The White House Pantry Murder

Elliott Roosevelt wrote a series of mystery books with his mother, Eleanor Roosevelt, as the chief protagonist, and The White House Pantry Murder is the only one available to date on Audible. It is Christmas 1941, three weeks after the start of the Second World War, and Winston Churchill is about to......more

As usual, it is wonderful to read about historical personalities from the Franklin era in a work of fiction. I have to struggle from time to time to separate the characters who actually existed from the ones that are pure fiction, and this book didn't help matters by giving an epilogue on what happe......more

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt helps solve the mystery of the identity of Nazi spies in the White House. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is a guest and both he and the President are assassination targets. This book purports to show an inside view of The White House and its staff. The book is......more

One of my favorites so far, it's a good read. Keeps you guessing, and it's action packed right to the end......more

The Plot is a Plot This is my first Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery. I didn't even know they existed. St. Mary's Book Club chose The White House Pantry Murder by Elliott Roosevelt for January. The setting is Franklin Roosevelt's White House and the time is set for Christmas 1941 just as the US entered WWII......more