27 ratings | 5 reviews | avg rating:4.78

Lucinda Franks’s Followers (13)

Lucinda’s Bookshelves

read (22)
currently-reading (2)
to-read (9)
lucian-freud-eyes-wide-open (1)

Lucinda’s Friends (304)

Alex Bosworth

35 books | 891 friends

Robert

81 books | 343 friends

Stephen Ramey

39 books | 1,053 friends

Kurt Baumeister

707 books | 1,747 friends

Sharon Hart-Green

96 books | 4,996 friends

Maria Tizon

1,045 books | 2,771 friends

Stuart

109 books | 258 friends

Richard Hillman

63 books | 505 friends

More friends…

Lucinda Franks

Goodreads Author

Genre

Memoir, Fiction, Nonfiction

Member Since

April 2014

edit data

My new book, which will be released in August, is called 'Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me.' It's an intimate memoir about my husband, Robert Morgenthau, NY's former DA for 35 years, and me; the successes, trials, adventures, both traumatic and hilarious, of our marriage. It also gives inside information about my husband's most famous cases - The Central Park Jogger, Astor Elder Abuse, BCCI, Tyco, Goetz and others. It has gotten some wonderful reviews from prominent writers. It's available on Amazon for pre-ordering.
I am the author of four books: 'My Father's Secret War: A Memoir', 'Wild Apples': a novel, and 'Waiting Out A War: The exile of John Picciano.'
I am also a journalist who was on the staff of The New York Times, and have writ ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Lucinda Franks questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Lucinda Franks’s books

Average rating: 3.36 · 806 ratings · 149 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Father's Secret War: A Memoir 3.34 avg rating — 655 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me 3.56 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Apples 2.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waiting Out a War: The Exile of Private John Picciano really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1974	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

1 post
Lucinda Franks's Blog

A great review by the New York Times

Here's a sneak peek at the upcoming New York Times review of Timeless!

"The secret to a long and passionate union is to marry someone almost 30 years your senior. That seems to be the message of Lucinda Franks' engaging memoir. Of course it helps if that someone is Robert M Morgenthau, scion of a historic family, on the cusp of an extraordinarily long-running career as Manhattan's district attorne Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on August 09, 2014 13:44

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

Lucinda is Currently Reading

Lucinda Franks is currently reading

The Goldfinch: by Donna Tartt -- Review

by Expert Book Reviews

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 24, 2014 08:18AM

Lucinda Franks is currently reading

The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis

by Lydia Davis

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 24, 2014 08:21AM

rss
Lucinda’s Recent Updates

Lucinda Franks is now friends with Mo Rajabally
Jun 16, 2020 10:16AM · like
Lucinda Franks wants to read Use of Force (Scot Harvath #16) by Brad Thor (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 01, 2017 08:01AM · 21 likes · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Use of Force by Brad Thor. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Use of Force by Brad Thor <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lucinda Franks made a comment on Es G’s status in The Valley of Amazement " THANK YOU ES!! WILL GET IT POSTHASTE. AT B&N OF COURSE. HOPE YOU ARE WELL AND THRIVING WITH YOUR WRITING AND YOUR BOOKING. XXOO ...more "
Feb 08, 2016 04:45AM
Lucinda Franks made a comment on My Father's Secret War: A Memoir — A story of a family and the effects of WW2 " dear eric, sad but maybe you could resurrect what he said or ask other family members. it might lead you to places you might want to go with his histo ...more "
Feb 10, 2015 05:25AM
Lucinda Franks is finished with The Goldfinch: slow going at times but all in all a wonderful book The Goldfinch: by Donna Tartt -- Review by Expert Book Reviews progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 09, 2015 05:27AM · like · see status
Lucinda Franks wants to read Girl Before a Mirror by Liza Palmer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 01, 2015 06:43AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Girl Before a Mirror by Liza Palmer. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Girl Before a Mirror by Liza Palmer <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lucinda Franks liked Robert's review of Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me:
Oct 21, 2014 04:53AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Timeless by Lucinda Franks. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Timeless by Lucinda Franks <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lucinda Franks is accepting questions on her profile page.
Jul 15, 2014 07:01AM · Be the first to ask Lucinda Franks a question
Lucinda Franks rated a book it was amazing Waiting Out a War: The Exile of Private John Picciano by Lucinda Franks (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The book got very good reviews and sold well. It brought alive a population of war protestors that were ignored and generally unknown.
Jul 07, 2014 02:30PM · like · see review