No Reservations Required

Sophie Greenway #8

by Ellen Hart

A KILLER WAS FULLY COMMITTED

Twin Cities businessman Ken Loy is the first to die; shot between the eyes during a sunset bike ride. Half an hour later, Bob Fabian, the rich and handsome owner of the Minneapolis Times Register, meets a similar fate. It was a year ago when Loy broadsided the VW Beetle driven by Fabian’s wife, Valerie, killing her instantly. Coincidence? Sleuthing food critic Sophie Greenway doesn’t buy it.

Indeed, the elegant Rookery Club, where the upper crust gathers to drink, dine, and gossip, is already simmering with rumors–about the murders, about a Times Register reporter’s shameless fabrication of news stories, about rifts in two high-profile relationships. So when Sophie turns up the heat, the lethal bouillabaisse of twisted love, sadistic rage, and insatiable greed boils over. It seems that poisonous concoction murder du jour is back on the menu. . . .

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 31, 2005

About the author

Ellen Hart is the author of twenty-eight crime novels in two different series. She is a five-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Mystery, a three-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Best Popular Fiction, a three-time winner of the Golden Crown Literary Award in several categories, a recipient of the Alice B Medal, and was made an official GLBT Literary Saint at the Saints & Sinners Literary Festival in New Orleans in 2005. In 2010, Ellen received the GCLS Trailblazer Award for lifetime achievement in the field of lesbian literature. For the past fourteen years, Ellen has taught "An Introduction to Writing the Modern Mystery" through the The Loft Literary Center, the largest independent writing community in the nation. Ellen's latest Sophie Greenway mystery is No Reservations Required (Ballantine). Rest for the Wicked, the twentieth Jane Lawless mystery, will be released by St. Martin's/Minotaur in October 2012. Bella Books has recently revived the out-of-print books by publishing them in both trade paperback and E-book. Ellen lives in the Minneapolis area with her partner of over 35 years.

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

My book club has read several books by Ellen Hart. Several characters were provided who could have been the killer. In the next book I hope that Sophie's step-daughter is the victim...she is a total twit! I recommend this series for individuals and mystery book clubs. Sophie is an engaging character and her hotel business is interesting. Not a lot of blood and guts but not a total cozy either. She is a fine author.

[Misha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated it correctly, even though I hadn't read it yet!

[Lynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun little mystery.

[Dorinda]

Pure fluff but entertainment often is

[GIZMO · Rating 4 out of 5]

first of the series ive read...fun enough to read straight through and want to read more of them...just get rid of the annoying daughter

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Sophie and Bram

I guess this character has been retired. The series were some great books. Miss them. Good plots and very easy to follow.