The murder of an arrogant young professor puts an amateur detective to the test.
About the Book:
Paul Kiefer enjoys a promising career at New Mexico
University—until a murderer cancels his plans to fast track to full professor.
Shocked at the sight of her colleague’s dead body, department head Eleanor
Jarviss turns for comfort and aid to her daughter Bethany.
When, as the Jarviss Family Foundation’s grants
manager, Bethany goes to campus to award a student scholarship, she gets drawn
into the murder investigation. With her mother’s help, and the support of her
cowboy boyfriend, Nathan, she compiles a list of suspects stunned but not
saddened by the scheming doc’s demise.
It’s academic that one of them is the killer.
Our Review: written in a crisp, clear writing style, this one will be a joy for cozy mystery fans. The suspects are varied and cleverly portrayed—showing the machinations of higher education can be rich and fulfilling at its best, ugly at its worst. This one takes the concept of ‘publish or perish’ to new and interesting lengths. And it’s a beauty.
Based on a scale of 1-5, The End of Promise merits a 7.
Kat Henry
Doran, Wild Women Reviews
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