"A real mind twister"
Every Thursday evening, long time high school English
teacher, Miss Amelia Prentice goes to the public library to
mark her students' papers. However, this week Amelia trips
in the copy room, banging her head and lying on the floor
unconscious. When she reawakens the police among others
are there. Detective O'Brien asks her questions until he
realizes that Amelia is unaware that she tripped over the
corpse of a former student Marguerite LeBow. Amelia refuses to accept some cretin coach as a
substitute. Instead she heroically goes to her classroom
with her goal to pretend no involvement in the case. As
the police keep questioning on why she was making 67 copies
in the library's copy room, Amelia concludes that she is a
prime suspect. Accompanied by the nephew of a friend,
Amelia sets out to prove her innocence and demonstrate that
those who teach English can catch the murderer, that is if
the culprit does not kill her first. Regardless of sub-genre preference mystery fans will
enjoy IRREGARDLESS OF MURDER, an engaging amateur sleuth
tale starring an eccentric heroine. The endearing lead
character will remind readers of a dedicated teacher from
their salad days who quoted Shakespeare and Dickens and
called out your name in Pig Latin. Ellen Edwards Kennedy
provides a strong who-done-it because of the cast that
feels like a small town ensemble, but in the end Miss
Prentice steals the show and turns this novel into an A+
paper. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted September 27, 2001
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