Murder: Secrets Among Colleagues by Shauntey James

Prestigious faculty members at Mill Run University vie for a position to work on a national grant that will make a difference in all their careers. Secrets, lies, and cutthroat resentment stemming from graduate school dominate tenuous relationships between faculty, administration, and students, especially as tensions rise with an impending sexual misconduct hearing.

What length will a faculty member go to gain membership on the research team, earn tenure, achieve higher status, or even cover up a secret?

Is murder the only viable option?

Who can be trusted? Who is telling the truth? And how does one’s past impact future goals? See if you can figure out who has the motive to kill.