History Lessons
Soho Press · Print & ebook · July 1, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- A voice-driven campus mystery lets academic life and a messy love life share the page.
- Genres
- Cozy Mysteries, Women Detectives, Romantic Suspense
- Published
- Soho Press, July 1, 2025
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A college history professor must solve her superstar colleague's murder before she becomes the next target in this funny, romantic debut mystery, perfect for readers of Janet Evanovich, Kellye Garrett, and Ali Hazelwood. As a newly minted junior professor, Daphne Ouverture spends her days giving lectures on French colonialism, working on her next academic book, and going on atrocious dates. Her small world suits her just fine. Until Sam Taylor dies.
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The rising star of Harrison University’s anthropology department was never one of Daphne’s favorites, despite his popularity. But that doesn’t prevent Sam’s killer from believing Daphne has something that belonged to Sam—something the killer will stop at nothing to get. Between grading papers and navigating her disastrous love life, Daphne embarks on her own investigation to find out what connects her to Sam’s murder. With the help of an alluring former-detective-turned-bookseller, she unravels a deadly cover-up on campus. This well-crafted, voice-driven mystery introduces an unforgettable crime fiction heroine.
Campus With Secrets
A voice-driven campus mystery lets academic life and a messy love life share the page.
Come here for
- A junior professor investigating a campus murder between lectures and grading
- A funny, romantic mix of danger and disastrous dates
Expect
- A professor-led investigation and a deadly campus cover-up
- Humor, romance, and an alluring former detective turned bookseller
Where it sits
| Romantic Suspense | 56% |
|---|---|
| Cozy Mysteries | 49% |
| Women Detectives | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women Detectives
- Amateur Sleuths
- Black Mystery
- Authors
- Zoe B. Wallbrook, Jasmin Walker, Recorded Books
- Publisher
- Soho Press
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Women Detectives