The Inferno Collection (Wheeler Softcover) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Jacqueline Seewald (Author)

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Kim Reynolds, a college reference librarian, suddenly finds herself embroiled in mystery when her friend Lorette dies unexpectedly. The police dismiss Lorette's demise as a suicide because of the drugs found in her blood, but she's been clean a long time. Then there are the literary-based death threats. Kim's own psychic powers are matched by those of police detective Mike Gardner, and together they try to discover the circumstances behind Lorette's death. Interesting characters abound, including Wendell Firbin, Kim's creepy, callous library supervisor, who gets just a little too defensive every time she asks him about the Inferno Collection, the Victorian term for a set of library materials locked away from general use. Since the Inferno Collection is one of the last things Lorette asked Kim about, it just might hold the key to her death. Seewald's take on the dark side of academia will make readers glad their course work is finished. Mosley, Shelley
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Product Details

• Paperback: 375 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing; Lrg edition (September 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597227927
• ISBN-13: 978-1597227926
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,905,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've taught Creative Writing courses at both the high school and college level (Rutgers University). I have also taught Expository and Technical Writing at the college level. I've worked as an academic librarian and an educational media specialist.

I currently have short stories in the anthologies: THE MYSTERY MEGAPACK, DREAMSPELL NIGHTMARES, PASSIONATE HEARTS, LOST ON ROUTE 66, THE MYSTERY OF THE GREEN MIST, TOUCHED BY WONDER(story nominated for a Nebula Award),CERN ZOO (Nemonymous 9), RUINS TERRA, RUINS METROPOLIS, CATS IN A DREAMSPELL, WRONG WORLD'S ONE MORE TIME, TWO OF A KIND AND OTHER STORIES OF THE PARANORMAL, WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN, YOUR DARKEST DREAMSPELL, ROMANCE OF MY DREAMS 2 and PMS: POISON, MURDER AND SATISFACTION.

My mystery short stories have also appeared in: THE LONDON MYSTERY SELECTION in England, VERMONT INK, BLUE MURDER, PALACE OF REASON, ORCHARD PRESS MYSTERIES, MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE, WINTER MYSTERY ANTHOLOGY, THE GUMSHOE REVIEW and SLEUTHS IN CAHOOTS.

Eleven of my books of fiction have been published. The third of three mystery novels, THE TRUTH SLEUTH, was published in hardcover by Five Star/Gale May 18th. A large print edition is forthcoming. All three novels in this series received excellent reviews from BOOKLIST among others. Sara Paretsky wrote a blurb/endorsement for THE INFERNO COLLECTION which appears on the cover of that mystery thriller. THE DROWNING POOL, the second novel in this series, will be published in paperback
by Harlequin Worldwide Mystery in February 2012. Five Star/Gale will publish a new mystery thriller DEATH LEGACY in hardcover March/April 2012.

My paranormal historical romance TEA LEAVES AND TAROT CARDS received an excellent blurb endorsement from Jayne Ann Krentz which appears on the cover of that novel, published both as a hardcover from Five Star/Gale and in large print from Thorndike Press in December. STACY'S SONG, a YA coming of age novel, has unilaterally received good reviews.

My short stories, poems, essays, reviews and articles have appeared in hundreds of publications such as: THE WRITER, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, PEDESTAL, SURREAL, LIBRARY JOURNAL, AFTER DARK and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. I've also won multiple awards for fiction, poetry and plays.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, October 20, 2007

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Noah Brown (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Inferno Collection (Five Star Expressions) (Five Star Expressions) (Hardcover)

I just loved this book. I think it could easily be turned into a movie. The writer possesses an excellent knowledge of her mother tongue and for someone like me whose first languge isn't English this is a great educational book as well. The reading is easy. You hold your breath till the finish. And boy, what a finish!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deliciously creepy mystery!, October 20, 2007

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Alice Duncan "nmlover" (Roswell, NM United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Inferno Collection (Five Star Expressions) (Five Star Expressions) (Hardcover)

When I worked for the Pasadena Public Library in the 1960s (God, I'm old), believe it or not, we had books in the back room that weren't supposed to be circulated. The books included DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, and several others. I had no idea these collections of books had a name. The INFERNO COLLECTION not only opened my eyes, but entertained me a *whole* lot! This the perfect book if you want a chills and creeps along with your mystery. And Halloween is right around the corner, by gum! Read this book. You won't be disappointed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expect the unexpected, July 26, 2007

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Stephen L. Slavin "Steve Slavin" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Inferno Collection (Five Star Expressions) (Five Star Expressions) (Hardcover)

You would hardly expect a fast paced thriller to be set in a university library, nor that the protagonist would be an emotiionally repressed librarian. But somehow Jacqueline Seewald, who seems very familiar with this setting and its caste of characters, has managed to write a veritable page turner.
She provides just the right amount of foreshadowing to maintain the reader's interest, while never giving away too much. In classic who-done-it style, Ms. Seewald places almost every character in a suspicious light, until the true villian of the piece is finally revealed. "The Inferno Collection" is a very enjoyable book and I highly recommend it.