Murder at Monticello: A Homer Kelly Mystery (Homer Kelly Mysteries)

Two hundred years after Thomas Jefferson�s inauguration, a serial killer stalks MonticelloThomas Jefferson is in trouble. Two centuries after he became America�s third President, the nation�s historians have ganged up on him, intent on shattering the reputation of a man they once idolized. It�s Fern Fisher�s job to set the record straight. A hotshot young historian, she has been hired by the people at Monticello to repair Jefferson�s tattered reputation. If she isn�t careful, she could get her throat slit for her troubles.�In the run-up to the celebration of Jefferson�s bicentennial, a killer prowls the area around the President�s historic home, brutally murdering any young women he can find. Harvard professor and casual sleuth Homer Kelly is in Monticello for the festivities, and is eager to reconnect with Fern, a former student. While Fern fights Jefferson�s character assassination, Homer tries to keep her safe from murder of a more literal kind. A murder on the ground of Jefferson's mansion at Monticello leads history buff Homer Kelly on a search for Tom Dean, a young man seen trespassing on the property, who has become the prime suspect in the killings of several local women. Reprint.