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3rd Degree Murder
A university intrigue.
A prestigious Vice-Chancellor receives two formal complaints just before he is due to retire.
The underlying theme throughout weaves a potent, cultural mix between Maliha, a Muslim student, and Jenny, a Jewish secretary. How will they get on, especially working for the same hated professor, Axel Sloan?
Whilst studying for her PhD, Maliha suffers a horrifying rape at university. How will she be able to cope? At the same time, Jenny suffers constant anti-semitic remarks.
Also embroiled in the intrigue are a family at war with modern society, two disgruntled lecturers, a Vice-Chancellor with a secret and a crazy office cleaner. So, in the end, who actually killed Professor Axel Sloan?
3rd Degree Murder – a tale of revenge and blackmail; indeed a dish best served cold.
A prestigious Vice-Chancellor receives two formal complaints just before he is due to retire.
The underlying theme throughout weaves a potent, cultural mix between Maliha, a Muslim student, and Jenny, a Jewish secretary. How will they get on, especially working for the same hated professor, Axel Sloan?
Whilst studying for her PhD, Maliha suffers a horrifying rape at university. How will she be able to cope? At the same time, Jenny suffers constant anti-semitic remarks.
Also embroiled in the intrigue are a family at war with modern society, two disgruntled lecturers, a Vice-Chancellor with a secret and a crazy office cleaner. So, in the end, who actually killed Professor Axel Sloan?
3rd Degree Murder – a tale of revenge and blackmail; indeed a dish best served cold.
193 pages, Paperback
Published February 13, 2017
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February 8, 2016
3rd degree Murder by Olga Swan 4 ½ stars
Behind the scenes at the university in 3rd Degree Murder, the goings on make me glad to have been on the student side. There were lots of references to the admin processes which were poignantly reminiscent to me, however, what makes the book a good read is how the ramifications of good and bad decision making in the upper echelons affects both students and administrators. Revenge, post decision making, is sometimes also moulded by religious traditions in the book, the characters coming from a range of religious backgrounds.
It’s clever to have chosen the experienced student situation that Maliha is in which gives her more freedom of movement compared to a first year who would typically be in the larger class situation. I also like how another of the main characters, Jenny, is in a more basic admin job because it gives the author the opportunity to demonstrate how not all of the lecturers are capable of doing the whole job properly—and can even be a charlatan. The home life of the main characters is well done as it gives the person a background which has created who they are in themselves and how they interact with others. There are other characters who give you pause for thought when it comes to revenge on Professor Axel Sloan. Did the only baddie get what he deserved? A read of the book is the only way to find out!
Something jarred with me regarding the verb tense structure – though on a second reading that may not be a problem.
Behind the scenes at the university in 3rd Degree Murder, the goings on make me glad to have been on the student side. There were lots of references to the admin processes which were poignantly reminiscent to me, however, what makes the book a good read is how the ramifications of good and bad decision making in the upper echelons affects both students and administrators. Revenge, post decision making, is sometimes also moulded by religious traditions in the book, the characters coming from a range of religious backgrounds.
It’s clever to have chosen the experienced student situation that Maliha is in which gives her more freedom of movement compared to a first year who would typically be in the larger class situation. I also like how another of the main characters, Jenny, is in a more basic admin job because it gives the author the opportunity to demonstrate how not all of the lecturers are capable of doing the whole job properly—and can even be a charlatan. The home life of the main characters is well done as it gives the person a background which has created who they are in themselves and how they interact with others. There are other characters who give you pause for thought when it comes to revenge on Professor Axel Sloan. Did the only baddie get what he deserved? A read of the book is the only way to find out!
Something jarred with me regarding the verb tense structure – though on a second reading that may not be a problem.
February 21, 2018
Beautifully crafted crime novel. Compelling story that had me fascinated from the beginning. Loved the insights into the backgrounds of key characters, and the vivid historical references. Would highly recommend this!
March 24, 2016
I had no idea that such intrigues could go on behind the scenes at universities, but this novel persuaded me that they do. The backgrounds and home lives of the main characters also rang true and I found them fascinating.
Problems with verb tenses bothered me, but otherwise this is an excellent read.
Problems with verb tenses bothered me, but otherwise this is an excellent read.
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