Five Star First Edition Mystery - Scrambled Eggs

By Boris Riskin

Book Overview

Life gets scrambled fast after Jake Wanderman, Shakespeare maven extraordinaire, decides to quit teaching. First, his wife of many years leaves him without telling him why. Says if he can't figure it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594142912
• ISBN13: 9781594142918
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Five Star
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

The new Riskin series

I love nothing more than a new mysetry series, particularly when the author is skilled, serves up dynamite dialogue, intriguing suspense,suspect females, tough males and hey, a little Shakespeare on the side. Jake Wanderman is a fan of the bard and I am going to be a fan of Riskin's. Did you all know that Scrambled Eggs was the working title for Paul McCartney's song Yesterday? Watch Riskin catch on the same way the Beatles did! Cheers! vin packer

A Romp through the Hamptons

Scrambled Eggs was a great romp through the Hamptons. The characters, particularly Jake, the hero, and the entire Russian contingent, were delightful. Jake's amateur sleuthing and chivalry are enough to get him into a mess of trouble, and following the parallel story of a marriage on the verge of ending, kept the interpersonal angle of the story always interesting. This is a perfect vacation read and I enjoyed every minute of it. Wendy Bichel, NYC

tale told by a bard filled with fun and fury

Turning sixty and retiring as a Shakespearean professor, Jake Wanderman looks forward to spending his golden years with his beloved wife of twenty-fives Rosalind. However, to his shock, Rosalind walks out on Jake without an explanation insisting he should know why. Not long afterward, Jake attends his childhood friend Morty Adler's party in the Hamptons where he meets Cynthia Organ. She tells him that Morty said that Jake would help. She explains further that her spouse Boris just died and in his secret closet in their home, she found gold bars and six Faberge eggs. Apparently the Russian mafia claims they belong to them and law enforcement from both countries wants the stolen gems. Unwittingly, Jake is involved in an international incident with murder as a calling card when all he wants is his wife back. SCRAMBLED EGGS is a delightful amateur sleuth tale starring a bewildered hero, who spouts Shakespeare at any given moment especially when he is nervous. The story line is fast-paced, but held together by the likable professor who wonders what happened to his anticipated idyllic lifestyle that has gone out of control. Sub-genre fans will enjoy this tale told by a bard filled with fun and fury. Harriet Klausner

A Real Page-Turner

Loved every minute of this page-turner. The action is fast-paced and constantly surprising, and the characters are interesting and well-developed. Enjoyed the view of the Hamptons and modern-day Moscow and appreciated the humor. A winner. Hope Riskin does a series!

Scrambled Eggs Brings Home the Bacon

Whatever you use for a bookmark, forget it. With his debut novel, "Scrambled Eggs," Boris Riskin makes sure you won't need it. His Shakespeare-quoting, reluctant sleuth Jake Wanderman doesn't mind breaking a few omelets in hot pursuit of purloined (Faberge) eggs that everybody from the FBI to the KGB to the Ruskie Mafia is also after -- is this the schlmiel his wife has just dropped for (possibly) another woman (who resembles, a lot, Martha Stewart)? Jake has a lot riding on finding and returning them jewels to their rightful owners, and since the latter happens to be Mother Russia, so do we. He also has a lot of fun doing it, and so do we. Here's great mystery writing, As You Like It.