Extracurricular Activities (A Murder 101 Mystery) - Hardcover

Barbieri, Maggie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312355386 ISBN 13: 9780312355388

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2007

Synopsis

You’d think, now that she’s off the hook for murder, Alison Bergeron, an English professor at a private college a stone’s throw up the Hudson from Manhattan, would be able to relax---but how can she with a wedding in the works?

Alison is happy for her best friend, Max. Really, she is. She loves Max, and the guy Max is marrying completely adores her. Even being in the wedding wouldn’t be so bad, if it’d keep her from thinking about her off-again relationship with the married NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. (Actually, if you want to be technical about it, he’s separated, has been for years, but Alison is still getting over her own divorce and she’s trying to make good decisions.) However, Bobby’s the best man, and that forces them into all kinds of awkward situations, like dancing cheek to cheek and sharing a bottle of champagne.

Then, when Alison’s ex turns up dead, she’s dragged into another murder investigation. Convinced it’s the handiwork of one of her former student’s parents, a local Mob boss, and afraid for her life, she turns to Bobby for help, but threatening a Mob boss while he’s fulfilling a vendetta may not be the best idea.

Romance, humor, and murder are sure to mix and mingle whenever Alison and Bobby link up in Extracurricular Activities, Maggie Barbieri’s second charming mystery.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Praise for Murder 101

“Sparkling . . . Romance, humor, and suspense blend perfectly in this exceptional cozy, the first of what hopefully will be a long series.”
---Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“With wit and verve---and spot-on rendering of the jungles of academia---Barbieri’s first novel will have readers eagerly awaiting her sophomore effort.”
---Richmond Times-Dispatch

“A romantic ending and the furthering of a girlfriend bond that we hope to enjoy in murder mysteries to come.”
---More

“This is an entertaining debut [in] a series to follow.”
---Booklist

“Maggie Barbieri’s debut, Murder 101, offers traditional mystery lovers a real treat in her heroine Alison Bergeron. . . . Murder 101 mixes love and homicide in the proper equation and earns a grade A in my book!”
---Susan McBride, author of the Debutante Dropout Mysteries

About the Author:

Maggie Barbieri, author of Murder 101, is a freelance editor as well as a mystery novelist. Her father was a member of the NYPD, and his stories provide much of the background for her mysteries. This is her second novel. She lives in Westchester County, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312355386
• ISBN 13: 9780312355388
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304