false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180489753m/1047103.jpg 1047103 1 In<i> Death of a Department Chair</i>, protagonist Miriam Held recounts the events of the previous fall when she was suspected of killing Isabel Vittorio, the chair of her department and her former lover. The controversial and contrary Vittorio was, at the time of her death, attempting to block the hire of a brilliant African American female professor. Already under siege for her attempts to increase diversity on campus, Miriam is forced to defend her reputation and her life. As she searches for the truth, Miriam amasses evidence that leaves few friends and colleagues free from suspicion. Both a classic whodunit and a witty satire, <i>Death of a Department Chair</i> dramatizes how communities can create the very climate of mistrust and paranoia that victimizes them. 1033536 31 8 2006 Death of a Department Chair: A Novel total:3|4:1|2:2| 3 8 7 0 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 18:20:49 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 18:20:49 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Jul 30 10:52:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 10:52:47 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 14 13:48:51 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 13:48:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Apr 12 09:47:47 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 09:47:52 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Apr 08 22:58:51 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 22:58:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Mar 13 08:46:05 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 08:46:11 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jan 04 23:03:39 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 23:03:39 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1047103