On today's episode we finish the WWAR for November that we started last week.Ann reported on the book “Cleopatra's Dagger” a historical novel by Carole Lawrence. It waspublished by Thomas & Mercer in April of 2022Is New York, 1880. and Elizabeth van den Broek is the only female reporter at the Herald, thecity’s most popular newspaper. Then she and her friend find a woman’s body wrapped like amummy in a freshly dug hole in Central Park―the intended site of an obelisk called Cleopatra’sNeedle. The macabre discovery takes Elizabeth away from the society pages to follow aninvestigation into New York City’s darkest shadows.When more bodies turn up, each tied to Egyptian lore, Elizabeth is onto a headline-makingscoop more sinister than she could have imagined. Her reporting has readers spellbound, andeach new clue implicates New York’s richest and most powerful citizens. And a serial killer iswatching every headline.Now a madman with an indecipherable motive is coming after Elizabeth and everyone sheloves. She wants a good story? She may have to die to get it.The protagonist, Elizabeth, represents a woman striving against a patriarchal society. To seehow much resistance Elizabeth faces as a female journalist and a woman in the workplace ingeneral, I think the writer's portrayal was probably realistic and accurate. At the newspaper, it iscommon knowledge that Elizabeth's father used his influence to secure her role as a journalist.This adds to the division between Elizabeth and her male counterparts, a theme that is seenthroughout the novel.Across the story, Lawrence emphasizes the social and gender gap existing at the time. Givenpermission by her editor, Elizabeth and a photographer visit the morgue and get a chance tosee and photograph the body. There, Elizabeth learns that the young woman had beenstrangled and had all her blood drained through an incision that looks like an Egyptian symbol ofsome kind.As Elizabeth pursues her leads and writes stories that make her a celebrity, the villain whobelieves he is the reincarnated Osiris is planning and executing more murders all with anEgyptian theme. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is facing prejudice and assault at work, dealing with themental illness of her older sister Laura, and trying to understand her place in the man's world ofjournalismFans of historical mysteries will enjoy getting to know Elizabeth.Carole Lawrence can be found at her website https://celawrence.comMisty then reported on her book “Killer Content” by Olivia Blacke. It was published by Mercer inFebruary 2021.Bayou transplant Odessa Dean has a lot to learn about life in Brooklyn. So far she's scored arent free apartment in one of the nicest neighborhoods around by cat-sitting, and has a new jobworking at Untapped Books & Café. Hand-selling books and craft beers is easy for Odessa, butmaking new friends and learning how to ride the subway? Well, that might take her a little extratime.But things turn more sour than an IPA when the death of a fellow waitress goes viral, caught oncamera in the background of a couple's flash-mob proposal video. Nothing about Bethany'sdeath feels right to Odessa--neither her sudden departure mid-shift nor the clues that onlyOdessa seems to catch. As an up-and-coming YouTube star, Bethany had more than oneviewer waiting for her to fall from grace.Determined to prove there's a killer on the loose, Odessa takes matters into her own hands. Butcan she pin down Bethany's killer before they take Odessa offline for good?Olivia's website is https://oliviablacke.comTRIVIALast week's question was :The author Thomas Harris gives very few interviews. But in one he described his working styleas:a. sometimes you really have to shove and grunt and sweat.b. Sometimes words come faster than you can write them downc. There is no style. It is pure luckd. There are months that I don't even try to writeThe answer is A., sometimes you really have to shove and grunt and sweat. He also says somedays you go to your office and you're the only one who shows up, none of the characters showup, and you sit there by yourself, feeling like an idiot. And some days everybody shows upready to work. You have to show up at your office every day. If an idea comes by, you want to bethere to get it in."This week's question is:Which author knew they would become a professional writer at age 8?a. Mickey Spillaneb. Anthony Horowitzc. Tom Clancyd, Laura LippmanTune in next week for the answer and we wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.