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Michael Bishop Mysteries #8
The Uninvited
Michael Bishop’s forty-ninth year of teaching is off to a good start until the body of one of his colleagues is found floating in a country club swimming pool. The victim was easily the most disliked teacher in the school, and when Ron Jennings, the principal and close friend of Bishop, emerges as the primary suspect, Bishop faces his most challenging case as an amateur detective.
In his personal life, Bishop is now in a relationship with a former student who happens to be the mother of the assistant principal, blonde bombshell Luella “Lulu” Pitts. Complicating matters, the Kate Upton lookalike is also on the list of suspects after a nasty and very public confrontation with the victim shortly before his murder.
As Bishop works to unravel the mystery, he becomes the victim of a series of increasingly aggressive of intimidation. Are the two situations unrelated, or is someone trying to interfere with the investigation?
To make matters worse, Bishop is troubled by some disturbing visions. Is he dreaming? Is he hallucinating? Have his occasional memory lapses progressed to something more debilitating?
Despite these obstacles, the veteran teacher relentlessly pursues the truth until all the pieces of the puzzle come together in a heart-stopping crescendo of discoveries.
In his personal life, Bishop is now in a relationship with a former student who happens to be the mother of the assistant principal, blonde bombshell Luella “Lulu” Pitts. Complicating matters, the Kate Upton lookalike is also on the list of suspects after a nasty and very public confrontation with the victim shortly before his murder.
As Bishop works to unravel the mystery, he becomes the victim of a series of increasingly aggressive of intimidation. Are the two situations unrelated, or is someone trying to interfere with the investigation?
To make matters worse, Bishop is troubled by some disturbing visions. Is he dreaming? Is he hallucinating? Have his occasional memory lapses progressed to something more debilitating?
Despite these obstacles, the veteran teacher relentlessly pursues the truth until all the pieces of the puzzle come together in a heart-stopping crescendo of discoveries.
269 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 20, 2023
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May 13, 2025
As this novel opens, English teacher Michael Bishop is beginning his 49th year as an English teacher at Holy Trinity High School (HTHS) in Groveland, New York. Unfortunately, some extracurricular issues demand much of his time. First, one of his colleagues, an unpopular teacher named Charlie Mitchell, is murdered. In addition, someone vandalizes his car and attempts to poison his dog.
Michael finds himself once again trying to assist the local police in their investigations. He apparently also receives several unexpected visits from the ghosts of two departed colleagues, who have their own ideas about what is going on. As in previous books in the series, Bishop's wisdom, courage, and compassion aid in the solution of some puzzling crimes.
Michael finds himself once again trying to assist the local police in their investigations. He apparently also receives several unexpected visits from the ghosts of two departed colleagues, who have their own ideas about what is going on. As in previous books in the series, Bishop's wisdom, courage, and compassion aid in the solution of some puzzling crimes.
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