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ISBN-101464200343

ISBN-139781464200342

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Book TitleMaltese Manuscript

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / General, Noir

Publication Year2012

GenreFiction

AuthorJoanne Dobson

Book SeriesProfessor Karen Pelletier Mysteries Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight13.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Dewey Edition22

Reviews"In The Maltese Manuscript, Joanne Dobson succeeds where others have failed. Dobson takes us within the hallowed walls of an academic setting and manages to keep the story fresh, the plot lively, the characters real, and most importantly of all, the mystery satisfying to the end. Karen Pelletier is a professor (untenured as of yet) in the English Department at Enfield College, a prestigious institution in suburban Massachusetts. Karen is a single mother of Amanda, a student away at college, and she is romatically attached to Lieutenant Charlie Piotrowski of the Enfield Police Department. She is a strong, independent woman, something that can be a headache for Charlie at the best of times. Karen is visited by none other than Sunnye Hardcastle, author of the Kit Danger series, a hard-boiled, straight-shootin' private investigator with nerves of steel. Karen is ecstatic when Sunnye agrees to attend Enfield's Women's Studies Conference where Karen is to present a paper and speech on murder in American working class literature. Sunnye appears to be a s tough as her character, Kit Danger, and always travels with her trusty sidekick, Trouble, a massive Rotweiler with a delight for roast beef sandwiches. There is something wrong at Enfield College. Rare books are disappearing from the Enfield Special Collections Sections and no one can figure out how the thief is gaining access to the stacks and getting the books out of the building. Some of the questions are answered when a mousy little man, Elwood Munro, is murdered during the Women's Studies Conference. The police suspect Sunnye Hardcastle was involved in the murder. Karen, much to Charlie's chagrin, sets out toprove them wrong. With a shootout at the Enfield corral, Dobson brings The Maltese Manuscript to an exciting conclusion. Dobson's story is free of stereotypes or cliches and it shows her mettle as a solid mystery writer. If you like a fast-moving erudite mystery, this should meet your needs nicely." --Mystery News

Series Volume Number5

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisIn classic noir tradition, English Professor Karen Pelletier gains a client when a Rottweiler named Trouble and his famous private-eye-novelist owner walk through her door. The next thing you know, the Enfield library is missing a truckload of its treasures. Then a thief is found dead in the stacks, his neck broken. With a real private eye on the case, the hunt is on-for the manuscript of Hammett's famous novel, The Maltese Falcon; for the missing books; and for potential murder suspects., "Dobson's obvious knowledge of, and respect for, mystery and detective fiction is immense. She takes the reader on a glorious tour, describing everything from comic books to anthologies. Even the most moral mystery fans will understand why a person would want to purloin even one or two of these treasures."-- Publishers Weekly In classic noir tradition, English Professor Karen Pelletier gains a client when a Rottweiler named Trouble and his famous private-eye-novelist owner walk through her door. The next thing you know, the Enfield library is missing a truckload of its treasures. Then a thief is found dead in the stacks, his neck broken. With a real private eye on the case, the hunt is on--for the manuscript of Hammett's famous novel, The Maltese Falcon ; for the missing books; and for potential murder suspects., Praise for The Maltese Manuscript..."Dobson...takes the reader on a glorious tour, describing everything from comic books to anthologies. Even the most moral mystery fans will understand why a person would want to purloin even one or two of these treasures." -Publishers Weekly"There's no one better than Dobson at playing the politics of academe." -BooklistIn classic noir tradition, English Professor Karen Pelletier gains a client when a Rottweiler named Trouble and his famous private-eye-novelist owner walk through her door. The next thing you know, the Enfield library is missing a truckload of its treasures. Then a thief is found dead in the stacks, his neck broken. With a real private eye on the case, the hunt is on-for the manuscript of Hammett's famous novel, The Maltese Falcon; for the missing books; and for potential murder suspects.Joanne Dobson won an Agatha nomination for the first book in her Professor Karen Pelletier series, Quieter Than Sleep. For many years, Joanne was an English Professor at Fordham University, teaching literature and creative writing. Her scholarly research and writing focused on Emily Dickinson and on the popular fiction of 19th-century American women writers. She now writes full time and teaches creative writing at the Hudson Valley Writers Center.www.joannedobson.com, "In The Maltese Manuscript, Joanne Dobson succeeds where others have failed. Dobson takes us within the hallowed walls of an academic setting and manages to keep the story fresh, the plot lively, the characters real, and most importantly of all, the mystery satisfying to the end. Karen Pelletier is a professor (untenured as of yet) in the English Department at Enfield College, a prestigious institution in suburban Massachusetts. Karen is a single mother of Amanda, a student away at college, and she is romatically attached to Lieutenant Charlie Piotrowski of the Enfield Police Department. She is a strong, independent woman, something that can be a headache for Charlie at the best of times. Karen is visited by none other than Sunnye Hardcastle, author of the Kit Danger series, a hard-boiled, straight-shootin' private investigator with nerves of steel. Karen is ecstatic when Sunnye agrees to attend Enfield's Women's Studies Conference where Karen is to present a paper and speech on murder in American working class literature. Sunnye appears to be a s tough as her character, Kit Danger, and always travels with her trusty sidekick, Trouble, a massive Rotweiler with a delight for roast beef sandwiches. There is something wrong at Enfield College. Rare books are disappearing from the Enfield Special Collections Sections and no one can figure out how the thief is gaining access to the stacks and getting the books out of the building. Some of the questions are answered when a mousy little man, Elwood Munro, is murdered during the Women's Studies Conference. The police suspect Sunnye Hardcastle was involved in the murder. Karen, much to Charlie's chagrin, sets out toprove them wrong. With a shootout at the Enfield corral, Dobson brings The Maltese Manuscript to an exciting conclusion. Dobson's story is free of stereotypes or cliches and it shows her mettle as a solid mystery writer. If you like a fast-moving erudite mystery, this should meet your needs nicely." --Mystery News, Praise for The Maltese Manuscript... "Dobson...takes the reader on a glorious tour, describing everything from comic books to anthologies. Even the most moral mystery fans will understand why a person would want to purloin even one or two of these treasures." -Publishers Weekly "There's no one better than Dobson at playing the politics of academe." -Booklist In classic noir tradition, English Professor Karen Pelletier gains a client when a Rottweiler named Trouble and his famous private-eye-novelist owner walk through her door. The next thing you know, the Enfield library is missing a truckload of its treasures. Then a thief is found dead in the stacks, his neck broken. With a real private eye on the case, the hunt is on-for the manuscript of Hammett's famous novel, The Maltese Falcon; for the missing books; and for potential murder suspects. Joanne Dobson won an Agatha nomination for the first book in her Professor Karen Pelletier series, Quieter Than Sleep. For many years, Joanne was an English Professor at Fordham University, teaching literature and creative writing. Her scholarly research and writing focused on Emily Dickinson and on the popular fiction of 19th-century American women writers. She now writes full time and teaches creative writing at the Hudson Valley Writers Center. www.joannedobson.com