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Poetic Justice (A Kate Fansler Mystery #3)
by
Amanda Cross
Student riots have ravaged the distinguished New York City university where Kate Fansler teaches.In the ensuing disarray, the survival of the university's plebeian stepchild, University College, seems doubtful. President Jeremiah Cudlipp is snobbishly determined to ax it; and as sycophantic professors fall in line behind him, the rally of Kate and few rebellious colleagues...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
January 30th 2001
by Fawcett
(first published 1970)
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In my ongoing search for books set in academia (because, you know, I don't spend enough of my time thinking about it), someone recommended Amanda Cross. So far, I'm a fan. While the mystery didn't grip me, and there were some sections of prose that seemed a bit heavy/overwritten, the pros outweigh the cons. This series appears to be super short and easy to read - nice for reading during 10 minute breaks from work. Plus, the books contain quotes like these:
"The dissertation examination was not, i...more
"The dissertation examination was not, i...more
This novel is set during the turbulent student uprisings. Kate is charged with saving the University College, sort of like NYU's New School, primarily for adults returning to finish their education. The powers that be do not want the school to continue, the reasons are not clear. The leader of the movement is Professor Cudlipp, a stereotypical academic snob, and he is murdered. Kate and Reed are bound to find out the truth.
This is one of Amanda Cross's best, wittiest, best conceived mysteries. T...more
This is one of Amanda Cross's best, wittiest, best conceived mysteries. T...more
Another Amanda Cross - I don't think these are great, but I have them, so I read them. In this book specifically, there was too much time spent on the politics of the university and the actual 'murder' seemed of secondary importance. And the resolution of it was also a bit dull.
I like many of the characters, it is just that we don't see them occupied in anything very interesting most of the time.
I like many of the characters, it is just that we don't see them occupied in anything very interesting most of the time.
This was actually a re-read. This was particularly interesting to me since it was about academia, something I get to observe a close-range. I also found this to be sort of bittersweet, due to the identity of the murderer. I knew who it would be and really didn't want it to be this person.
This paperback on the "read and return" rack at the library sounded promising. The armature sleuth, Kate Fansler, is a college professor who teaches Victorian Literature but is also interested in the work of W.H. Auden. Auden poems start each chapter and Auden references pop up throughout the book. The set-up seemed like it would be a fun way to learn a bit about Auden while enjoying a campus intrigue mystery, but I could not get traction on the story and gave up at page 48. Admittedly no one ha...more
I must admit that I felt like I was in graduate school again. Not a bad way to spend some time with Auden, either.
Another wordy, witty but not very compelling mystery. I would like to find myself a Reed Amhearst of my own, though.
Un giallo che giallo non è. Nel senso che sì, muore qualcuno e si cerca il colpevole ma le tematiche sono spostate sui personaggi, su Auden il poeta, vero guru di tutto il romanzo, sulle occupazioni universitarie, sul senso della vita. E il libro diviene divertente e godibile. Protagonista e narratrice del racconto è la professoressa Kate Fansler che si occupa di letteratura vittoriana. Questo è il primo libro che leggo di Amanda Cross, pseudonimo di Carolyn Gold Heilbrun che putroppo, dice wiki...more
Lots of awesome W. H. Auden quotations, plus Cross is an excellent writer in her own right.
In this third novel in my Kate Fansler mystery series we find our heroine involve in the students revolution of the late 60's early 70's in universities and colleges around the USA. This plot focuses on the struggle of the Adult College to stay open and the relevance of the poetry of W.H. Auden. A thin plot but written with style. Cross' novels are rarely up beat, action driven plot. Here we have more a study of characters and motivation culminating in the reveal of the culprit but like an after...more
Apr 17, 2010
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Poetic Justice (Kate Fansler Novels) by Amanda Cross (2001)
When this book was written, Tylenol was new and exotic. :-)
Not so great as a mystery but amazingly clear insight into "university types."
Apr 29, 2013
Mary catherine
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A psuedonym of Carolyn G. Heilbrun.
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