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ONLINE REVIEWS
Review of Deadmistress at Mystery Morgue
Review of Death by Committee at Mystery Morgue
Reviews of all three books at Cozy Library
Review of Death by Committee on MyShelf.com
Review of Death at Hilliard High on MyShelf.com
Last Updated: 11/23/09
ABOUT CAROLE’S MYSTERIES:
Carole's mysteries feature Dr. Susan Lombardi, a 40ish professor of
education at Metropolitan State University, in Albion, Connecticut. Both
Deadmistress and Death by Committee are lighthearted, traditional
mysteries with a murder in a close-knit community. Susan is part of a long
tradition of academic sleuths.
Deadmistress was published by Sterling House Publishers in 2004. The
second book in the series, Death by Committee, was released in
October 2006. The third Susan Lombardi mystery, Death at Hilliard High,
came out in September 2009.
“Susan is a great heroine.” – The Cozy Library
DEADMISTRESS
ISBN 1-56-315352-1
“A page turner.” – The Hartford Courant
“This is a story about puzzles and people and that’s where it shines.” – Mystery Morgue
“There is a continual twinkle in the author’s prose.”– Mystery File
“Humor and wit blend with the genre’s more sanguinary conventions.” – Harvard University Colloquy
Sabena Lazlo, the headmistress of a posh private school for girls has been found brutally murdered in her office. When professor and educational consultant Susan Lombardi learns that her close friend John has been accused of the crime, she wastes no time setting out to clear his name. While doing so she uncovers some troubling secrets about the school’s faculty and staff, and it soon becomes clear that John is definitely not the only one with a motive for murdering the "deadmistress."
Deadmistress was named a Notable Book in the Writers Notes Magazine Book Awards contest for 2005.
Deadmistress is being made into a talking
book by the Connecticut Library
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Rocky Hill, CT.
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DEATH BY COMMITTEE
ISBN 1-56-315329-7
“An entertaining and illuminating look into academic in-fighting at its most brutal.” – Mystery Scene Magazine
“Death by Committee is relatively short but packs a lot of story into its 170 pages. The author gives readers a glimpse into the world of academe: the pettiness, the intrigue, the peculiarities.” – The Cozy Library
“The look into higher education is realistic and knowledgeable. This is a great cozy series that I highly recommend.”– Mystery Morgue
“The writing is beautifully readable, smooth and evocative, without a wasted word.” – MyShelf.com
Faculty squabbling at a large state university turns deadly when professor of education Susan Lombardi joins a committee to make a tenure decision about Abby Gillette, a controversial faculty member. After one colleague is hospitalized following a suspicious fire and another is found dead in Abby's office, Susan must try to figure out who is doing what to whom...without becoming the next victim. At the same time, she must deal with her husband's highly dysfunctional family and help a friend handle a questionable romance.
DEATH AT HILLIARD HIGH
ISBN: 1-56-315454-4
“a short, fast, smoothly readable story that is blessedly sui generis and not just another copycat of whatever the latest marketing recommendations are. Try it for yourself.” – MyShelf.com
Shauna Thompson, last seen in Deadmistress as a sixteen year old student, is now the first African-American teacher hired to teach at the high school in the affluent town of Hilliard, Connecticut. Shauna is being subjected to a series of cruel but ingenious pranks and asks Susan Lombardi to help her find the culprit. Are the pranks the work of a gifted but twisted student or a jealous colleague? Meanwhile another teacher, Leo Loops, the scion of a prominent Hilliard family, disappears. When his wife is found dead in the basement of their home, the police start searching for Leo, and Susan can't resist looking for him herself.
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