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Thea Crawford #2

by Jessica Mann

Trouble is brewing at Buriton University. A peaceful demonstration ends when a bomb is thrown at the administration building. In the ensuing fire, a student dies. Was it accident or murder? Whilst Professor Thea Crawford gets caught up ion the protest, her husband Sylvester observes from his window. A reporter, injured in action, whose intellectual curiosity leads him to become embroiled in events, starts to ask questions. As he and Thea become involved with charismatic Toby Norman, and the beautiful Jenny Pascoe, it appears that the truth may soon be in sight...

189 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Crime-writer Jessica Mann was born in London, England in 1937. She studied archaeology at Cambridge University and Law at Leicester University.

She is the author of a non-fiction book, Deadlier Than the Male: An Investigation into Feminine Crime Writing, about female crime writers from Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers to Ngaio Marsh. She contributes reviews and feature articles to many newspapers and magazines, is a regular broadcaster on TV and radio and tours regularly promoting her books at events and festivals.

Jessica Mann lives with her husband, an archaeologist, in Cornwall. Her latest book is The Mystery Writer (2006).