globe
During a blizzard, Arrrow finds herself staggering around town, covered in blood and incoherently drunk. Meanwhile, her actor-boyfriend has been found shot dead in the front seat of a crashed truck. Now Arrow is cast as the only suspect in the crime—and she cant remember a thing about the night in question.
“A sly…indictment of the cult of celebrity. Read this and liberate yourself from Page Six and TMZ.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Enter former F.B.I. agent Gregor Demarkian, whos flown in from Philadelphia to review the charges against Arrow. What he finds is a case with little evidence, an insatiable paparazzi, and a mares nest of motives in what may be the most confusing, twisted role of Demarkians lifetime.
Review
“Sharp, intelligent, and inventive - the kind of mysteries a Dorothy L. Sayers or a Josephine Tey would have come up with…Like a good cabinet maker, Haddam knows exactly how to cut and polish her material into art.” - Chicago Tribune on The Headmasters Wife
“Glass Houses is one of those novels that has everything going for it: a crackling plot, an astonishing cast of characters and the best literary exploration of Philadelphia since the works of John OHara…Jane Haddam has created an elegant, stylish work with great appeal.” - Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Jane Haddam has been writing for many years but manages to produce each time a layered, richly peopled and dryly witty book with a plot of mind-bending complexity.” - Houston Chronicle on Glass Houses
“Haddams latest Gregor Demarkian mystery, Glass Houses, ranks among her most satisfying, not only because of its intricate plot but also because of its setting and Demarkians endearingly infuriating supporting cast….Haddams Demarkian novels are becoming weightier, perhaps more somber, but also more intriguing - tightly crafted and polished puzzlers well worth the intellectual exercise they demand.” - The Strand Magazine“Rife with political insights, subtle humor at her characters expense, and a keen eye for telling a story from multiple characters diverse perspectives, Hardscrabble Road is as deep as it is wide…A thriller for the thoughtful.” - Rocky Mountain News
Review
“Ought to establish Haddam as Americas P.D. James once and for all.”—Baltimore Sun
“A stellar whodunit.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Cheating at Solitaire has a sharply satirical edge as it takes on the cult of celebrity.”—Boston Globe
“A sly…indictment of the cult of celebrity. Read this and liberate yourself from Page Six and TMZ.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Haddam is at her best…presenting a glimpse into the celebrity world readers will not easily forget.”—Library Journal (starred review)
“[This] series keeps getting better, each novel just a little more dramatic, more thought provoking, and more entertaining than the last...It's about time she gets the A-list status she so richly deserves.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Haddam is clearly having a good time skewering the obsession with aging teen starlets and their hangers-on.”—Charlotte Observer
“More compelling than most mysteries, Cheating at Solitaire manages a good sense of humor and tight, sharp writing. Haddam lets us ponder celebrity and its meaning, the powerful symbiosis between stars and the public, and our own complicity in the frenzy.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer
Synopsis
Fleeing from his own wedding preparations, former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian is hired to review a case--one that he finds has little evidence and twisted by an out-of-control media--in what may be the most compelling case of his entire career. Martin's Press.
Synopsis
Margaret's Harbor, a small, exclusive island off the coast of Massachussets, has been disrupted for weeks by the antics of a group of young celebrities. Kendra Rhode, of the extremely wealthy Rhode family, is the ring leader and part-year resident on the island. Two of her cohorts, Arrow Normand, an aging teen pop idol, and Marcey Mandret, another of the same vintage, have been acting out publicly - drunken, disorderly public behavior eaten up by the press. During one of the most devastating blizzards in decades, Normand staggers up to a local house, covered in blood and incoherently drunk. Her latest boy toy is found shot dead in the front seat of a crashed truck. The only suspect in the crime is Normand herself and she was apparently far too out of it to remember what actually happened that night. Former F.B.I. agent Gregor Demarkian, fleeing from the preparations for his own wedding, is hired to review the case against Normand. What he finds is a case with little evidence, twisted by an out-of-control media and the cult of celebrity surrounding the three young women, and a mare's nest of motives, in what may be the most confusing, twisted case of his entire career.
Synopsis
The small, exclusive Massachusetts island of Margarets Harbor gets its fifteen minutes of fame when aging teen stars Arrow Normand and Marcey Mandret pay a visit to local celebrity heiress, Kendra Rhode. The girls drunken, disorderly behavior is being eaten up by the press…until an even bigger media storm erupts.
During a blizzard, Arrrow finds herself staggering around town, covered in blood and incoherently drunk. Meanwhile, her actor-boyfriend has been found shot dead in the front seat of a crashed truck. Now Arrow is cast as the only suspect in the crime—and she cant remember a thing about the night in question.
Enter former F.B.I. agent Gregor Demarkian, whos flown in from Philadelphia to review the charges against Arrow. What he finds is a case with little evidence, an insatiable paparazzi, and a mares nest of motives in what may be the most confusing, twisted role of Demarkians lifetime.
About the Author
JANE HADDAM is the author of numerous novels, many featuring Gregor Demarkian, as well as numerous articles and stories published widely. A finalist for both the Edgar and Anthony Awards, she lives in Litchfield Country, Connecticut.