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Set in the quiet environs of St. Thomas College on the Hudson River, the story follows English professor Alison Bergeron, who is newly divorced, without a car, and suddenly a suspect when a student’s body is found in her vehicle. With two NYPD homicide detectives on her trail, Alison must navigate the tangled motives of a drug‑dealing boyfriend, rival businessmen, and the college’s own staff and nuns. Teaming up with her best friend Max and the earnest Detective Bobby Crawford, she embarks on a precarious quest to prove her innocence in a web of crime and campus intrigue.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Maggie Barbieri
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