Coup de Grace

Sarah Deane Mystery #10

by J.S. Borthwick

Freshly minted Ph.D. Sarah Deane is hired to teach English at Miss Merritt's, only to land in the epicenter of legendary French professor Grace (Mme Guillotine") Carpentier's reign of terror. Mme's peckish passion for excellence has inspired universal fear and loathing.

A student discovers Mme's hanging effigy. Then Sarah finds a bludgeoned body wearing Mme's trademark cape. But the victim is not Mme. Is it a case of mistaken identity? It's up to Sarah, raided by her husband Alex, to find the killer before he strikes again--while the prime suspects, three fractious students, and three furtive professors, follow her every move...

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Cozy

335 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

J. S. Borthwick is the pseudonym of Jean Scott Creighton. She lives on the Maine coast. She is the creator of 'Sarah Deane', a professor of English and amateur sleuth.

Series:
* Sarah Deane Mystery

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

An easy light read that kind of plods along. I didn't feel engaged with the characters much. That said, I did finish the book, but I don't think I will seek out others written by this author.

[Vjera · Rating 3 out of 5]

Returned to the school setting, not my favorite. Seemed to be heavy on the imagination theories. Some language in this one also.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

New PHD Sarah Deane takes on a teaching position at a girl's school during the spring semester at a girl's boarding school to fill the time until the fall when she will move to a university. The job has been arranged by her husband's cousin who also teaches there. One on the teachers is bludgened to death. Sarah and her cousin in their bumbling ways investigate the death and attemps on another teacher's life.

[Serbma · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, fast, engaging read. Enjoyable without being too gritty. I like that. Something you could give your teenaber to read without worrying too much about language, or too discriptive "bedroom scenes"....

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

rah Deane #10

[Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actually made it through this...light and mostly pleasant.

[Helen Fleischer · Rating 4 out of 5]

better than the last one I read in this series

[Chris Leuchtenburg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much better than the previous two set in Europe. Perhaps a few too many meditations on the clues, but well paced and appealing.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sarah Deane is teaching one semester at a boarding school for girls. She, her husband, and her cousin help solve the murder of a teacher.

[Pat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sarah Deane teaches a semester at a private girl's school.
Teacher is murdered.
French teacher from hell.
Interesting.

[Sarah A · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting mystery set in a private girls school. I don't remember the girls being so educated or nice at my school! Nice language and twists although I found it a little hard going!

[Donna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Murder at an all girls boarding school. A bit predictable