As a visiting professor at an American univesrity, "the charming and intuitive" Mrs. Malory teaches a few lessons in catching killers (Publishers Weekly).

A small university in Pennsylvania has asked Mrs. Sheila Malory to teach a course on Nineteenth-Century Women writers, and so, with some reluctance, she leaves her English seaside home to experience academic life in America. But the semester will prove even more challenging than she thought, for no sooner does she arrive than a colleague is found with a bullet in his head. The victim was a particularly nasty man with a talent for making enemies.

Lieutenant Landis just happens to be divorced, available, and eager to discuss Shakespeare. When he asks Mrs. Malory for help, he puts her in a difficult position. Should she assist him in his investigation, even if her efforts encourage his romantic interest? Sheila, who can't resist a good murder mystery, forges ahead. But what she discovers will make her regret ever leaving home.

"Sheila, whose British sensibilities color her view of America, will charm readers of cozies." —Publishers Weekly

"A web of vicious academic politics . . .Holt handles the mayhem with a light touch and gathers all the strands together credibly." —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Interesting . . .enjoyable . . .If you haven't discovered Mrs. Malory, I highly recommend reading the rest of the series." —Mystery News

Book 5 in the Mrs. Malory Mystery series.