A routine disturbance call leaves rookie campus cop Peggy O'Neill with a professors corpse and too many unanswered questions for her satisfaction. But when O'Neill begins asking questions, she discovers a bitter departmental rivalry, questionable extra-curricular activities . . . and danger! Original.
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An implausible plot, uneven narrative and poorly developed characters seriously impair this first novel by a University of Minnesota faculty member. The corpse of a distinguished professor of English, Adam Warren, is found in his office by rookie campus cop Peggy O'Neill. The conditions of his death are grisly: his skull was crushed by a hammer. Though evidence suggests that Warren has been killed by a thief surprised in the act of stealing a computer, O'Neill strikes out on her own to explore other possibilities. Her search leads her to suspects within the university community, including Warren's secretary, Doris Parker; his colleague and former protege, poet Lee Pierce; and Jack Becker, a specialist in criminology. O'Neill is drawn simplistically and superficially, and although Lake provides some diverting plot twists, the story collapses under the weight of contradictions and cliched and repetitive writing.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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M. D. Lake lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Murder on a college campus,
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This review is from: Amends for Murder (Peggy O'Neill Mysteries, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book introduces heroine Peggy O'Neill, a campus cop at a large university. Professor Adam Warren has called to report loud music coming from neighboring fraternity houses. By the time Peggy shows up at the professor's office, he is dead. Peggy is supposed to turn the case over to local law enforcement officers, but she decides to carry on a parallel investigation of her own. Her investigation almost causes her to lose her job, and then her life, but she is able to sift through the list of suspects and finally to discover the killer. O'Neill is a feisty and likeable heroine and this is a promising beginning to a mystery series.
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Good book and a great series,
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This review is from: Amends for Murder (Peggy O'Neill Mysteries, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book has good character development and good story. The entire series has shown a character with flaws and fears while providing a great story.
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