Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders


Fiction - Mystery - General
234 Pages
Reviewed on 04/14/2013
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Author Biography

Award-winning author, Robert Thornhill, began writing at the age of sixty-six and in three short years has penned thirteen novels in the Lady Justice mystery/comedy series, the seven volume Rainbow Road series of chapter books for children, a cookbook and a mini-autobiography.

Lady Justice and the Sting and Lady Justice and Dr. Death, Lady Justice and the Vigilante and Lady Justice and the Candidate won the Pinnacle Award for the best new mystery novels of Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 from the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs.

Many of Walt’s adventures in the Lady Justice series are anecdotal and based on Robert’s real life.

Robert holds a master’s in psychology, but his wit and insight come from his varied occupations, including thirty-three years as a real estate broker.
He lives with his wife, Peg, in Independence, Missouri.

Visit him on the Web at: http://BooksByBob.com

    Book Review

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.