Hemingway Was Murdered

“I recognize people and places in this novel about Ernest Hemingway, told by a writer who actually lived at the Hemingway Home in Key West. Her grasp of the history actually makes you stop and wonder if it could have happened this way.”
-Shirrel Rhoades, former president of Key West Art and Historical Society

A fictional look at the life and death of Ernest Hemingway from the perspective of his second wife Pauline. She along with her sister Jinny put up with Papa’s brawling and affairs and contretemps, despite their souring relationship. This not-quite-true mystery poses the scenario foreshadowed by the title, that Ernest Hemingway was murdered.

Elizabeth Ritter received a bachelor’s degree from Penn State and a law degree from The George Washington University. She practiced law in D.C. for 25 years and taught for many years at Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in financial market law. Elizabeth received appointments as legal counsel to six Presidential appointees in four administrations, and is a member of the D.C. Bar and the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. Elizabeth is married to Dave L. Gonzales, retired Executive Director of the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West, FL, and the couple lived on the museum property for seven years. They have three children, Katie, Erik, and Drake. Elizabeth and Dave reside in Key West, FL and Boalsburg, PA.