Hate mail is being sent to fellow campus cops and friends of Peggy O'Neill. The letters attack interracial relationships and Peggy soon has her own ideas about their source. Interesting development of character and lots of campus insight.
THE MAKINGS OF A SCANDAL â Someone is sending vicious hate mail to Paula and Lawrence, fellow campus cops and good friends of Peggy O'Neill. The anonymous letters attack the couple's interracial relationship and punctuate the writer's fanatical judgment with passages from the Bible. Peggy has her suspicions about the identity of the bigot, yet without any crime committed, there is little she can do.
But then a grad student turns up dead in his car and an old man is burned to death in his house. Paula becomes a suspect and Peggy has a hunch the deaths may be linked to the hate mail. With her usual persistence, she looks for proof -- and is soon on her way to uncovering the most dangerous and insidious scandal ever to hit the campus.
But then a grad student turns up dead in his car and an old man is burned to death in his house. Paula becomes a suspect and Peggy has a hunch the deaths may be linked to the hate mail. With her usual persistence, she looks for proof -- and is soon on her way to uncovering the most dangerous and insidious scandal ever to hit the campus.
Quick fun read
" A must read for fans of Sue Grafton"; "a rare treat" says Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Publisher's weekly states, "It is great fun trailing around with Peggy as she digs up dirt on deliciously dreadful folks." "Peggy O'Neill is a believable character who thinks and acts like a woman actually would," according to Sara Paretsky. Toby Bromberg, of Rave Reviews rates it 4 stars, and say " an enjoyable, totally absorbing outing... sure to appeal to those who prefer a puzzle to mindless violence." Author, "Lake gives us an inteligent, independent female sleuth who gets results," according to Macon Telegraph & News.
