The Bug Funeral (The Professor Simon Shaw Murder Mysteries) - Softcover

Shaber, Sarah R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1520828888 ISBN 13: 9781520828886

Publisher: Independently published, 2017

Synopsis

North Carolina college history professor Simon Shaw has been dubbed a forensic historian for his work in solving cold cases. But he's never had a case like this before. A woman named Helen Williams asks him to help her recover past memories. She thinks she may have committed infanticide in a past life as a woman named Annie Evans. As Simon and Helen come closer to solving the truth about her memories, they face some real danger. "Accidents" happen to those who've provided them with information about Annie's life, but eventually the clues fall neatly into place, revealing family secrets in this unique, well-written installment of Shaber's enigmatic series. Reviews "Sarah Shaber's strongest novel yet! The Bug Funeral kept me totally absorbed. I literally could not put it down. She just gets better and better with each new book." -- Margaret Maron "Shaw is an engaging hero -- self-effacing, yet whip smart -- and Shaber, as always, has done prodigious research and careful plotting that makes even the unlikeliest twists and a shocker ending somehow worthy of our trust." --Raleigh News & Observer

About this title

About the Author

Sarah R. Shaber lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children. Her novel Simon Said won the St Martin's Malice Domestic Award. For more information visit her website at www.sarahshaber.com

From Publishers Weekly

In Shaber's fourth intriguing Simon Shaw whodunit (after 2003's The Fugitive King), the mild-mannered professor at Kenan College in Raleigh, N.C., has earned a reputation as a "forensic historian," that is, an expert in solving long-ago crimes. When a friend's goddaughter, Helen Williams, tells him that she may be the reincarnation of a woman who murdered her child a century earlier, Simon is ready to dismiss Helen's claim as nonsense. A cursory inquiry reveals nothing, and he thinks he's off the hook. After a curious incident changes his mind, Simon becomes engrossed in a methodical and thorough investigation that not only will put him and Helen in danger but also will heat up a cold case to the boiling point. The reincarnation debate between believers and skeptics, epitomized in epigraphs that head each chapter, adds to the suspense. Credible characters, smooth and natural dialogue, charming descriptions of Raleigh at Christmastime and a creative solution to the mystery all lift this well above the cozy average.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1520828888
• ISBN 13: 9781520828886
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 169