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Ellen Horan

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born

Philadelphia, The United States

gender

female

website

http://31bondstreet.com/index.html

genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Politics

influences

In Cold Blood, MacBeth The Devil in the White City

member since

April 2010

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REVIEWS--Here's what they are saying!
It’s not easy to breathe life into real-life characters, especially when quoting their words extensively from reported sources, but Cunningham and Clinton live on the page as freshly as if they had stepped, newly minted, from Horan’s vivid imagination.” —Washington Post

“This is a gripping, elegantly written, and brilliantly researched legal thriller, but it is more than that: 31 Bond Street illuminates a critical period of our history with sharp insights into sex, class, and politics. Don’t miss it.” —Joe Conason, New York Times bestselling author of
The Hunting of the President and Big Lies

“31 Bond Street works as both historical ﬁction and courtroom drama. Add in the actuality of the event, and you h...more

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Books by Ellen Horan

Average rating: 3.44 · 634 ratings · 202 reviews · 3 distinct works

	31 Bond Street: A Novel 3.44 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	My rating:
	31 Bond Street 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	31 Bond Street: A Novel by Ellen Horan (Goodreads Author), Adam Grupper (Reading) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:

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Ellen Horan is now friends with Jess
Apr 10, 2012 09:44pm
Ellen Horan liked Chris's review of 31 Bond Street: " Author Ellen Horan has written a very readable historical fiction novel about the murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell in New York City in 1857. Horan's main character is Burdell's "housemistress" Ellen Cunningham, who is very quickly charged with Burdell... " Read more of this review »
Mar 07, 2012 12:40am · see review
Ellen Horan liked Lydia Presley's review of 31 Bond Street: " There's just something about an unsolved mystery. I mean, we know the outcome (or you will by reading this book or researching online), but still - the possibilities are endless. That's how this book felt to me - like the possibilities were endless... " Read more of this review »
Mar 07, 2012 12:39am · see review
Ellen Horan liked LJ's review of 31 Bond Street: " First Sentence: For a boy who watched boats, his room was the perfect perch. The brutal murder of well-to-do dentist, Dr. Burdell, immediately places his housekeeper, Emma Cunningham as the prime suspect. Attorney Henry Clinton parts ways with his... " Read more of this review »
Mar 07, 2012 12:39am · see review
Ellen Horan gave to: 31 Bond Street: A Novel by Ellen Horan (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
REVIEWS--Here's what they are saying! It’s not easy to breathe life into real-life characters, especially when quoting their words extensively from reported sources, but Cunningham and Clinton live on the page as freshly as if they had stepped, newly...more
Feb 15, 2012 08:25pm · see review
Ellen Horan marked as to-read: Skippy Dies by Paul Murray	My rating:
Oct 03, 2011 11:33am
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