Book Review #56: When a Man Marries

When a Man Marries is a short novel that was originally a play written by Mary Roberts Rinehart.  In this story, Kit is trying to cheer up her friend Jim who is depressed because it was two years to the day that his divorce with the woman that he is still deeply in love. Kit decides that they will have a dinner with several of their friends that evening and then play bridge. After all of their socialite friends and others have been eating, Jim's butler becomes very ill and they send for a doctor. Before the doctor arrives, all of Jim's servants disappear from the house. After the doctor arrives, he believes that the butler has small pox and quarantines the house with all of Jim's guests having to stay there until the quarantine is lifted. It is full of humor with all of these wealthy people having to do work which they have never done in their lives such as cook. There is a mystery included in the story when the guests' valuables start disappearing.

I enjoyed this book even with the romance that occurs in it. It kept my wondering what will happen next.

If interested in reading this book, you can download it from free in various e-book formats from the following sites:

Project Gutenberg:  https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1671

Many Books:  http://manybooks.net/titles/rinehartetext99whamm10.html

You can also purchase it from the following site in various formats:

Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/When-Marries-Mary-Roberts-Rinehart-ebook/dp/B0082S24PQ?keywords=When+a+man+marries&qid=1537754604&sr=8-1&ref=sr_1_1

Barnes& Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-a-man-marries-mary-roberts-rinehart/1104709765?ean=9781548663230

Tim's Rating:  ➷➷➹➹➹
(Five out of six arrows)

Book Review #55: Love Insurance

Love Insurance was written by Earl Derr Biggers, who later on wrote the Charlie Chan books. In this book, a gentleman walks into the Lloyds of London office in New York City and introduces himself as Lord Harrowby and wants to take out an insurance policy to insure that his wedding with Miss Cynthia Meyrick in two weeks in San Marco, Florida. After making the policy Mr. Richard Minot was ordered to go down on the yacht that Lord Harrowby was to leave on that evening to San Marco to make sure the wedding goes on without a hitch.

After being thrown off the yacht by the supposed owner just before departure, Richard ended up taking a train down to Florida. After the train gets into Florida, Richard notices that the train was going slow. There was a beautiful young woman near him and agreed. They got off the train and hired a taxi to take them to San Marco. By the time they got to San Marco Richard fell in love with this woman. When they got to San Marco, Richard found out that the woman is Cynthia Meyrick, which saddened him that he had to help Lord Harrowby marry her. There are several incidents that happen after that which threatened the wedding.

This book as humorous moments along with plenty of action. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

If interested in reading this book, you can download it from the various sites: 

Project Gutenberg:  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56077

Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Love-Insurance-Earl-Derr-Biggers-ebook/dp/B0091M9JQO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1536686925&sr=8-2&keywords=love+insurance

Barnes & Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-insurance-edward-lee/1121328365?ean=2940151371575

Tim's Rating:  ➷➷➹➹➹
(Five out of six arrows)