by NAL en Right, well, be that as it may, find him quick and make it snappy. Collins, 2005) Collins, 2005) ”Even when members of the Algonquin Round Table pondered some of life’s most serious questions, one or another of the witty group would somehow find a … Our protaganist is handed a letter by a fellow acquaintance, Ernie MacGuffin. Don't ever stop writitng, Mr. Murphy. What a great second installment in the Algonquin Round Table Series! The taciturn Coolidge obviously didn’t have a reputation for being the life of the party, but he himself came out with a particularly famous repartee on one occasion. Hmmm--I am not wild about them like I have been some others but it is a nice read.Just received in the mail today. Dorothy is full of remorse that she didn't arrive in time to prevent his death. And who's Dorothy to turn up her noise at good money when her credit is no longer good at the local speakeasy.Second rate illustrator, Ernie MacGuffin, slips dear Dorothy a note that she later finds out is a suicide note. I concluded with a greater appreciation for the series. "Better than okay" was how she described it, but still strong enough that she'll read the next book in the series.This book is set in the 1920's New York City during prohibition and is based on real people, although not real events. The witty jokes and cynical appraisals of life’s foibles fly as fast as you can read. [Tim] -Roger that. People die (well, that’s debatable but I’ll say no more), but you will never feel sad. Second-rate illustrator Ernie MacGuffin slips a suicide note in Dorothy's purse that leads the amateur sleuth to the scene of his death on the Brooklyn Bridge. People die (well, that’s debatable but I’ll say no more), but you will never feel sad. Ernie has left behind his shoes and a painting of hisSo excited to have won this on First Reads! Now that request was mysterious in itself but that it was the follow-up to a short discussion on suicide made Dorothy all the more anxious.Dorothy Parker is confronted at the Algonquin by painter Ernie MacGuffin. The second book in J. J. Murphy's Algonquin Round Table mysteries, this mystery novel pays homage to the great literary wits who frequented the Algonquin Hotel during the 1920s. I kept thinking of the beauty and sadness of Dorothy Parker's writing. This time they get mixed up in the nutty world of art as a friend of their kills himself jumping of the Brooklyn Bridge, only to see his so/so art jump up in price! Murphy is amazing! They buried the urn in a circle of red bricks to represent the Algonquin Round Table. He would give anyone good money to prove that there was contact with the other side. (Oh, did I mention I wrote it?)J.J. This is the second in the Algonquin Roundtable Mystery series featuring poet Dorothy Parker and writer Robert Benchley. I haven't quite figured out this series. You will be laughing out loud following this rascely group until you get the end of this wonderful mystery!Another wonderful book by J.J Murphy. You and Mr. Benchley are at it again. I won't say I loved it, but it was a much stronger effort and I enjoyed the story quite a bit. No one likes his art and no one much likes him. This book made me laugh out loud. ).I wasn't sure about picking this book up, since I thought the first one was only so-so, and You Might as Well Die languished on my TBR for some months before desperation for something to read forced me to pick it up. Because when you meet Chuck Norris, you'd best be dead first. The Algonquin Round Table was a group of New York City writers, critics, actors, and wits. (Plus, beginning with Parker's poem Now that I've gone out and read some works from the Algonquin Round Table, it took me a little bit to get back into the story.
It appears he wants to entrust an envelope to Dorothy with the request she not read it until midnight. en This won't exactly be an Algonquin Round Table of snappy repartee. The book held my attention, it had a nice pace, not an overabundance of introspection, and engaging characters (the croquet was cracking me up! Gathering initially as part of a practical joke, members of "The Vicious Circle", as they dubbed themselves, met for lunch each day at the Algonquin Hotel from 1919 until roughly 1929.
Looking forward to the next book.
Dorothy and Benchley want to claim their bit of the profit to pay off their tab at Tony Soma's only to become indebited to the great Mickey Finn.