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Helyn (H. M.) Edwards was born and raised in Chicago. She has been a professional tennis player and coach, college tennis coach, and certified teaching tennis professional for the past forty years. She has advanced degrees and certification in Corrections-Psychology where she has been a counselor and a college instructor on the undergraduate level. Her degree in Aviation helped her become a private pilot with single engine (SEL), multi-engine (MEL), and instrument training (IFR).
Some of Edwards works include three fiction novels: The Bridge Club, B.L.T. - Basketball, Love, & Tennis, and Could It Be Your Neighbor. She is also the author of several non-fiction works: (1), "No, N-O-E, No" - The Cicero Riot Story which received a 2012 NY Book Festival Honorable Mention; (2) "The Psychopathology of Inappropriate Behaviors;" (3) Manual for Teaching Adaptive Tennis; (4) Curriculum for Teaching Tennis to Special Populations; (5) “Manual para la ensenanza Tenis Adaptado; (6) NJTL On-Court Guide; (7) Program Development Guide; and (8) "The Secret of Doubles." She has also penned a script called "Mind Games," two songs: "All Right I Guess" and "A Love for All Seasons," and written articles as a blogger/sportswriter for the "Sportsnet" of the International Business Times.
Reviewed by Katelyn Hensel for Readers' Favorite
The Bridge Club by H.M. Edwards is a fascinating look into generations of America, and a crime that can haunt families through decades. The Bridge Club meets on Saturdays. They share their lives over the cards, but one of the things they share is a dark secret that has been handed down their family since America has been newly born. Their conversation? Fascinating. The topics? Deadly. This was a combination of an old school "who done it" and a modern thriller. Very twisted plot turns and big reveals leave you shaken and gripping your pages (or in my case Kindle) with white knuckles and wanting more when the book has finished. It's a good old classic American tale of corruption, friendship, betrayal, and of course...money! There was some violence in the book, but it added rather than distracted from the character and plot development.
I absolutely love historical fiction, particularly the underrepresented awesomeness that is America during the 1900s. Yes, it's not as romantic as Regency or Highland type novels...but it's got a unique flavor and an intricacy that weaves crime, family, and dedication together in such interesting ways! H.M. Edwards is very talented. I loved the writing style which was able to blend together both a kind of gritty melodrama, and a fascinating look into character development. It's so real, and the descriptions are spot on with just enough elaboration to stay relevant without waxing too poetic. The Bridge Club was a great read and I will most definitely be looking for more from Edwards.
