Academic Murder
by Dorsey Fiske
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The life of scholarly contemplation enjoyed by the Fellows of Sheepshanks College, Cambridge, is shattered when the Pryevian Librarian collapses and dies at High Table owing to a slug of arsenic in his port, and the recently discovered holograph copy of Shakespeare's earliest poem, "Cupid and Psyche," is found to be missing from the college library. John Saltmarsh, a Sheepshank's Fellow and closet writer of detective novels, sets out to solve these conundrums. The waters are further muddied show more by a rapist who stalks the streets of Cambridge in an academic gown. show lessTags
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When an unpleasant Cambridge don is poisoned by vintage port, Inspector Bunce of the Cambridge police must try to unravel a case involving rape, a recently discovered Shakespeare manuscript and a lot of professional envy. The plot is pleasant and entertaining until the last few chapters. The detective is easy to like and the Cambridge don who helps him is very nice, but the solution is very politically incorrect.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1980
- People/Characters
- Inspector Bunce; Fenchurch
- Important places
- University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Dedication
- For JRH
without whom I might never have known Cambridge
'O my America! my new-found-land.' - First words
- The decanter of port passed along the polished surface of High Table.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'But the police did not consult me.'
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
