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The House of Teufelvelt by [Berthold Gambrel]

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by Berthold Gambrel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Rachel Pounsett takes a job at Leviathan State University, where her daughter Alice is an undergraduate. While at first happy to have the job, she soon becomes ensnared in office politics, a mystery surrounding the fate of her predecessor, and a relationship with her handsome boss, Professor Roderick Teufelvelt.

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153 pages
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English
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September 10, 2019
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388 KB
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07XSB5WRL
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 10, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 388 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 153 pages

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Greek Shadow

A mysterious professor

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 18, 2019

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Rachel Pounsett is starting a job as an assistant to a mysterious professor at Leviathan University. She's recently divorced with a teenage daughter beginning her first year at the university and trying to make ends meet.
She enters into office politics working for one professor who doesn't need her services and only speaks to her to say hello and goodbye. The other one Roderick Teuferlvelt (pronounced Toy ferl velt) is in Europe doing research and communicates by e-mail.
Slowly she learns about the previous assistant who was murdered on campus.
Berthold does an excellent portrayal of how a woman responds to the problems she faces. The reader is readily sympathetic to Rachel and her plight.
When she meets Roderick they gradually become romantically involved. The more she gets to know him the more mysterious he becomes and she slowly learns of his past. The revelation when it comes after they're married was not a surprise. There were too many obvious clues when the truth comes out.

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Carrie

Wonderfully entertaining

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 24, 2019

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What a fun book. This may be my favorite of Gambrel's because, although I've really enjoyed his sci fi novels, I'm not normally a reader of that genre. "The House of Teufelvelt" aligns more with my usual genres, and it was a real treat to read.

The pace is both a leisurely and a page-turning one, because while the mystery is being built-up, we get to thoroughly know the main character, Rachel--a real strength of this book. She's wonderfully three-dimensional (who says a man can't write female characters?), with real-life problems many people face (single mother living paycheck to paycheck). Yet she had a terrific sense of humor which comes through in her observations of the people around her, an eclectic bunch working in an academic college setting. Furthermore, Gambrel has a knack for writing pieces of historical text, using language that fits the time period.

Great characters, nice description, wonderful setting. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Kevin B.

University intrigue with a twist

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 14, 2020

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A cleverly executed novel that morphs as it goes along from a campus tale to something totally unexpected. Our narrator, Rachel, is a new addition to the history department at a Midwestern university, working for the enigmatic and often-absent Prof. Teufelvelt, who takes her under his wing in more ways than one. Ultimately a visit to his country estate leads to revelations that I wouldn’t want to spoil here but that explain his eccentricities and his vulnerabilities.

Rachel has an affable voice that makes the journey feel pleasant and light most of the way. The university office where she works could actually make a great setting for a decent sitcom.

Gambrel’s a good writer too, with plenty of humor, command of language, and thought-provoking ideas. I’m looking forward to reading more of his work.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2019

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A fast paced, fun read. A great academic setting, all to accurate take on university politics, and a star professor who’s something else!

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Audrey Driscoll

Well-Rooted Gothic Romance

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2019

This short novel combines a variety of elements to produce something new -- a Gothic novel set in present-day North America, but with roots in the Old World. Unlike the standard swooning Gothic heroine, single mom Rachel is a practical woman dealing with practical problems -- earning enough money to support herself and pay for her daughter's education while negotiating with fractious colleagues, office politics, and a budding romance with a mysterious professor. Gradually, hints of the supernatural gather like mists on Halloween. The second half of the book becomes frankly Lovecraftian as Rachel discovers... No, wait -- that would be spoiling a really fun read. I suggest readers don't skip the author's afterword, since it adds interesting details about the origins of the story. And pause to admire the gorgeous cover too. Recommended to fans of Lovecraft and the supernatural, and Gothic romance.

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A Reader

A fun way to start the Halloween season

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 28, 2019

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Gambrel's newest book harkens back to his favorite author from childhood - H. P. Lovecraft. We have a lonely, lovely heroine. A handsome, mysterious hero who only shows his face after dark. A terrible murder that hasn't been solved. A magnificent mansion set in a lovely rural setting. And a few oddball characters that are coworkers of the hero and heroine at the fine educational institution of Leviathan U. What could go wrong?

This was a fun read and a great way to start the Halloween season. I didn't want to put it down!

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