Fieldwork: A Mystery

by Maureen Moore

Book by Moore, Maureen

191 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1987

About the author

Maureen Moore was born in Montreal. She lived in Vancouver during the writing of her novel, "The Illumination of Alice Mallory", which was published in 1991. She also published short stories in literary journals. Her first novel, "Field Work", was published in 1987 by the Women's Press.

Reviews

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe not a true classic or masterpiece but still: this is a highly sensible, intelligent, and well-written murder mystery set in Vancouver in the 1980s. The setup is very original (criminology grad student rides with homicide cops for an assignment) and it's a brisk, enjoyable read. The book has a great deal to say about second-wave feminism with a mostly sympathetic point of view.

This book is obscure; none of the previous three reviewers here impressed and I haven't the foggiest idea what they're on about. I think any halfway brainy person would give this 3 stars at a bare minimum. It's a good read.

This book has some tonal similarities to Susan Isaacs' Compromising Positions or maybe even Harry Kemelman's rabbi books so if you liked either of those, or want to read a murder mystery that is about second-wave feminism or even just a Vancouver-set murder mystery, by all means pounce. Available on OpenLibrary.