Poetic Justice - (Kate Fansler) by Amanda Cross (Paperback)

About the Book

Now back in print, this title in the acclaimed Kate Fansler mystery series begins with student riots at the New York university where Kate teaches, and in the ensuing disarray, the survival of the university's plebeian stepchild, University College, seems doubtful. It is a fight to the death, and only a miracle--or perhaps a murder--can save their beloved institution.

Book Synopsis

Student riots have ravaged the distinguished New York City university where Kate Fansler teaches.In the ensuing disarray, the survival of the university's plebeian stepchild, University College, seems doubtful. President Jeremiah Cudlipp is snobbishly determined to ax it; and as sycophantic professors fall in line behind him, the rally of Kate and few rebellious colleagues seems doomed. It is a fight to the death, and only a miracle--or perhaps a murder--can save their beloved institution. . . ."

Review Quotes

"[A] dazzling display of elegance of language."
--The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Amanda Cross is the pseudonymous author of the bestselling Kate Fansler mysteries. As Carolyn G. Heilbrun, she is the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities Emerita at Columbia University. She has served as president of the Modern Language Association as well as vice president of the Authors Guild. Dr. Heilbrun is also the author of Writing a Woman's Life, Hamlet's Mother and Other Women, The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem, and The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty.