The Professor [Kindle Edition]

Cathy Perkins (Author)

Book Description

The Professor presses his palm against her flank, feeling the liquid warmth of her blood, hotter than her skin. Hot, like the life force that he has claimed... The power over life and death is the ultimate thrill.

Someone is murdering women on South Carolina's college campuses: three women, three different schools. The Governor's order to State Law Enforcement Agent Mick O'Shaughnessy is simple: make it stop. More political maneuvering diverts Mick to nearby Douglass College. There, instead of another dead body, he finds Meg Connelly, grad student and faculty advisor for the latest victim.


Determined to finish her master's degree, Meg doesn't need anybody's help - including her estranged family - to succeed. There's something irresistible about Mick, but the last time she let someone get close to her, she lost everything except her self-respect.


As the investigation heats up, so does their relationship. But Mick's interest in Meg doesn't just endanger her heart--it puts her in the sights of the killer.

Once he gets her alone, he can take all the time he needs...

92,000 words

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A dark edgy murder-mystery/romance that will keep you spellbound ...a great debut novel" Night Owl Suspense

This is a suspense/psychological thriller that takes you through the inter-workings of a killer and behind the scenes of one agent trying to stop him. Cathy Perkins is a writer to watch out for, and I'm definitely looking forward to what she brings to the table next. Novel Reflections

Perkins puts you inside the head of the villain far better than most - Jax Garren, author

I LOVED IT! This is a thriller, a murder-romance that will keep you tied up until the end. I Love Books

From GoogleBooks:
From that first paragraph to the last page the suspense endures, the mystery grows deeper, and the police procedures stay a mainstay in this story line. The author shows how the police investigation progresses, as if she's done one herself. In Mick, she paints a lovable guy whose job is intense, but he's looking for more than just his career and his empty condo from life. Her other police officers are just as true to life, each with their own story.
Cathy Perkins is a debut author who will keep you in a perpetual state of suspense while you are awaiting her next book.

Product Details

• File Size: 459 KB
• Print Length: 320 pages
• Publisher: Carina Press (January 23, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0069VU9H8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #454,845 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Professor Does Not Fail You January 23, 2012

By Laws Loves

Format:Kindle Edition

I loved this book! I honestly did not want to put it

We meet Agent Mick O'Shaughnessy at the beginning of the book when his is pulled in as part of a special task force to solve murders that are affecting small town college campuses. Crimes that are so horrific in type, but the killers unique calling card is the only thing that all three victims have in common. Mick and the rest of his task force find themselves working against the clock to stop the next murder from happening, but the killer is getting is getting antsy.

Meg Connelly is our heroine, a strong woman who has had to face much of the world alone. She finds herself placed in Agent O'Shaughnessy's path after a drunken sorority member's actions get reported to the police. Sparks immediately begin to fly between the Agent and the Sorority Advisor, Meg. Having already survived abandonment, Meg tries to resist Mick's advances until it is unavoidable

In the middle of the wonderful tension between Mick and Meg, our murderer begins to get nervous as Mick and his task force start to form a picture of who the killer might be. The Professor begins to make plans to move as he feels the path leading to him, but he will not move without one more kill, and this time it is personal against Mick.

Filled with enjoyable, down to earth characters, and one wonderfully rotten villain who you cheerfully despise, I never felt as if one character upstaged another. The secondary characters are woven into the fabric of the story so fluidly, that I could not see the story's evolution without them.

Cathy Perkins' debut novel, The Professor, from Carolina Press, is a fun, edgy, mystery, romantic must read. I promise you will become an immediate fan and look forward to the next book by Ms. Perkins.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Professor by Cathy Perkins February 28, 2012

By Kissablysweetone

Format:Kindle Edition

Someone is killing college girls and dumping their bodies. The whole campus has heard the stories. Rules are in place to protect the young women of the local colleges. Meg Connelly is a student, but she's also a teacher too. She works as an advisor to a sorority house too. Meg tries to remind the girls of the safety rules, but doesn't really apply them to herself. She knows she shouldn't be walking alone at night on campus. Mick O'Shaughnessy is called in as an agent to help find this killer. His first investigation however takes a more political turn than he'd like. It's then that he meets Meg. It's as though they can see into each others hearts and minds. Can Mick protect Meg since she won't protect herself?

This book grabs you by the shirt and pulls you in from page 1. It's exciting, action packed and filled with little "bumps in the night" until all is revealed. The love story winding through this book is very real and well written. You learn so much about people that you didn't even realize could be going on behind the scenes.

I found nothing wrong with this one. Kept me on the edge of my seat until the end.

~Copy of book provided by author in exchange for a fair review

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT Read! February 23, 2012

By Renee Rearden

Format:Kindle Edition

I don't normally read mysteries, but The Professor sucked me in from the first page. Ms Perkins has created an engaging story that constantly keeps the reader guessing what will happen next. The murderer is smart AND creepy...two traits that aren't always mutually exclusive. Mick is the perfect alpaha male, tempered by intelligence, patience and understanding. Meg is driven to succeed, but has learned to hide her vulnerability behind a mask of polite detachment. These two characters not only complement each other, they create enough sensual tension to ignite the pages. I screamed warnings, cheered for, and sighed with heartfelt emotion as Meg and Mick struggled to overcome and survive every obstacle thrown at them...

More About the Author

Cathy Perkins is a member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. She writes predominantly financial-based mysteries but enjoys exploring the relationship aspect of her characters' lives. Her suspense writing lurks behind a financial day-job, where she learned firsthand the camouflage, hide in plain sight, skills employed by her villains.

Born and raised in South Carolina, the setting for HONOR CODE and THE PROFESSOR, she now lives in Washington, the setting for FOR LOVE OR MONEY, with her husband, children, several dogs and the resident deer herd.