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A high profile celebrity Hollywood wedding—just the diversion Jane Lawless needs. Recovering from injuries, single again and the dreaded holidays closing in, Jane happily agrees to attend the soir#65533;e with her best friend, Cordelia Thorn. It’s not just any wedding—Cordelia’s Broadway diva sister Octavia is tying the knot for the third time. Nobody knows how young Octavia Thorn met octogenarian Harold Lester, a recluse relic of Tinseltown’s grand old days, and the secret has show more brought out all the paparazzi. When bodies start to fall, it’s clear to Jane that the nuptials have brought out something far more sinister. Ellen Hart guides Jane Lawless and Cordelia Thorn on another brilliant journey, this time deep into film history for a story that won the series its fourth Lambda Literary Award. show lessTags
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A change in setting made this book interesting, as did the film history aspect. I think this is one of those series where you should really start at the beginning.
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Mystery author Ellen Hart was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in August 1949. She received a B. A. in Theology from the Ambassador College in Pasadena, California. She writes the Jane Lawless and the Sophie Greenway series. Five of the Jane Lawless books have won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Mystery. She has also won the Minnesota show more Book Award for Best Crime Fiction twice. She currently lives in Minneapolis with her life partner. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Merchant of Venus
- Original publication date
- 2001
- People/Characters
- Jane Lawless
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- English
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