Works by Ona Russell
O'brien's Desk
Type of work: Novel
Published by: Sunstone Press
ISBN: 0865344167
Setting: 1920s Toledo, Ohio
Brief plot description: The story turns around O'Brien O'Donnell, an influential Ohio judge who lives a tortured double life. O'Donnell was the author's grandfather-in-law, and when scrapbooks housing 20 years worth of articles about him fell into her hands, the rest was history, or, as Russell puts it, “historical fiction.” Celebrated baseball players, feminists, politicians and numerous other historical figures appear in this carefully researched mystery, including the protagonist-sleuth, Sarah Kaufman, a Jewish probate officer with whom the judge worked. The result is an unusual blend of fact and fiction, an invitation to a narrative past authenticated in the daily headlines.
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Last updated:
January 10, 2006
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