Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: View From the
Sixth Floor: An Oswald Tale
Subtitle:
Author:
Elizabeth Horton-Newton
Genre: Mystery/Romantic
Thriller
Part of a series? No
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28250328-view-from-the-sixth-floor
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 5/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
This book offers an alternative look at the
JF Kennedy assassination. Imagine the alleged killer was not killed himself but
instead became part of a witness protection plan. And imagine he was your neighbour
without you knowing. The main character gets obsessed with what might have
happened when conspiracy theories surface close to the 50th anniversary
of the assassination. She wants to find out what happened and convinces her
neighbour to come with her to Dallas to do just that. However, she gets more
than she bargained for. Some romance included.
What
I liked about the book:
I liked the entire book, it was enthralling
and the story kept me interested the entire time, not wanting to put the book
down.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
There wasn’t anything I didn’t like about the
book.
My
favourite bits in the book:
I liked the fact the main character gave her
neighbour the benefit of the doubt. The emerging love story was also nice to
read.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
When the main character needed to leave her
neighbour behind for both his and her safety. Would they ever see each other
again?
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This book stands on its own. However, the author
has written other books and stories.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
How to compare this book to others? It was a
good book which kept the reader interested the entire time.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
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Children
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No
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Young
Adult
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Yes
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Adult
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Yes
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If
you like this book may be the book for
you.
I
look forward to reading more books by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
This romantic thriller takes a fictional "what if"
look at the JFK assassination. Suppose accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald had
lived to defend himself. Imagine if 50 years after the assassination someone
stepped forward to reveal the truth of what happened that day. What if the
assassination was a conspiracy and the impact of those revelations reached into
the 21st century? This is the story of ordinary people caught up in
extraordinary events. You'll never look at your neighbors the same way.
About
the Author:
Elizabeth Horton-Newton has been called the Seductress of
Suspense because she draws readers into her stories, builds the suspense, and
just when the solution seems to be obvious, she pulls the rabbit out of the hat
and reveals a dark truth. Her lifelong interest in the Kennedy assassination
conspiracy resulted in her first novel, "View From the Sixth Floor: An
Oswald Tale". With the release of her second book, "Riddle", she
once again tackles a social issue; the illegal adoption of First Nations babies
separated from their families. Small town prejudices against people of color
and "outsiders" result in a unique friendship between two young
people. Weaving a romantic thriller around the issues, she creates rich
characters in all her writing, drawing the reader into their lives. With her
education in Criminal Psychology, Sociology, and Media Communications she
offers a unique insight into how criminals think and how society responds to
their crimes. Volunteering in local Domestic Violence groups in her hometown,
she likes to confront social problems in her stories. Elizabeth currently lives
in a 100-year old haunted house with her husband, writer Neil Douglas Newton,
and her dog, Scout (named for a character in "To Kill a
Mockingbird"). Not limited to a single genre, she has written erotic
romance, "Carved Wooden Heart" (with the mysterious Starla Hartless),
and the suspenseful "Stolen Gypsy", as well as novelettes through
Electric Eclectic Books. She is currently working on a new novel, "Blood
on Murder Highway", loosely based on the murders and disappearances of
indigenous women in the Pacific Northwest. Her new crime noir novella will be
available winter 2019. When she isn't writing she is usually traveling or
taking photographs and often both simultaneously. For more information, check
out her website at bit.ly/homeEHN or read her blog, Between the Beats, at
elizabethnnewton.com/
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