[Nick Hoffman 05] • Burning Down the House
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- Authors
- Raphael, Lev
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Tags
- michigan mystery , and a blur of anonymous threats , welcome to the hothouse world of academia where egos bruise as easily as peaches and vendettas grow like weeds. cheerful , stalking , but circumstances at the outwardly bucolic state university of michigan keep forcing him to solve crimes and save himself from prison or worse. now , and assault. is murder next? nick's only hope is doing something he's never imagined possible--buying a gun. acclaimed mystery writer lev raphael scores another bull's-eye in his academic mystery series that takes readers behind the scenes of a world that prides itself on scholarship and fellowship , he's caught between rival factions in his department over who should be the next chairperson and even over what kind of christmas tree the office should have. his life spirals out of control , mystery , satire , but is often just a ship of fools. , at christmas time , thanks to an unexpected sexual attraction , gay mystery , academic mystery , sarcastic professor nick hoffman never wanted to be a sleuth
- ISBN
- 9780802733658
- Date
- 2001-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.57 MB
- Lang
- en
Nick Hoffman's State University of Michigan is a place where the Borgias and the Marx Brothers would be equally at home. Heading into the Christmas season, SUM is being torn apart by bizarre attempts to make it more diverse while an autocratic new provost pushes for a White Studies program and Nick faces not only a tenure battle but conflicting requests for support in a battle for department chair.
With his professional life a mix of seasonal chaos and departmental warfare, Nick discovers that he's not only attracted to the outrageously sexy Juno Dromgoole and disturbed by these disorienting new feelings in his life, but also the target, along with Juno, of a vicious harassment campaign that escalates into stalking, assault, and attempted murder. There's certainly no shortage of suspects, only solid clues. The decisions Nick faces may change his life forever...if he survives.