Amends for Murder (Peggy O'Neill Mysteries, Book 1) - Softcover

Lake, M. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380758652 ISBN 13: 9780380758654

Publisher: Avon, 1989

Synopsis

Murder is acadamic when, after complaining about the noise on fraternity row, Professor Warren is bludgeoned to death, and rookie campus cop, Peggy O'Neill, must solve the crime to pass with flying colors

About this title

About the Author:

M. D. Lake lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

From Publishers Weekly:

An implausible plot, uneven narrative and poorly developed characters seriously impair this first novel by a University of Minnesota faculty member. The corpse of a distinguished professor of English, Adam Warren, is found in his office by rookie campus cop Peggy O'Neill. The conditions of his death are grisly: his skull was crushed by a hammer. Though evidence suggests that Warren has been killed by a thief surprised in the act of stealing a computer, O'Neill strikes out on her own to explore other possibilities. Her search leads her to suspects within the university community, including Warren's secretary, Doris Parker; his colleague and former protege, poet Lee Pierce; and Jack Becker, a specialist in criminology. O'Neill is drawn simplistically and superficially, and although Lake provides some diverting plot twists, the story collapses under the weight of contradictions and cliched and repetitive writing.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Avon
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0380758652
• ISBN 13: 9780380758654
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 215