Synopses & Reviews
With ready wit and lethal plot, acclaimed author J. S. Borthwick offers up her tenth irresistible Sarah Deane mystery, a heady brew of academic backstabbing--and murder-- at a bucolic New England girls’ boarding school.
Freshly-minted Ph.D. Sarah Deane is hired to teach English at Miss Merritt’s, only to land in the epicenter of legendary French professor Grace (“Mme. Guillotine”) Carpentier’s reign of terror. Mme.’s peckish passion for excellence has inspired universal fear and loathing. A student discovers Mme.’s cloaked hanging effigy. Then Sarah finds a bludgeoned body wearing Mme’s trademark cape. But the victim is not Mme. Is it a case of mistaken identity? It’s up to Sarah, aided by her husband Alex, to find the killer before he strikes again--while the prime suspects, three fractious students, and three furtive professors, follow her every move...
Review
“Ms. Borthwick has a keen eye and a sharp pen.” ---The New York Times Book Review
“Borthwick spins another enjoyable literate tale.” ---Chicago Tribune
“What a pleasure to read a real academic mystery harking back to some of the prep school classics.... Stylish, sharp, satiric, this is a mystery in the best traditional vein.” ---The Poisoned Pen
“Borthwicks easy style and charming characters make this a first-rate fireside read.” ---Publishers Weekly
“Go and get your copy--this ones a must-read.” ---Rockland (ME), Courier-Gazette
Synopsis
With ready wit and lethal plot, acclaimed author J. S. Borthwick offers up her tenth irresistible Sarah Deane mystery, a heady brew of academic backstabbing--and murder-- at a bucolic New England girls boarding school.
Freshly-minted Ph.D. Sarah Deane is hired to teach English at Miss Merritts, only to land in the epicenter of legendary French professor Grace (“Mme. Guillotine”) Carpentiers reign of terror. Mme.s peckish passion for excellence has inspired universal fear and loathing. A student discovers Mme.s cloaked hanging effigy. Then Sarah finds a bludgeoned body wearing Mmes trademark cape. But the victim is not Mme. Is it a case of mistaken identity? Its up to Sarah, aided by her husband Alex, to find the killer before he strikes again--while the prime suspects, three fractious students, and three furtive professors, follow her every move...
About the Author
J.S. BORTHWICK lives with her family on the Maine coast, where many of her mysteries are set.