A Trap for Fools (Kate Fansler, Bk 11)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Patricia S. (patsto) reviewed on + 33 more book reviews
The ninth mystery featuring English professor Kate Fansler proves why Cross ( No Word from
Winifred ) belongs at the top of her class: it is provocative, literate and insightful. During
the Thanksgiving weekend, Canfield Adams, a Middle Eastern professor of culture and literature
at the Manhattan university where Kate teaches, is found dead on the pavement seven stories
below his office window. While everyone is convinced he was murdered, the only suspect in the
case is another faculty member, black political activist Humphrey Edgerton, who has no alibi for
the night of the crime. But Canfield was universally disliked. With the prospect of his widow
filing a lawsuit against the university and the police inquiry at a standstill, the
administration asks Kate to investigate. Before she can discover the culprit, a student who was
seen in Canfield's building the day he was killed is pushed from her 10th floor apartment.
Depressed by the young woman's death and overwhelmed by her impending failure, Kate faces her
greatest challenge as an amateur sleuth. Cross, a keen observer of society, has created a
potpourri of well-drawn female characters. This is a mystery offering much more than just a
puzzle; it is a strong feminist statement abounding with interesting ideas. When the body of
Canfield Adams, a professor of Middle Eastern culture, is found on he pavement seven stories
below his open office window, the police think it was suicide. But those who knew the professor,
knew that there were numerous people--on campus and off--who would have relished pushing him.
Kate is asked to investigate, and she herself is not sure she wants to succeed. For the murderer
may well be a student she cares about...or a colleague...or even a friend....
"If by some cruel oversight you haven't discovered Amanda Cross, you have an uncommon pleasure
in store for y
Winifred ) belongs at the top of her class: it is provocative, literate and insightful. During
the Thanksgiving weekend, Canfield Adams, a Middle Eastern professor of culture and literature
at the Manhattan university where Kate teaches, is found dead on the pavement seven stories
below his office window. While everyone is convinced he was murdered, the only suspect in the
case is another faculty member, black political activist Humphrey Edgerton, who has no alibi for
the night of the crime. But Canfield was universally disliked. With the prospect of his widow
filing a lawsuit against the university and the police inquiry at a standstill, the
administration asks Kate to investigate. Before she can discover the culprit, a student who was
seen in Canfield's building the day he was killed is pushed from her 10th floor apartment.
Depressed by the young woman's death and overwhelmed by her impending failure, Kate faces her
greatest challenge as an amateur sleuth. Cross, a keen observer of society, has created a
potpourri of well-drawn female characters. This is a mystery offering much more than just a
puzzle; it is a strong feminist statement abounding with interesting ideas. When the body of
Canfield Adams, a professor of Middle Eastern culture, is found on he pavement seven stories
below his open office window, the police think it was suicide. But those who knew the professor,
knew that there were numerous people--on campus and off--who would have relished pushing him.
Kate is asked to investigate, and she herself is not sure she wants to succeed. For the murderer
may well be a student she cares about...or a colleague...or even a friend....
"If by some cruel oversight you haven't discovered Amanda Cross, you have an uncommon pleasure
in store for y
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