An English professor investigates a college town murder in this "deftly crafted novel of unexpected twists and surprising turns" (Midwest Book Review).

In the small town of Copper Bluff, South Dakota, English teacher Emmeline Prather is enjoying the start of a new semester—until one of her students dies while working on the fall musical. The police rule the death accidental, but Professor Prather suspects foul play.

Em recruits fellow instructor Lenny Jenkins to help her comb the campus for clues—risking their reputations and possibly their careers. And when an intruder breaks into Em's house, Lenny advises caution, but Prather, convinced they're on the brink of an important breakthrough, is all the more determined to forge ahead.

"Debut author Angela introduces a charming amateur sleuth, fun and well read. She so lovingly describes the town of Copper Bluff that readers can feel the breeze and smell the autumn leaves" (Library Journal).