January 21, 201313 yr Active Members R. J. Ellory is an author who appeals to me so much that I ordered his books from London when they were not available here. His first novel to be available here was A Quiet Belief in Angels, and was just a terrific crime story. A Simple Act of Violence and Saints of New York were just masterpieces of crime fiction. Ellory lives in England, yet places his stories in the US with such fine detail that you would think he was native to the area. I told all of my friends of his books. Now I learn, rather late, that he had to apologize for writing reviews under a pseudonym that disparaged competing authors. Why? Why would a man of this talent stoop so low? His novels are still brilliant and well-worth reading, but another man I admired has gone down into the dust. Yes, we keep getting reminded that everyone is human, but this one really bothered me. If you are looking for something good to read, A Quiet Belief in Angels is superb, as are any of his novels except his first, Candlemoth. The scandal: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/his-biggest-fan-was-himself/
January 21, 201313 yr Active Members Why? Why would a man of this talent stoop so low? Insecurity is the best explanation. I'll let others ponder alternatives.
January 21, 201313 yr Such a thing by professionally published authors would never have occurred to me. But "Ellory is only the tip of the iceberg" in this practice, some appear to believe: http://m.guardiannews.com/books/2012/sep/03/rj-ellory-secret-amazon-reviews
January 22, 201313 yr What he did is a very common thing at my work even in my college and professional school years... I am not so surprised...
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