An act of murder : The professor prather mysteries, book 1

When one of Professor Emmeline Prather's students dies while working on the fall musical, Em has reason to suspect foul play. She teams up with fellow English professor Lenny Jenkins to comb the campus and vicinity for clues, a venture that puts their reputations, their jobs, and even their lives at risk. Book 1 of a new cozy mystery series. An English professor investigates a college town murder in this "deftly crafted novel of unexpected twists and surprising turns" ( Midwest Book Review ). In the small town of Copper Bluff, South Dakota, English teacher Emmeline Prather is enjoying the start of a new semester#8212;until one of her students dies while working on the fall musical. The police rule the death accidental, but Professor Prather suspects foul play. Em recruits fellow instructor Lenny Jenkins to help her comb the campus for clues#8212;risking their reputations and possibly their careers. And when an intruder breaks into Em's house, Lenny advises caution, but Prather, convinced they're on the brink of an important breakthrough, is all the more determined to forge ahead. "Debut author Angela introduces a charming amateur sleuth, fun and well read. She so lovingly describes the town of Copper Bluff that readers can feel the breeze and smell the autumn leaves" ( Library Journal ) In the sleepy college town of Copper Bluff, South Dakota, English professor Emmeline Prather is enjoying the start of a new semester. But when one of her students dies working on the fall musical, it disrupts life on the small, quiet campus. Although the police rule the death accidental, Prof. Prather has good reason to suspect foul play. Unmasking the murderer proves much more challenging than finding dangling participles, so Em recruits fellow English professor Lenny Jenkins for assistance. Together, they comb the campus and vicinity for clues, risking their reputations and possibly their jobs. After an intruder breaks into Ems house, Lenny advises cautionand perhaps a change of address. Em, on the other hand, is all the more determined to forge ahead, convinced theyre on the brink of an important breakthrough. Book 1 in a new cozy mystery series featuring amateur sleuth Professor Prather. "In the sleepy college town of Copper Bluff, South Dakota, English professor Emmeline Prather is enjoying the start of a new semester. But when one of her students dies working on the fall musical, it disrupts life on the small, quiet campus. Although the police rule the death accidental, Prof. Prather has good reason to suspect foul play. Unmasking the murderer proves much more challenging than finding dangling participles, so Em recruits fellow English professor Lenny Jenkins for assistance"--Page 4 of cover