Daily Archives: December 20, 2016

“The Semester of Our Discontent” is the debut mystery in a new series set in academia. It was so well-written, I went looking for more books by this author and that is when I realized it must be her first one. I will certainly be looking for new books in this series in the future.

Lila Maclean is the new literature professor at Stonedale, a private university in lush Colorado surroundings. It is also her first job and she is trying to find her way and fit into the “political” hierarchy of the teaching staff. There are many who are friendly and there are a select few who simply don’t like Lila although they know little to nothing about her.

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