The Edith Wharton Murders: A Nick Hoffman Mystery (Nick Hoffman Mysteries) - Softcover

Whoever said that the pen was mightier than the sword might have had The Edith Wharton Murders in mind. In this campus mystery by the talented Lev Raphael, a conference on Edith Wharton becomes a killing ground when various literary factions carry their war of words a little too far--and someone ends up dead. At the heart of both the hostilities and the mystery is Nick Hoffman, a Wharton bibliographer saddled with the thankless task of moderating the conference. Once the murder has occurred, Nick must switch his focus from panel discussions to investigation, a course of action that provides plenty of opportunities for author Raphael to skewer the academic world he left behind.

Critical Praise for The Edith Wharton Murders:

"[A] maliciously funny campus mystery...Raphael has marvelous recall of the entertaining world he left behind." --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

"A witty, fast-paced mystery that is also a hilarious send-up of academia at its quietly snarling worst." --Booklist

"Lev Raphael skewers academic pretensions with wicked glee [and] Dickensian flair. Few writers are as adept at lampooning academic inanity." --Chicago Sun-Times

"The groves of academe have never been bitchier." --Denver Post

"Marvelous humor and satisfying mystery...wickedly funny." --Drood Review of Mystery

"Bright, breezy, and laugh-aloud funny." --Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine