Speaking of Murder

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The murder of a talented student at a small New England college thrusts linguistics professor Lauren Rousseau into the search for the killer. Lauren is a determined Quaker with an ear for accents. Her investigation exposes small town intrigues, academic blackmail and a clandestine drug cartel that now has its sights set on her.

Convinced that the key to the crime lies hidden in her dead student's thesis, Lauren races to solve the mystery while an escalating trail of misfortune ...

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Overview

The murder of a talented student at a small New England college thrusts linguistics professor Lauren Rousseau into the search for the killer. Lauren is a determined Quaker with an ear for accents. Her investigation exposes small town intrigues, academic blackmail and a clandestine drug cartel that now has its sights set on her.

Convinced that the key to the crime lies hidden in her dead student's thesis, Lauren races to solve the mystery while an escalating trail of misfortune circles ever closer. Her department chair behaves suspiciously. A century-old local boat shop is torched. Lauren's best friend goes missing-and the unsettled relationship with her long-time lover threatens to implode just when she needs him the most.

Speaking of Murder was first runner up for the Linda Howard Award for Excellence in March of 2012.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781935460473
  • Publisher: BRP Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 9/28/2012
  • Pages: 188
  • Sales rank: 908,148
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.43 (d)

Meet the Author

Tace Baker is the pen name for author Edith Maxwell. Tace writes the Speaking of Mystery series featuring Quaker Linguistics professor Lauren Rousseau. In the first book of the series, Speaking of Murder, Lauren finds her star student dead on the campus of the small New England college where she teaches. She uses her ear for languages and regional dialects to uncover not only the killer but also crimes committed by a faculty member. Tace also writes short crime stories.

Tace Baker lives in an historic town north of Boston with her beau and three cats. Look for her at www.tacebaker.com, http://www.facebook.com/TaceBaker, and @tacebaker on twitter.
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  • Posted December 4, 2012

    Review: This book actually made me homesick for a wet cold New

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    This book actually made me homesick for a wet cold New England spring. But there's more: murder, drugs, sex abuse all wrapped up in the quiet academic life of one linguistics professor, and presented with a good helping of caring and love. The only thing missing was someone ringing my doorbell with a few helpings of the food the characters get to eat. I hope we see Professor Rousseau again soon.

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