The Peculiar Case of the Petersburg Professor

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The Peculiar Case of the Petersburg Professor is a cozy mystery set in 1974 and is the first in a cozy mystery series. College student Michelle Kilpatrick has her hands full trying to keep her difficult mother happy while studying journalism at the University of Petersburg. The fall quarter gets more complicated when Michelle's grades drop thanks to the demanding Professor Ladd, who believes Michelle should be more like the already published Craig Miller. But, when Michelle discovers the professor's dead body during office hours, grades are suddenly the least of her worries. As she sets out to clear her name with the help of her friends from the Commuter Lounge, Michelle realizes Craig may be the key to unlocking the mystery around Professor Ladd's murder, but is the truth a story worth dying for?