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Book Reviews of Cold and Pure and Very Dead (Karen Pelletier, Bk 4)

Cold and Pure and Very Dead (Karen Pelletier, Bk 4)
Cold and Pure and Very Dead - Karen Pelletier, Bk 4
Author: Joanne Dobson
ISBN-13: 9780553580020
ISBN-10: 0553580027
Publication Date: 10/2/2001
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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3 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Cold and Pure and Very Dead (Karen Pelletier, Bk 4) on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
While being interviewed by a NYT reporter Dr. Karen Pelletier states her opinion that the best book of the 20th century was an obscure book from the fifties, called Oblivion Falls. It was based on a true scandal in a college town. The author disappeared a few years later never to be heard from again. After the interview, sales of the book skyrocketed, and the reporter searched for Mildred Deakens, the author. He found her and ended up dead in her driveway. Millie was arrested, but claims to be innocent. Letters from her to Karen have been stolen, and there are rumors about her and a visiting writer.

This is a very good addition to the series. All of the characters from the previous novels have been developed more fully and so has Karen's relationship with Lt. Piotrowski. I really loved this one and finished it in one sitting.
reviewed Cold and Pure and Very Dead (Karen Pelletier, Bk 4) on + 175 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
If you line Amanda Cross, you'll really enjoy this book.
reviewed Cold and Pure and Very Dead (Karen Pelletier, Bk 4) on + 189 more book reviews
From the back cover:
"Professor Karen Pelletier has made a name for herself as one of the leading scholars of literature at exclusive Enfield College. But when an offhand comment sets off a firestorm of controversy, she finds herself embroiled in a scandal that began with a notorious novel from the 1950's--and ends in a very real murder..."
I love these fine Karen Pelletier mystery novels: they are exceedingly well-written too!
Book is in exc. cond.