Rena Fruchter

THE ORCHESTRA MURDERS: A CYNTHIA MASTERS MYSTERY by Rena Fruchter is an exciting suspense set in modern day Philadelphia and London. Follow,Jonathan Langhore,Sir Gregory Langhorne and of course Detective Cynthia Masters on a journey of murder,mystery,infidelity,blackmail,betrayal,secrets,abuse of power and money,and the Orchestra. Cynthia has a difficult case ahead of her with more than one murder on her hands,the why and how the murders relate to the Langhornes and are they guilty of murder. What a fast paced,action paced story from beginning to end. If you enjoy the Orchestra,Musicians,Reporters,music critics,suspense,and a bit of romance you will enjoy "The Orchestra Murders". A must read for any suspense/mystery lover. Detective Cynthia is a force to be reckoned with and one to be watching for an another story. I enjoyed this story. The characters are engaging,and the plot intriguing. Received for an honest review from t he publisher and Pump Up Your Book.

RATING: 4

HEAT RATING: SWEET

REVIEWED BY: AprilR, My Book Addiction and More/My Book Addiction Reviews… (meer)

This book was okay. Not truthfully the page-turner I had hoped it would be. I think the writing style was maybe a bit stiff. I learned a lot about Chevy Chase though.

I certainly don't agree with his politics, and while everyone always says how nice he is he has certainly taken jabs at political conservatives (some really bad jabs.) I hope that even if I don't like someone's politics and even if I don't like them personally, that I never speak with such hatred.

To hear so many speak of someone such as Chevy as being so greatly intelligent I guess I just find myself believing that if one is that intelligent he wouldn't get his 'knickers in a twist' and lose all semblance of intelligence just so that he might rant and rave about the person with whom he disagrees. I just don't see the point in that.

I did learn a bit about his movies and often there was blame or excuses made...that the movies which resulted in poor showings were done as favours to others. Hmm...maybe. Just hard to believe all of them were that way. I still love Chevy Chase as an actor and probably always will. I do think he is ery funny and I will search out more of his films which I haven't yet seen.… (meer)

Interesting, but ultimately slightly disappointing biography of the funny man most often associated with early Saturday Night Live, the Vacation movies, and Caddyshack. The biographical revelations are truly fascinating, and explain his comedic style. However, the writing style for the book is quite flat and lifeless -- there was no "flow" and at times it merely felt like a litany of facts and figures and less a portrayal of Chevy's life and influences. I'd recommend this to die-hard SNL fans looking for Chevy's version of the first season, but otherwise it was something of a disappointment.… (meer)