Category Archives: Ellory, R.J.
Carnival of Shadows by R.J. Ellory
‘Carnival of Shadows’ is a very different novel. It can’t really be categorised as a crime novel, even though it involved the FBI and a murder investigation. It is set in 1959 in Kansas. At the time, America feared communism … Continue reading
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Kings of America by R.J. Ellory
‘Kings of America’ is set in the late 1930s through to the 1960s in New York and Los Angeles and is the story of 3 young immigrants – Danny McCabe from Ireland and Nicolas and Lucia Mariani from Corsica. Danny … Continue reading
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A Quiet Belief In Angels by R.J. Ellory
‘A Quiet Belief In Angels’ is a slow moving but beautifully written mystery about Joseph Calvin Vaughan growing up in a small town in Georgia. Joseph tragically lost his father at the age of 11. In many ways his life … Continue reading
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R.J. (Roger Jon) Ellory Profile and Books
RJ (Roger Jon) Ellory was born in Birmingham England. He never knew his father and his mother died when he was seven years old. He attended a series of boarding schools till the age of 16, when he returned to … Continue reading
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Mockingbird Songs by R.J. Ellory
‘Mockingbird Songs’ is the first novel I’ve read by R.J. Ellory. I was a bit unsure through the first parts on the novel, but after a while I was completely hooked. Henry Quinn made a simple mistake just before his … Continue reading
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