The Corpse in Oozak s Pond

Release on 2012-11-06 | by Charlotte MacLeod

“So that's a pond? I thought it was some kind of manmade reservoir. Ponds don't
usually come with concrete rims, do they?” “Oozak's didn't have one back when
Balaclava Buggins's first freshman class led the college kine to slurp from its ...

Author: Charlotte MacLeod
Publisher: Overamstel Uitgevers
ISBN: 9789049983017
Category: Fiction
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The Corpse in Oozak s Pond

On Groundhog Day, secrets surface alongside a waterlogged corpse The rural town of Balaclava greets Groundhog Day as an excuse for one last cold-weather fling. The students and faculty of the local agricultural college drink cocoa, throw snowballs, and, when the temperature allows, ice skate. Oozak’s Pond is not quite frozen this year, though, and as the Groundhog Day celebrations reach their peak, the students see someone bobbing through the ice. The drowning victim is long past help, though; he’s badly decomposed and dressed in an old-fashioned frock coat with a heavy rock in each pocket. First on the scene is Peter Shandy, horticulturalist and, when the college requires it, detective. But solving this nineteenth-century murder will take more than Shandy’s knack for rutabagas. Relying on his wife’s expertise in local history, the professor dives into a gilded-age mystery that cloaks secrets that remain potent enough to kill.

Language: en
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The Corpse in Oozak's Pond

Authors: Charlotte MacLeod

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-06 - Publisher: Overamstel Uitgevers

Language: en
Pages: 200

Gender Bending Detective Fiction

Authors: Heather Duerre Humann

Categories: Literary Criticism

Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-15 - Publisher: McFarland

Since the middle of the last century, views on gender norms have shifted dramatically. Reflecting these changes, storylines that involve cross-dressing and transgender characters have frequently appeared in detective fiction—characters who subvert the conventions of the genre and challenge reader expectations. This examination of 20th and 21st century crime novels

Language: en
Pages: 576

Sequels

Authors: Janet Husband, Jonathan F. Husband

Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines

Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher: Amer Library Assn

A reference book for librarians and users of public libraries which provides easy access to information on good recreational reading. This revised edition features expanded coverage of mystery and science fiction. New indexes allow access by subject, genre and main characters.