Casino Greystone

Greystone #4

by Janet Louise Roberts

515 pages, Unknown Binding

First published June 12, 1976

About the author

See pseudonyms Louisa Bronte, Rebecca Danton & Janette Radcliffe. Some of the listed titles are more straight romance than romantic suspense.

Janet Louise Roberts was born on January 20, 1925, in New Britain Connecticut, the daughter of a missionary in a conservative church. She wrote contemporary, historical, and gothic romances, as well as occult horror romances such as The Devil’s Own, Isle of the Dolphins, Lord Satan, and Her Demon Lover. She used pseudonyms for several of her works.

Roberts died on June 11, 1982 in Dayton, Ohio.

Reviews

[Jane Irish Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

More romance than mystery. At first the mystery is barely even apparent, though I did immediately guess one part of it. This book does include some interesting characterizations, as it is difficult to determine just who are "good guys" and "bad guys" until the very end. The heroine, Megan O'Roark, is surprised to arrive home from a date at Casino Greystone to discover that her stepfather has locked her out of the house. Thus she seeks a job, and gets one as cook at the Casino and inn. There she meets Jonathan Palmer, who recently inherited the inn, and decided to add the casino, and a group of guests from New York City. There are hints of uneasiness between Jonathan and his guests, and he warns Megan to keep her distance from the men. Megan is disturbed by some of the behavior she witnesses, as well as by Jonathan's changing demeanor. Despite its length, this was a fairly quick read.