Murder on High - Charlotte Graham Author:Stefanie Matteson Library Journal — Matteson uses Thoreau and his writings as thematic background in her hardcover debut. Murder victim Iris Richards, a screenwriter hounded out of Hollywood during the McCarthy era, became a prominent nurserywoman and Thoreauvian in Maine, even editing a Thoreau journal. Now, policeman Howard Tracey and his sometime partner (and m... more »ovie star) Charlotte Graham (recently seen in Murder on Silk Road, Diamond: Berkley, 1992) spout an abundance of quotes by Thoreau as they re-create the victim's last weeks. Sturdy, fascinating fare, with aptly described Maine folk, mountainous surroundings, and a clever older "heroine."« less