Extracurricular Activities (A Murder 101 Mystery) - Softcover

Barbieri, Maggie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312945302 ISBN 13: 9780312945305

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2008

Synopsis

You’d think, now that she’s off the hook for murder, that Alison, an English professor at a cushy college campus just north of chaotic New York City, would be able to relax. But how can she, with a wedding in the works? A Ph.D can only go so far...

The recently-divorced Alison couldn’t be happier for her best friend, the bride Max. The problem is with the groom. Namely, his best man: the stunningly handsome yet technically married NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. Alison just can’t stop day-dreaming about him—until a new nightmare unfolds.

Alison’s ex-husband has just turned up dead. And now that’s she’s being dragged into another murder investigation—his time, involving the Mob-boss parent of a student—Bobby might be the only man she can trust with her life. But will he ever make Alison his wife? With a killer on the loose, the pursuit of happiness may just have to wait...

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

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.

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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 upin Extracurricular Activities, Maggie Barbieri’s second charming mystery.

From the Back Cover:

Professional academic and amateur sleuth Alison Bergeron is worried to death about her best friend’s wedding in her latest and wildest adventure yet!

“QUIRKY, ROMANTIC...fashionable, free-spirited [and] intense ”—Tampa Tribune
You’d think, now that she’s off the hook for murder, that Alison, an English professor at a cushy college campus just north of chaotic New York City, would be able to relax. But how can she, with a wedding in the works? A Ph.D can only go so far...

“Will please readers who like action and romance in the same package.”—Booklist
The recently-divorced Alison couldn’t be happier for her best friend, the bride Max. The problem is with the groom. Namely, his best man: the stunningly handsome yet technically married NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. Alison just can’t stop day-dreaming about him—until a new nightmare unfolds.

 “Series Grade: A.”—Susan McBride, author of the Debutante Dropout Mysteries

Alison’s ex-husband has just turned up dead. And now that’s she’s being dragged into another murder investigation—his time, involving the Mob-boss parent of a student—Bobby might be the only man she can trust with her life. But will he ever make Alison his wife? With a killer on the loose, the pursuit of happiness may just have to wait...

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312945302
• ISBN 13: 9780312945305
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306