This is the first installment in a series based upon the periodic table of the elements. The second book, The Helium Murder, will be available in 1998.
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"Minichino has created a clutch of interesting suspects." -- Publisher's Weekly
"Physicist Gloria Lamerino is both an intelligent and appealing heroine who's impossible not to like, and there are enough satisfying plot twists to keep you turning pages right to the end." -- Susan Holzer, author of the Anneke Haagen Series
"The Hydrogen Murder is a stunning debut for Camille Minichino. You'll love Gloria Lamerino and her friends. It's a good thing the periodic table is big enough for a hundred more adventures on Revere Beach." -- Janet Evanovich, author of the Stephanie Plum Series
"This first novel in a new series is a real find. Not only does Minichino, herself a physicist, clearly explain the scientific concepts relating to hydrogen and superconductivity, but she also offers a tightly constructed mystery with appealing, sympathetic characters. And her Boston ambiance holds its own with that of Parker, Tapply, Higgins, et al. There are numerous physician/medical examiner sleuths at the moment; now there's a physicist on the beat, too, and a very good one. Minichino is currently working on The Helium Murder, the next in the series. Watch for it." -- Booklist
"Witty physicist Gloria Lamerino provides fascinating insight into the mysteries of science. Minichino had better write faster-readers won't be satisfied until she's covered the entire periodic table." -- Penny Warner, author of the Connor Westphal Series
After retiring from teaching, fiftysomething physics professor Gloria Lamerino becomes a scientific consultant to the police department in her suburban Boston hometown. When Eric Bensen, a young physicist, is found murdered in his lab, Detective Seargeant Matt Gennaro asks Lamerino to determine whether the death was related to Bensen's research on hydrogen and superconductivity. Despite threats and a break-in at her apartment - made doubly spooky because Lamerino lives above a friend's funeral home - the scientist-turned-sleuth doggedly investigates, uncovering fraudulent dealings by members of Bensen's research team. This first novel in a new series is a real find. Not only does author Minichino, herself a physicist, clearly explain the scientific concepts relating to hydrogen and superconductivity, but she also offers a tightly constructed mystery with appealing sympathetic characters. And her Boston ambiance holds its own with that of Parker, Tapply, Higgins, et al. There are numerous physician/medical examiner sleuths at the moment; now there's a physicist on the beat too, and a very good one. Minichino is currently working on The Helium Murder, the next in the series. Watch for it. John Rowen Booklist 12/15/97 -- John Rowen, Booklist, 12/15/97
"Physicist Gloria Lamerino is both an intelligent and appealing heroine who's impossible not to like, and there are enough satisfying plot twists to keep you turning pages right to the end." -- Susan Holzer, author of the Anneke Haagen Series
"The Hydrogen Murder is a stunning debut for Camille Minichino. You'll love Gloria Lamerino and her friends. It's a good thing the periodic table is big enough for a hundred more adventures on Revere Beach." -- Janet Evanovich, author of the Stephanie Plum Series
"This first novel in a new series is a real find. Not only does Minichino, herself a physicist, clearly explain the scientific concepts relating to hydrogen and superconductivity, but she also offers a tightly constructed mystery with appealing, sympathetic characters. And her Boston ambiance holds its own with that of Parker, Tapply, Higgins, et al. There are numerous physician/medical examiner sleuths at the moment; now there's a physicist on the beat, too, and a very good one. Minichino is currently working on The Helium Murder, the next in the series. Watch for it." -- Booklist
"Witty physicist Gloria Lamerino provides fascinating insight into the mysteries of science. Minichino had better write faster-readers won't be satisfied until she's covered the entire periodic table." -- Penny Warner, author of the Connor Westphal Series
After retiring from teaching, fiftysomething physics professor Gloria Lamerino becomes a scientific consultant to the police department in her suburban Boston hometown. When Eric Bensen, a young physicist, is found murdered in his lab, Detective Seargeant Matt Gennaro asks Lamerino to determine whether the death was related to Bensen's research on hydrogen and superconductivity. Despite threats and a break-in at her apartment - made doubly spooky because Lamerino lives above a friend's funeral home - the scientist-turned-sleuth doggedly investigates, uncovering fraudulent dealings by members of Bensen's research team. This first novel in a new series is a real find. Not only does author Minichino, herself a physicist, clearly explain the scientific concepts relating to hydrogen and superconductivity, but she also offers a tightly constructed mystery with appealing sympathetic characters. And her Boston ambiance holds its own with that of Parker, Tapply, Higgins, et al. There are numerous physician/medical examiner sleuths at the moment; now there's a physicist on the beat too, and a very good one. Minichino is currently working on The Helium Murder, the next in the series. Watch for it. John Rowen Booklist 12/15/97 -- John Rowen, Booklist, 12/15/97
About the Author
Camille Minichino grew up about a mile from Revere Beach, Massachusetts, the setting for her periodic table mysteries. Like her amateur sleuth, Gloria Lamerino, she has a Ph.D. in physics and has had a long career in research and teaching. Creating and teaching special classes in science literacy for nontechnical people has also been one of Camille's favorite occupations. She is a volunteer with Project Literacy at her local library, and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America Camille lives with her husband in the San Francisco Area, where she is working on The Helium Murder.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Hydrogen Murder: A Gloria Lamerino Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
Physicist Eric Bensen, along with his fellow researchers, are on the verge of making an exciting new discovery about hydrogen. After Eric is found shot to death in his physics lab, we learn that he has found a fatal flaw in the data which could discredit the team's findings. Was Eric murdered to keep him quiet, or was it for another reason?
This very enjoyable novel introduces Dr. Gloria Lamerino, a recently retired physicist who has returned to her hometown of Revere, Massachusetts after a successful physics career in California. Gloria is hired by the Revere police department as a scientific consultant to help understand the scientific background of the case. Author Minichino has created a marvelous character in Dr. Lamerino, a career woman who is still looking for a relationship. In this story, Gloria is pursued by her former high school flame Peter Mastrone, while SHE is interested in getting to know the police detective Sergeant Gennaro much bettter. The plot development was well done, making this book a real page-turner. Being an engineer myself, I enjoyed the scientific information in the story. It's so refreshing to find a cozy mystery with an intelligent protagonist! I'm looking forward to reading the Helium mystery next!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A Very Good Debut,
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With the exceptions of Marcia Muller and Sue Grafton, I seldom enjoy mysteries with female sleuths. I will now have to add Camille Minichino to the list of "must read" novels with female sleuths. I am a chemist so I was interested because Minichino uses the periodic table to name her novels. Gloria Lamerino is a retired physicist who has returned to her hometown Revere, Massachusetts from California. The scientific insight she brings in the novel kept it going for me, and the puzzle and resolution were very impressive. The other characters, Rose, Frank, Peter, and Matt are very well drawn and I will look forward to them in her next mystery. In the last chapter, Gloria says that she's not looking for a "helium murder", but since I already have a copy, I know there is one, and I am really looking forward to reading it, as well as the other periodic table mysteries.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A thinking person's mystery,
This review is from: The Hydrogen Murder (Hardcover)
Thank you, Camille Minichio, for providing a protagonist who is a real person. Gloria Lamerino may be a fictional character but she seemed real to me. In addition to providing the reader with a compelling character to care about, the author gives us a plot that forces scientific insight and propels a lazy reader into becoming a thinking person. I am looking forward to more stories about this female detective!
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