Synopses & Reviews
Nick Hoffman's been warned by his chair at the State University of Michigan to avoid trouble if he has any hopes of getting tenure. But his presence at the scene of a murder that involves a favorite student immediately threatens his position at the university, and soon after, his life.
Review
"[Raphael's Nick Hoffman] mows down intellectual pretenders with scathing wit." --
The New York Times Book Review"Lev Raphael's lacerating wit fillets the fatted calves of academe, roasts them with the hot breath of satire, then serves them up in the sauciest of mysteries." --Val McDermid, author of A Place of Execution
"[A] witty and devastating backstage view of college life." --San Diego Union-Tribune
"The Death of a Constant Lover presents a stylish mystery with an intimate look at the jungle of academia...witty, impeccably written." --The Mystery Review
"Suprising and deeply felt...Raphael's strongest work yet." --Kirkus Reviews
"[Raphael] elegantly skewers ivory-tower pretensions, petty politics, incompetencies, and hypocrises...A delight for confirmed and new fans alike." --Booklist
"Darkly amusing...This a sneaky, subversive fun." -Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Lev Raphael, having successfully escaped academia years ago, now writes the "Mysteries" book review column for the
Detroit Free Press and is the book critic for National Public Radio's "The Todd Mundt Show." His latest Nick Hoffman mystery is
Little Miss Evil (Walker & Co.).