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Roosevelt, Elliott 1910-1990

Overview
Works: 132 works in 502 publications in 18 languages and 54,963 library holdings
Genres: Mystery fiction  Historical fiction  Biographical fiction  Detective and mystery stories  War stories  Historical fiction, American  Detective and mystery stories, American 
Roles: Editor, Speaker
Classifications: ps3535.o549, 813.54
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10 editions published between and 1974 in English and held by 2,199 libraries worldwide
Creates an intimate portrait of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt as individuals, husband and wife, and world leaders, as witnessed by their son.
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20 editions published between and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,827 libraries worldwide
In the fall of 1942, at the height of World War II, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt journeys to London as her husband's emissary. Her agenda is a full one: meeting with dignitaries from the Allied nations, visiting U.S. Army bases, paying court to King George. But the murder of Sir Anthony Brooke-Hardinge, equerry to the King, provides a mystery too intriguing to ignore.
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18 editions published between and 2001 in English and held by 1,790 libraries worldwide
When a shady Russian envoy traveling to the U.S. is murdered and a stash of jewels owned by White Russians is missing, Eleanor must assess the motives of privileged passengers, including a Russian ballerina emigree, and such real-life characters as Charles Lindbergh, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Benny, Henry Luce, Josephine Baker and a young John F. Kennedy.
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8 editions published between and 1992 in English and held by 1,736 libraries worldwide
It's another case for Eleanor Roosevelt when she discovers the battered corpse of a woman in the Blue Room while Washington's at war.
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13 editions published between and 1992 in English and held by 1,735 libraries worldwide
It's Christmas 1941 and the White House is being prepared for a visit from Winston Churchill. With all the security measures in force, how does an unidentified man's body get into the walk-in refrigerator?
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20 editions published between and 1986 in 4 languages and held by 1,726 libraries worldwide
It's 1939 and a young White House staffer, congressman's son Philip Garber, has been found dead in the apartment of Pamela Rush-Hodgeborne, one of the First Lady's secretaries. The obvious suspect: English-born Pamela, who mixed lover Philip a fatal old-fashioned. (Cyanide in the bitters.) But Eleanor is sure that Pamela is innocent - despite suggestions that Pamela and Philip pulled off a diamond heist together back in England.
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18 editions published between and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,707 libraries worldwide
In 1934 at the White House the First Lady again proves her skills as an amateur sleuth. A foe of crooked financiers, Alabama Congressman Winstead Colmer is shot dead in the Oval Office by someone who leaves the room locked and bolted from the inside. Helping to solve the puzzle, Mrs. Roosevelt concentrates on searching for the killer among persons close to Colmer, including his wife.
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13 editions published between and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,699 libraries worldwide
After being accused of a multi-million-dollar stock swindle, Alfred Doolittle Hannah dies in an apparent suicide, but First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt suspects murder.
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11 editions published between and 1991 in English and held by 1,699 libraries worldwide
"A Thomas Dunne book." A blackmailer is found dead in the White House rose garden and Mrs. Roosevelt soon finds that many men had a motive to kill this society matron.
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14 editions published between and 2000 in English and held by 1,661 libraries worldwide
In March 1936, White House staffer Paul Duroc dies of cyanide poisoning while having drinks with purchasing agent Therese Rolland, and she is charged with the murder. Believing in the young woman's innocence, the First Lady decides to assist the investigation of Secret Service agent Stan Szezygiel and Washington, D.C., Det. Lt. Edward Kennelly. Meanwhile, FDR is marshaling support for his 1936 reelection, a job made easier since the assassination six months earlier of Louisiana candidate Huey Long. Backroom information and campaign machinations tie Duroc to the Long machine, leading the First Lady, Szezygiel and Kennelly deep into Louisiana power circles to find the killer.
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13 editions published between and 2001 in English and held by 1,636 libraries worldwide
Eleanor Roosevelt's investigation of a senator found dead in the East Room leads her to a complex political mystery.
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10 editions published between and 2000 in English and held by 1,602 libraries worldwide
"An Eleanor Roosevelt mystery." Eleanor Roosevelt tries to find out who stabbed a notorious mobster in the red room of the White House.
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14 editions published between and 2000 in English and held by 1,594 libraries worldwide
When a judge staying in the White House is stabbed to death police arrest a black maid, but Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the president, does not believe the maid did it. Her investigation reveals the judge was a sadist and a sex fiend and had many enemies, some in the White House. By the author of Murder in the Chateau.
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9 editions published between and 1999 in English and held by 1,543 libraries worldwide
In the 15th novel featuring Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady travels to the Bahamas to prevent the Duke and Duchess of Windsor from turning the island into a German base, a mission complicated by a murder.
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10 editions published between and 1987 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,534 libraries worldwide
While vacationing in South Carolina, Mrs. Roosevelt meets several Hollywood stars who all become suspects when a movie producer is found dead in his bedroom.
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9 editions published between and 1999 in English and held by 1,513 libraries worldwide
First lady Eleanor Roosevelt masquerades as a detective in a Washington night club to hunt the killer of her social secretary. Police blame a love affair gone sour, but Eleanor discovers a German spy ring in the White House. By the author of A Royal Murder.
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8 editions published between and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,464 libraries worldwide
In World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt, the president's wife, travels secretly to occupied France to attend a meeting to plan Hitler's assassination. When the German delegate is murdered, politics takes a back seat to sleuthing.
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16 editions published between and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,448 libraries worldwide
Donated.
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13 editions published between and 2001 in English and held by 1,443 libraries worldwide
During World War II, a visit by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek to the White House is marred by murder. The victim is a Chinese man, found in the map room with his throat slit. Eleanor Roosevelt investigates.
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9 editions published between and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,335 libraries worldwide
Eleanor Roosevelt embarks on her latest adventure when she delves into Washington's seedy underworld in search of the mastermind behind an assassination attempt.
 
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Alternative Names
Ruzvel't, Èlliot.
罗斯福
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