Death in a Tenured Position
Book description
When Janet Mandelbaum is made the first woman professor at Harvard's English Department, the men are not happy. They are unhappier still when her tea is spiked and she is found drunk on the floor of the women's room. With a little time, Janet's dear friend and colleague Kate Fansler…
Why read it?
1 author picked Death in a Tenured Position as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Set in academia, this is English prof Carolyne Heilbrun’s most famous mystery under her pseudonym of Amanda Cross. Harvard English Department stands in for Columbia, where Heilbrun spent most of her career and weathered many indignities. I remember briefly sitting in on Heilbrun’s course on Henry James when in grad school and sensing her prickliness.
From Paula's list on mysteries with literary motifs or settings.
Want books like Death in a Tenured Position?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Death in a Tenured Position.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,187
readers submitted
so far, will you?
