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History Lessons

by Zoe B. Wallbrook

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An academic mystery with a campus investigation

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An academic mystery with a campus investigation

Daphne Ouverture’s life as a junior history professor is disrupted when Sam Taylor, a celebrated colleague at Harrison University, is murdered. The danger reaches Daphne when the killer appears to believe she has something connected to Sam. Her investigation unfolds alongside the everyday demands of academic work and the complications of her dating life, with help from a former detective who now runs a bookstore. The campus setting brings together questions of professional rivalry, a deadly cover-up, and Daphne’s lectures on French colonialism, giving the mystery both an academic backdrop and a personal stake.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy mysteries featuring women sleuths and investigations on college campuses.
  • Readers interested in a detective story that combines academic life with romantic complications.
  • Readers drawn to mysteries involving a former detective and a campus cover-up.

Themes

Academic life and professional rivalryMurder investigationRomantic complicationsCampus secrets

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Book overview

A college history professor must solve her superstar colleague's murder before she becomes the next target in this funny, romantic debut mystery, perfect for readers of Janet Evanovich, Kellye Garrett, and Ali Hazelwood.

As a newly minted junior professor, Daphne Ouverture spends her days giving lectures on French colonialism, working on her next academic book, and going on atrocious dates. Her small world suits her just fine. Until Sam Taylor dies.

The rising star of Harrison University's anthropology department was never one of Daphne's favorites, despite his popularity. But that doesn't prevent Sam's killer from believing Daphne has something that belonged to Sam--something the killer will stop at nothing to get.

Between grading papers and navigating her disastrous love life, Daphne embarks on her own investigation to find out what connects her to Sam's murder. With the help of an alluring former-detective-turned-bookseller, she unravels a deadly cover-up on campus.

This well-crafted, voice-driven mystery introduces an unforgettable crime fiction heroine.
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