The sly and quick-witted amateur sleuth Carmel Allen from Speaking of Death returns in this delightful sequel which finds her solving the murder of a promiscuous college professor with too many male friends and, consequently, two many suspects. Although the police are convinced that the drama professor Grant Poston is the culprit, Carmel's instincts lead her to other possibilities. She is a divorced mother with two teenage kids who barely makes ends meet with her two part-time jobs teaching public speaking and interpersonal communication at the State College in town and also at the Community College in another town. All the same, Carmel joins up with her no-nonsense colleague Eugenia and the insightful police officer Wynne Fox to clear Grant's name and find the true murderer. Along the way is a collection of vibrant characters including pompous academics, eccentric professors, scatterbrained staff members, and the obtuse Sheriff "Butch" Rutkowski. Interpersonal Murder is a clever and whimsical cozy mystery filled with brains and humor.
