Death in a California Landscape

Almost four years ago I enthusiastically reviewed Elizabeth C. Ward’s Coast Highway 1 as “a fairly essential Coast Road Read,” and now Ms. Ward returns with another must-read for California coast enthusiasts or for anyone who enjoys a good mystery: Death in a California Landscape. Set in Laguna Beach, Ms. Ward gracefully depicts the type … Continue reading Death in a California Landscape

Coast Highway 1 by Elizabeth C. Ward

I am not without hope of delighting to find the essential Coast Road novel.  Expectations defined in a previous post on two Coast Road-titled books ended with a request that, at the very least, when a book is titled, “The Coast Road,” then the reader better find plenty of setting along the Coast Road. Elizabeth … Continue reading Coast Highway 1 by Elizabeth C. Ward

Newport Coast, aka: south of Corona del Mar, aka: Where I rode horses, once.

"Most of these individuals are very, very, very private individuals," says Thomas G. Veal, an Irvine Co. vice president. "These are high net-worth individuals, so they are very concerned about security."" "The type of buyer is unique, too. Whereas some spend millions to be neighbors with shirtless frat boys and other party animals in West … Continue reading Newport Coast, aka: south of Corona del Mar, aka: Where I rode horses, once.