Lesson Plan for Murder: A Master Class Mystery (Master Class Mysteries) - Softcover

Robbins, Lori

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1941295541 ISBN 13: 9781941295540

Publisher: Barking Rain Press, 2017

Synopsis

No one sheds any tears when overbearing English teacher Marcia Deaver is found dead in her classroom. Some staff members speculate it was a heart attack, or perhaps a suicide, but Liz Hopewell knows that no self-respecting member of the Valerian Hills English Department would kill herself without leaving behind a perfectly penned suicide note, complete with detailed footnotes and obscure literary references.

After the police begin investigating the death as a murder, Liz finds Marcia’s mysteriously coded lesson plans. Convinced that they hold the key to identifying the murderer, normally risk-averse Liz finds herself obsessed with solving the crime.

Despite repeated requests to stay out of it from both her husband and the handsome detective assigned to the case, Liz persists in pursuing the murderer down a sordid trail of infidelity, blackmail, and Shakespeare conspiracy theories.

When additional staff members are also poisoned, Liz realizes that her clandestine pursuit has spooked the murderer—and she is likely next on the list. Can Liz expose the murderer before she becomes the next victim?

About this title

Review

"Within the mystery genre there are always some standout titles, and the reasons for their exceptional presence lie not so much in solving a murder, but in the delicate process of crafting personalities, purposes, and logic that lead mystery fans on a satisfying, complex course of investigation. This art is carefully done in 'Lesson Plan for Murder' and lends a lively feel to a storyline filled with clever twists and psychological intrigue. The threads of humor that run through the story also offer unexpected comic relief for a murder mystery, rounding out the attributes that render it into a thoroughly engrossing, occasionally funny, and wry examination of the world of teaching, students, and the challenges of solving a murder." -- D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Barking Rain Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1941295541
• ISBN 13: 9781941295540
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 228