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Extracurricular Activities

2010-04-30 
基本信息·出版社:Minotaur Books ·页码:304 页 ·出版日期:2007年11月 ·ISBN:0312355386 ·International Standard Book Number:0312355386 ·条 ...
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基本信息·出版社:Minotaur Books
·页码:304 页
·出版日期:2007年11月
·ISBN:0312355386
·International Standard Book Number:0312355386
·条形码:9780312355388
·EAN:9780312355388
·版本:1st
·装帧:精装
·正文语种:英语
·丛书名:A Murder 101 Mystery

内容简介

You’d think, now that she’s off the hook for murder, Alison Bergeron, an English professor at a private college a stone’s throw up the Hudson from Manhattan, would be able to relax---but how can she with a wedding in the works?

Alison is happy for her best friend, Max. Really, she is. She loves Max, and the guy Max is marrying completely adores her. Even being in the wedding wouldn’t be so bad, if it’d keep her from thinking about her off-again relationship with the married NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. (Actually, if you want to be technical about it, he’s separated, has been for years, but Alison is still getting over her own divorce and she’s trying to make good decisions.) However, Bobby’s the best man, and that forces them into all kinds of awkward situations, like dancing cheek to cheek and sharing a bottle of champagne.

Then, when Alison’s ex turns up dead, she’s dragged into another murder investigation. Convinced it’s the handiwork of one of her former student’s parents, a local Mob boss, and afraid for her life, she turns to Bobby for help, but threatening a Mob boss while he’s fulfilling a vendetta may not be the best idea.

Romance, humor, and murder are sure to mix and mingle whenever Alison and Bobby link up in Extracurricular Activities, Maggie Barbieri’s second charming mystery.



From the Inside Flap

You’d think, now that she’s off the hook for murder, Alison Bergeron, an English professor at a private college a stone’s throw up the Hudson from Manhattan, would be able to relax---but how can she with a wedding in the works?

Alison is happy for her best friend, Max. Really, she is. She loves Max, and the guy Max is marrying completely adores her. Even being in the wedding wouldn’t be so bad, if it’d keep her from thinking about her off-again relationship with the married NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. (Actually, if you want to be technical about it, he’s separated, has been for years, but Alison is still getting over her own divorce and she’s trying to make good decisions.) However, Bobby’s the best man, and that forces them into all kinds of awkward situations, like dancing cheek to cheek and sharing a bottle of champagne.

Then, when Alison’s ex turns up dead, she’s dragged into another murder investigation. Convinced it’s the handiwork of one of her former student’s parents, a local Mob boss, and afraid for her life, she turns to Bobby for help, but threatening a Mob boss while he’s fulfilling a vendetta may not be the best idea.

Romance, humor, and murder are sure to mix and mingle whenever Alison and Bobby link up in Extracurricular Activities, Maggie Barbieri’s second charming mystery.


作者简介

Maggie Barbieri, author of Murder 101, is a freelance editor as well as a mystery novelist. Her father was a member of the NYPD, and his stories provide much of the background for her mysteries. This is her second novel. She lives in Westchester County, New York.


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Praise for Murder 101

“Sparkling . . . Romance, humor, and suspense blend perfectly in this exceptional cozy, the first of what hopefully will be a long series.”
---Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“With wit and verve---and spot-on rendering of the jungles of academia---Barbieri’s first novel will have readers eagerly awaiting her sophomore effort.”
---Richmond Times-Dispatch

“A romantic ending and the furthering of a girlfriend bond that we hope to enjoy in murder mysteries to come.”
---More

“This is an entertaining debut [in] a series to follow.”
---Booklist

“Maggie Barbieri’s debut, Murder 101, offers traditional mystery lovers a real treat in her heroine Alison Bergeron. . . . Murder 101 mixes love and homicide in the proper equation and earns a grade A in my book!”
---Susan McBride, author of the Debutante Dropout Mysteries


专业书评 From Publishers Weekly

Barbieri's in top form as she delivers a smooth sequel to her witty debut (Murder 101). English professor Alison Bergeron wishes she'd stop getting uninvited visits from her ex-husband, Raymond Stark, fornicator extraordinaire and fellow professor at St. Thomas, a small Catholic university north of New York City. Ray's past conquests include Alison's slutty neighbor, Terri, and St. Thomas student Kathy Miceli, whose recent murder shocked the campus. Then Alison comes home one night to find Ray's body in her kitchen, hands and feet chopped off: the slaying signature of chubby mobster Peter Miceli, Kathy's father. Peter begins stalking Alison, showing up uninvited in her house to proclaim his innocence. Alison reluctantly turns to her soon-to-be-divorced former boyfriend, Bobby Crawford, an NYPD homicide detective, for help and comfort. The plot thickens when Terri disappears, leaving Alison in charge of Trixie, a scene-stealing golden retriever who makes a gruesome discovery. Barbieri juggles romance, murder and mayhem with stark realism and disarming charm. (Nov.)
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From the Back Cover

Praise for Murder 101

“Sparkling . . . Romance, humor, and suspense blend perfectly in this exceptional cozy, the first of what hopefully will be a long series.”
---Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“With wit and verve---and spot-on rendering of the jungles of academia---Barbieri’s first novel will have readers eagerly awaiting her sophomore effort.”
---Richmond Times-Dispatch

“A romantic ending and the furthering of a girlfriend bond that we hope to enjoy in murder mysteries to come.”
---More

“This is an entertaining debut [in] a series to follow.”
---Booklist

“Maggie Barbieri’s debut, Murder 101, offers traditional mystery lovers a real treat in her heroine Alison Bergeron. . . . Murder 101 mixes love and homicide in the proper equation and earns a grade A in my book!”
---Susan McBride, author of the Debutante Dropout Mysteries

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