The Raven and the Nightingale: A Modern Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (Karen Pelletier Mysteries) - Softcover

Praise for the earlier Karen Pelletier mysteries:
The Northbury Papers
"One of the year's best mysteries."
--"Salon" magazine
"Few are better than Dobson at recording the minutiae of academic committee-speak, power plays in body language and jargon, and what ignites a classroom."
--"Booklist" (starred review)
"An attractive heroine with the courage and wit to take on the toughest adversaries."
--"Dallas Morning News"
"The mystery is not easy to solve and the ending is a surprise."
--"Chattanooga Times"
Quieter Than Sleep
"A genuinely good read."
--"Time Out New York"
"A fine debut; a book that is true to its scene and a pleasure to read."
--"Boston Globe"
"A literate and absorbing novel with an ingratiating main character and intriguing setting...a smashing debut. Don't miss this one."
--"I Love a Mystery"
"Deftly balancing its literary and mystery elements, Dobson's debut sparkles with wit and insight into college politics."
--"Publishers Weekly"

"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for the earlier Karen Pelletier mysteries:

The Northbury Papers

"One of the year's best mysteries."
--Salon magazine

"Few are better than Dobson at recording the minutiae of academic committee-speak, power plays in body language and jargon, and what ignites a classroom."
--Booklist (starred review)

"An attractive heroine with the courage and wit to take on the toughest adversaries."
--Dallas Morning News

"The mystery is not easy to solve and the ending is a surprise."
--Chattanooga Times

Quieter Than Sleep

"A genuinely good read."
--Time Out New York

"A fine debut; a book that is true to its scene and a pleasure to read."
--Boston Globe

"A literate and absorbing novel with an ingratiating main character and intriguing setting...a smashing debut. Don't miss this one."
--I Love a Mystery

"Deftly balancing its literary and mystery elements, Dobson's debut sparkles with wit and insight into college politics."
--Publishers Weekly

From the Hardcover edition.

Academic politics turn deadly when an argument over papers left by Emmeline Foster, a nineteenth-century poet, seems to result in the death of a sexist Poe scholar. Reprint.