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Reviewed by Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite
“Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders” by Robert Thornhill is number ten (10) in his comedy/mystery series of “Lady Justice” tales. In an unusual merger, Robert Thornhill combines the genres of comedy and mystery, and he does it well. It doesn’t seem very realistic to expect a successful and entertaining story to result when one mixes comedy with a topic as serious as serial murder. Robert Thornhill’s successful series has knocked that mistaken assumption right out of the ballpark. Not only does he insert a healthy dose of very good humor into this story, but he also manages to keep the serial killer parts of the story appropriately serious. There is nothing funny about serial killers, and Thornhill respects that fact. At the same time, humorous happenstance is a very real part of life, and Thornhill uses that to his very talented advantage.
Robert Thornhill has found his niche. His series of “Lady Justice” stories are almost surprisingly entertaining. The main characters, who appear in most of his episodes, are very realistically developed, and it is not at all hard to believe they are based on real people the author personally knows and frequently deals with. There are a few minor innuendos, as would be expected from characters such as he has developed, but overall there is nothing in these books that would prohibit young readers, from sixth grade or younger, from reading this series. I very heartily recommend the “Lady Justice” series and “The Book Club Murders” in particular, for all readers who have a normal, healthy sense of humor, and appreciate a good tale.
This book is a hoot to read! It is also refreshingly delightful to have an “elderly” hero!
What a wonderful idea for seniors everywhere to participate in a program like this. I am sure my mom would much rather "go out" in a blaze of glory than waiting for the nursing home...:)
This quirky, filled with jokes, puns and love is a cure all for a bad day, I laughed all the way through it and even after I turned the last page!
Meet Walt and his cop partner Ox, Walt is part of C.R.A.P….(you will have to read the book to find out what that stands for!) and together whether on purpose or by accident these two crime busting cop friends manage to foil a serial killer who they have named “The Librarian” as he leaves a mystery novel as his calling card…
sadly this is the only book so far that I have read in the Lady Justice series but, it will most definitely not be the last!
In this, the 10th book of his Lady Justice series, Robert Thornhill crafts another comedy/mystery. It will keep you on the edge of your seat in anticipation of the mystery and laughing your head off at old and new humor at the antics of his “crew” and co-workers. This time Walt enters the world of literature as he and Ox pursue a serial killer, labeled by the media as “The Librarian”. Will Walt and Company solve another one with aplomb and finesse – or by accident? We get a close look into the killer’s mind as Walt and the Kansas City police try to put together the few clues left by the suspect, Oscar Roach.
““No way for the old man to identify me and even if he sees the car, it will turn out to be stolen. Any DNA evidence will be at the bottom of the muddy Missouri River and we’ll get away clean --- the perfect crime!”
Oscar smiled as he watched their faces.
They were hooked!”
Robert Thornhill began his writing career at the age of sixty-six, after a successful career in real estate. He and his wife Peg, who does the covers to his books, have expanded their horizons by going into the literature business. Four of his novels in the Lady Justice series have won the Pinnacle Achievement Award from the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs as best of mystery novels. He has also written seven volumes in the Rainbow Road series (chapter books for children), a cookbook and a mini-biography. He holds a master’s degree in psychology and spent thirty years as a real estate broker. He and his wife, Peg, live in Independence, Missouri.
Overview
It is just the beginning of a series of deaths that lead Walt and Ox into the twisted world of a serial killer.
In the late 1960's, the Zodiac Killer claimed to have killed 37 people and was never caught --- the perfect crime.
Oscar Roach, dreamed of ...