One Coffee With (Sigrid Harald Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Margaret Maron (Author) "Few institutions of higher learning are content that their faculties do nothing but teach..." (more)
Key Phrases: mail rack, Riley Quinn, Harley Harris, Professor Quinn (more...)

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Academic rivalry, petty jealousy, greed, and revenge form the backdrop for Maron's detective story featuring NYPD cop Sigrid Harald. Riley Quinn, deputy chairman of the art department at New York's Vanderlyn College, dies a grotesquely painful death when he drinks coffee laced with potassium dichromate, and it's up to Sigrid to find out whodunit. There are plenty of suspects, among them a disgruntled student, a female colleague whose promotion he blocked, another colleague with whom Quinn's wife was having a blatant affair, and a Hungarian handyman whose uncle left all his paintings to Quinn--paintings that are now worth a fortune. Maron is better known for her Judge Deborah Knott series, but the Harald novels, starring a character every bit as complex as Knott, are equally entertaining. This one was originally published in paper in 1982 and has been reprinted occasionally, but it remains difficult to track down. Maron fans should jump on it while they have a chance. Emily Melton
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"An exceptionally gripping tale of hate, jealousy and murder... By the time the story reaches its dramatic conclusion, readers will be in mourning, wishing the end hadn't come so soon" Publishers Weekly on Uncommon Clay "One of the most seamless Southern authors since Margaret Mitchell" Publishers Weekly on Slow Dollar "Maron's appealing story races forward at breakneck speed" Library Journal on Slow Dollar --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Mysterious Press (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446404152
• ISBN-13: 978-0446404150
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #703,143 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Coffee With, October 7, 2004

By	Ima "Heavy Reader" - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Coffee With (Ulverscroft Large Print Series) (Hardcover)

I respectfully disagree with the reviewer who wrote "Her understanding of how academic titles, promotions and tenure work is embarrassingly wrong . . ." Ms. Maron is quite well known for her unrelenting research in her books and considering the fact that her husband was a university professor for many years I venture to say she was right on the money in this book as she is in her others. Also, as one who has also worked in a university setting for 20 years I would have to say that she is absolutely right on target. I loved this book and hope for at least one more Sigrid novel in the future.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very entertaining. One of her better mysteries., February 9, 1997

By A Customer

I've read 5 of Margaret Maron's books so far, and this rates up there with The Bootlegger's Daughter

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good book to start the series, August 1, 2002

By	Beth Guynn (Hillsville, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the first book in Maron's Sigrid Harald series and her inexperience shows. The book gets off to a slow start and the solution is unconvincing.

However, the characters are vivid and that makes up for a lot. And, as with any series, the first book gives the background for the rest of the books, and it is a good series.