Bonfire of the Vanderbilts
A Novel

After the groundbreaking "Mr. Ballpoint", one of my all-time favorite novels, I've come to expect the best from Gerald Everett Jones. This latest effort certainly meets, if not exceeds, those expectations. Mr. Jones' writing enters me like a sweet liqueur. His style is unique, yet somehow familiar.......more

I was blessed enough to be given a free paperback copy of this book from the author in person at the Los Angeles Festival of books event this year in exchange for my honest review of the book which is as follows: I want to start by saying that I am not an art person so I personally don't understand......more

Rating: 3/5 Genre: Mystery within a mystery within a mystery…. Recommended Age: 16+ (sexual references) Pages: 446 Author Website Amazon Link Disclaimer: I received this book for free for promotion from Black Chateau. Thanks! All opinions are my own. Synopsis: In 1892 Paris, Julius Stewart painted The Bapt......more

This story showed all the promises of dedicated research and truthful interpretations of what might have been. Well written and intriguing from the first chapter and I really enjoyed this book! While no one knows the full truth, this story will captivate you and leave you mystified wanting to contin......more

Well. This was sort of a giant mess. I read it because Hoopla suggested it to me after boning up about all things Vanderbilt in preparation for a trip to Biltmore. And I figured I had to give it a go. So this is a story in two parts, one is the painter of a painting who has some stick up his butt ab......more