Reviews
Praise for Ellen Hart "Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stout's unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin." -- Baltimore Alternative "Hart keeps us turning the pages as she cleverly shows past sins contaminating current lives." -- Booklist on An Intimate Ghost "Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths' interesting nonmystery lives and their sometimes antagonistic friendships... to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish." -- Rocky Mountain News on The Iron Girl "Incorporating societal ills torn from the headlines, Hart bares the weaknesses in her well-realized characters as well as their strengths.... [A] spunky page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly on An Intimate Ghost " THE IRON GIRL is an exemplary model for the skillfully written mystery genre novel... An absorbing and captivating reading experience. Hart's dual storyline, adroit narrative technique, clever pacing, and entertaining characters all contribute to a superlative novel that the reader will treasure." -- Midwest Book Review, Praise for Ellen Hart "Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stout's unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin." -- Baltimore Alternative "Hart keeps us turning the pages as she cleverly shows past sins contaminating current lives." -- Booklist on An Intimate Ghost "Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths' interesting nonmystery lives and their sometimes antagonistic friendships... to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish." -- Rocky Mountain News on The Iron Girl "Incorporating societal ills torn from the headlines, Hart bares the weaknesses in her well-realized characters as well as their strengths.... [A] spunky page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly on An Intimate Ghost " THE IRON GIRL is an exemplary model for the skillfully written mystery genre novel... An absorbing and captivating reading experience. Hart's dual storyline, adroit narrative technique, clever pacing, and entertaining characters all contribute to a superlative novel that the reader will treasure." -- Midwest Book Review, Praise for Ellen Hart " Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stout' s unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin." -- "Baltimore Alternative" " Hart keeps us turning the pages as she cleverly shows past sins contaminating current lives." -- "Booklist" on "An Intimate Ghost" " Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths' interesting nonmystery lives and their sometimes antagonistic friendships... to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish." -- "Rocky Mountain News" on "The Iron Girl" " Incorporating societal ills torn from the headlines, Hart bares the weaknesses in her well-realized characters as well as their strengths.... [A] spunky page-turner." -- "Publishers Weekly" on "An Intimate Ghost"""THE IRON GIRL" is an exemplary model for the skillfully written mystery genre novel... An absorbing and captivating reading experience. Hart's dual storyline, adroit narrative technique, clever pacing, and entertaining characters all contribute to a superlative novel that the reader will treasure."-- "Midwest"" Book Review", Praise for Ellen Hart "Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stout's unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin." -- Baltimore Alternative "Hart keeps us turning the pages as she cleverly shows past sins contaminating current lives." -- Booklist on An Intimate Ghost "Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths' interesting nonmystery lives and their sometimes antagonistic friendshipse to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish." -- Rocky Mountain News on The Iron Girl "Incorporating societal ills torn from the headlines, Hart bares the weaknesses in her well-realized characters as well as their strengths.e [A] spunky page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly on An Intimate Ghost " THE IRON GIRL is an exemplary model for the skillfully written mystery genre novel... An absorbing and captivating reading experience. Hart's dual storyline, adroit narrative technique, clever pacing, and entertaining characters all contribute to a superlative novel that the reader will treasure." -- Midwest Book Review, Praise for Ellen Hart "Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stout's unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin." --Baltimore Alternative "Hart keeps us turning the pages as she cleverly shows past sins contaminating current lives." --BooklistonAn Intimate Ghost "Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths' interesting nonmystery lives and their sometimes antagonistic friendships… to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish." --Rocky Mountain NewsonThe Iron Girl "Incorporating societal ills torn from the headlines, Hart bares the weaknesses in her well-realized characters as well as their strengths.… [A] spunky page-turner." --Publishers WeeklyonAn Intimate Ghost "THE IRON GIRL is an exemplary model for the skillfully written mystery genre novel... An absorbing and captivating reading experience. Hart's dual storyline, adroit narrative technique, clever pacing, and entertaining characters all contribute to a superlative novel that the reader will treasure." --MidwestBook Review, Praise for Ellen Hart "Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stout's unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin." -- Baltimore Alternative "Hart keeps us turning the pages as she cleverly shows past sins contaminating current lives." -- Booklist on An Intimate Ghost "Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths' interesting nonmystery lives and their sometimes antagonistic friendships to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish." -- Rocky Mountain News on The Iron Girl "Incorporating societal ills torn from the headlines, Hart bares the weaknesses in her well-realized characters as well as their strengths. [A] spunky page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly on An Intimate Ghost " THE IRON GIRL is an exemplary model for the skillfully written mystery genre novel... An absorbing and captivating reading experience. Hart's dual storyline, adroit narrative technique, clever pacing, and entertaining characters all contribute to a superlative novel that the reader will treasure." -- Midwest Book Review, Praise for Ellen Hart "Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stout's unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin." -- Baltimore Alternative "Hart keeps us turning the pages as she cleverly shows past sins contaminating current lives." -- Booklist on An Intimate Ghost "Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths' interesting nonmystery lives and their sometimes antagonistic friendships… to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish." -- Rocky Mountain News on The Iron Girl "Incorporating societal ills torn from the headlines, Hart bares the weaknesses in her well-realized characters as well as their strengths.… [A] spunky page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly on An Intimate Ghost " THE IRON GIRL is an exemplary model for the skillfully written mystery genre novel... An absorbing and captivating reading experience. Hart's dual storyline, adroit narrative technique, clever pacing, and entertaining characters all contribute to a superlative novel that the reader will treasure." -- Midwest Book Review, Praise for Ellen Hart Â"Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stout's unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin.Â" Â--Baltimore Alternative Â"Hart keeps us turning the pages as she cleverly shows past sins contaminating current lives.Â" Â--BooklistonAn Intimate Ghost Â"Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths' interesting nonmystery lives and their sometimes antagonistic friendshipsÂ'¦ to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish.Â" Â--Rocky Mountain NewsonThe Iron Girl Â"Incorporating societal ills torn from the headlines, Hart bares the weaknesses in her well-realized characters as well as their strengths.Â'¦ [A] spunky page-turner.Â" Â--Publishers WeeklyonAn Intimate Ghost "THE IRON GIRL is an exemplary model for the skillfully written mystery genre novel... An absorbing and captivating reading experience. Hart's dual storyline, adroit narrative technique, clever pacing, and entertaining characters all contribute to a superlative novel that the reader will treasure." Â--MidwestBook Review