BOOKISH FRIDAY: “KILLING ME SOFTLY”

Welcome to another Bookish Friday, in which we  share excerpts from books…and connect with other bloggers who do the same.

Let’s begin the celebration by sharing Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and let’s showcase The Friday 56 with My Head Is Full of Books.

To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.

Today’s feature is Killing Me Softly, by Julie Mulhern.

Beginning:

June 1975, Kansas City, Missouri

“Ellison Walford Russell, have you lost your ever-loving mind?” Mother’s whisper-yell was less like a whisper, more like a yell.

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56:

He paused, and I stared up at his lean face.  The late-afternoon sun kissed his hair, gilding each strand.  His lips twisted into a wry smile.

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Synopsis:

Ellison Russell Jones’ best friend Libba has a questionable track record when it comes to men. But finally—finally—she’s selected a good one.

Charlie Ardmore hales from a fine family, plays a mean game of golf, and is a cardiologist.

Even Mother approves.

But when Charlie’s patients start dying, the whispers begin. Is Charlie a killer?

Could Harrington Walford, Ellison’s beloved father and one of Charlie’s patients, be the next to die?

Can Ellison stop a killer in time?

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Would you keep reading?  I have always loved the books by this author.

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