Asylum by Kathryn Orzech is worth reading. I like the smooth continuity of the author’s writing as she switched from one relevant era to the other, and her mixed characters. There is a lot of suspense that begins in the first chapter and continues to the conclusion. It also gives an insightful account of previous asylum conditions. It is interesting and the touching drama of Rosa’s past could make a short story by itself. Asylum is a poignant dark story that reverts to 1899, describing Rosa’s past in one chapter, then current events associated with Laura in another. Kathryn Orzech has created a fascinating mystery that grabs you with its unique plot. This quest proves difficult since persons close to her suddenly become untrustworthy, especially after she inherits most of Rosa’s assets, where the secret remains hidden. Pursuing clues as far as Morocco, she fails to see danger closer to.
Seventy-five years later, Laura Delito inherits more than assets when her family’s mysterious past comes knockinga strange old woman and cryptic messages. She’s dragged from her family’s estate and locked in an asylum.
She attempts to research Rosa’s past while contemplating her own insecure future. In 1899 while her father travels abroad, twelve-year-old Maggie Delito witnesses a shocking scandal. While grieving and puzzled by an old newspaper clipping in her grandmother’s possession, Laura meets an elderly woman who knew Rosa from the asylum and receives an antique key from her to unlock Rosa’s mysterious secret. Seventy-five years later, Rosa dies before telling her granddaughter, Laura, a haunting secret. She secretly writes about sinister activities at the institution that include missing inmates, while living in hope that her father will rescue her. In 1899, twelve-year-old Margaret Rosa Delito is committed to an asylum after witnessing a shameful incident that changes her life forever. Female Detective Lex Stall works a case in Manhattan in Dying for Fame.Reviewed by Michelle Stanley for Readers' FavoriteĪsylum is an absorbing dark suspense by Kathryn Orzech. His fictional Detective Dan Shields takes on Hartford-area crimes in Dead and Gone, Dead Right, and Dead Wrong. He is the author of 4 published police procedural mysteries. Mark Dressler was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. Panelists: Mark Dressler, Patricia Dunn, Kathy Orzech, Wendy Whitman. Meet the authors, get answers to your burning questions, and purchase personalized signed copies. Join us to celebrate National Library Week (April 23-29)! Four Connecticut authors of mysteries and thrillers will discuss how they write their books including where their ideas come from, how they plot the twists and turns, and how they develop their characters.
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