The Academic Mom Mysteries: Book 2
Publication Date: February 12, 2025
Unruly kids, a meddling in-law, and coverups.
Can this college prof and harried mom uncover
the truth behind a string of suspicious deaths?
Washington D.C. Cara Knight needs more hours in the day. Spending half her time chasing after two toddlers, the assistant professor hopes her hand-picked student’s practicum with the Metro Police will boost her bid for tenure. But the promising young woman soon loses the position for interfering in a homicide investigation.
When Cara discovers her protégée’s body in similar circumstances, she hunts for a connection while struggling to survive the nasty new dean’s scrutiny. With the help of her sidekick mother-in-law, can Cara chase down the culprit before the next victim lands in the morgue?
Murder off U Street is the gripping second book in the Academic Mom Mysteries. If you like relatable characters, high stakes with a splash of humor, and exploring the nation’s capital, then you’ll love Jacque Rosman’s new riveting read.
Social Work Professor and stressed-out mom of rather rowdy children, Cara Knight, is a relatable character in the second book in The Academic Mom Mysteries, Murder Off U Street by Jacque Rosman.
The author nailed the busy working mom who is trying to do it all and be everything to everyone. I think married working women can understand Cara and what drives and frustrates her about her day, her life, her marriage, her kids, and her boss. We, the audience, see it all and the realness of how art imitates life—or vice versa.
The story had a steady and nice pace, and the characters were well-rounded and realistic. Academia can be brutal–whether the instructor or student–and people need to watch their backs when they have someone with an ax to grind against them. People are competitive and want to be on top, and will do anything to get there. It’s tough but worth it in the end.
The mystery was solid, and the reveal of the whodunit made sense. I also enjoyed Cara’s relationship with her meddling mother-in-law.
High stakes and plenty of humor are highlighted in Murder Off U Street.
When Jacque Rosman (Jacqueline Corcoran) isn’t crafting whodunits, romances, or textbooks, she’s navigating her own commute through four states to her professor job, dealing with her rescue chihuahua’s separation anxiety, and embracing, like her amateur sleuth, the beautiful chaos of family life with her husband and two children outside Washington D.C. MURDER IN GEORGETOWN and MURDER OFF U STREET kicks off the Academic Mom Mysteries, bringing readers a relatable humorous heroine who solves crimes between grading papers and making dinner.
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