Death Among the Dons
Death Among the Dons by Janet Neel, published by Penguin Books in 1994, is a mystery novel set in Gladstone College, an all-female institution of London University. The story unfolds as the college faces financial struggles, with its infrastructure deteriorating and its accounts in disarray. The plot thickens when the Warden is discovered dead under suspicious circumstances, followed by a series of attacks from a knife-wielding intruder on the college grounds.
Readers will find a blend of intrigue and tension as Superintendent John McLeish navigates the unfolding chaos, while his wife, Francesca, attempts to assist Dame Sarah Murcheson with the college’s challenges. This edition, comprising 235 pages, delves into themes of crime and the complexities of academic life, offering a glimpse into the dynamics of a women’s college grappling with both internal and external threats.
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Described by Oxford scholar and crime fiction reviewer T. J. Binyon as ‘probably the best crime novel set in a women’s college since Dorothy L. Sayers’ Gaudy Night’ Janet Neel’s Death Among the Dons is set in Gladstone College, an all-female, almost forgotten outpost of London University. The college is living beyond its means, its buildings crumbling and its books not balancing. The Warden is found dead in mysterious circumstances and then a knife-wielding prowler claims three victims in the college grounds. Policeman John McLeish, now a Superintendent and back in uniform, is also a father. His wife Francesca, looking for a gentle way of resuming her career after motherhood, agrees to help Dame Sarah Murcheson sort out the problems of Gladstone College, only to find it could be the death of her.
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