Death without Tenure, Joanne Dobson
Death without Tenure, Joanne Dobson
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Death without Tenure
A Karen Pelletier Mystery

Author: Joanne Dobson

Narrator: Christine Williams

Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2010

Synopsis

Professor Karen Pelletier is about to realize her dream. After six years in the English department at New Englands exclusive Enfield College, she is up for tenure. Then Professor Joseph Lone Wolf, her rival for the one tenured spot in the department, whose ethnicity gives him minoritypreference status, is found dead from an overdose of Peyote buttons. Karen, first on the list of suspects, is harassed by a homicide cop with a grudge against his colleague, the love of Karens life, Lieutenant Charlie Piotrowski.On campus, political passions rage. Two of Karens favorite students, Khalida Ahmed, a hijabwearing Muslim, and Hank Brody, a coalminers son on full scholarship, are caught up in the furor.Without the presence of her beloved Charlie, now serving a tour of duty in Iraq with the National Guard, will Karen be able to survive the investigation, protect her students, and find a permanent niche in the world of academia? And what if the killer feels the need to strike again?

About Joanne Dobson

Joanne Dobson, a former professor of English at Fordham University, is the author of the Professor Karen Pelletier mystery series. The first book in the series, Quieter Than Sleep, was nominated for an Agatha Award in 1997 for Best First Novel, and in 2001 the adult readers division of the New York Library Association named her Noted Author of the Year, being the writer whose books they most enjoyed recommending to their patrons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by lou on December 16, 2022

second in the series of "weird books i found in the break room at work" is a real doozy! part mystery, part anti-political correctness screed, overall pretty silly and bad......more

Goodreads review by Delphine on February 16, 2012

Being a literature professor myself, I suppose I found this novel even more hilarious than others might. But still, this is a wonderful picture of academia and its joys and difficulties. The plot is great since Pelletier herself comes under suspicion when one of her colleagues who might be chosen in......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on March 27, 2019

Didn't quite hold up for me. I enjoyed some of the caricature of academia, but I found a few things off-putting enough to ruin the book for me: 1. The superficial treatment of race, ethnicity, and affirmative action. 2. The premise that affirmative action prefers unqualified candidates of "minority-st......more

Goodreads review by Allison on March 23, 2019

Enjoyed this mystery ! It is one in a series by Joanne Dobson that takes place in a university setting. I have not read the others in the series, but it was not a problem as this stands on its own merit with necessary information included to help follow the story. Interesting story with lots of twist......more

Goodreads review by Suzi on September 08, 2021

I listened to the audiobook and wish she had more audiobooks. The reader was very dramatic and fitting. The story was a fun look at academia and family ties. So happy to have all this time to try new authors.......more

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