Synopsis

While searching for artifacts in the aptly named
Bloodworth House, Professor Simon Shaw -- young,
gifted and Pulitzered-- comes upon a less-than-colonial corpse.  Could she be the long-missing heiress Anne Bloodworth and can Professor Shaw sort things out and give his students their money's worth?

Reviews

“Sarah Shaber takes modern Southern Life and gives it a slow-roasting in this gently mocking tale of past murder in present-day Raleigh.  Spiced with old-timey prejudices and up-to-date neuroses, and served with a generous helping of Southern –fried academia, this is a perfectly delicious book!”
     -Margaret Maron, Author of the Deborah Knott Mystery Series

"Shaber charms us with her personable prof and her warm, vibrant portrait of small-town Southern life."
     -New York Times Book Review