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Cold and Pure and Very Dead (Karen Pelletier Mysteries)

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While being interviewed by a NYT reporter Dr. Karen Pelletier states her opinion that the best book of the 20th century was an obscure book from the fifties, called Oblivion Falls. It was based on a true scandal in a college town. The author disappeared a few years later never to be heard from again. After the interview, sales of the book skyrocketed, and the reporter searched for Mildred Deakens, the author. He found her and ended up dead in her driveway. Millie was arrested, but claims to be innocent. Letters from her to Karen have been stolen, and there are rumors about her and a visiting writer.

This is a very good addition to the series. All of the characters from the previous novels have been developed more fully and so has Karen's relationship with Lt. Piotrowski. I really loved this one and finished it in one sitting.

This is the first in a really great mystery series involving an English professor. The characters are great. The mysteries are very interesting and always involve some sort of literary puzzle. And the satire of academia is very entertaining. How does anyone take that literary jargon seriously?

Great books!

I have enjoyed reading the Karen Pelletier series of academic so much that I cannot wait to get them all read. They are not all on the Kindle but I have purchased 4 in paperback from Amazon. These books never cease to entertain me or captivate me. I have a B.A. degree in English and Karen has a Ph.D. I often wonder how my life would have changed like Karen's if I had pursued a Ph.D. as she did.