Death in a Nutshell, Roxanne Varzi
Death in a Nutshell, Roxanne Varzi
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Death in a Nutshell
An Anthropology Whodunit

Author: Roxanne Varzi

Narrator: Roxanne Varzi

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2023


Synopsis

 Alex is on the verge of dismissal from her anthropology doctoral program when her luck turns, and she lands a fellowship with a dioramist at the Museum of the Rockies. Only problem is, Alex hasn't a clue about dioramas or dinosaurs, and, as she will soon find out, she's not the only one faking it in this frozen landscape. From New York City to Yellowstone National Park, we follow Alex, a whip-smart grad student with dyslexia and ADHD -- a Margaret Mead cum Ms. Marple, explores friendship, identity, climate change, globalization and a murder against the stunning backdrop of and a murder against the stunning backdrop of the Rockies in winter. In an era of fake news and science denial, a little anthropology goes a long way.

Reviews

Goodreads review by nico on February 25, 2025

When the anthropologist arrives, the spirits depart. Both educational and entertaining, Death in a Nutshell invites the reader into a web of deception, mystery, and anthropological investigation. After the main whodunnit plot kicks off, the book is narratively strong up until a conclusion cut a bit......more

Goodreads review by Missi on November 28, 2023

Death in a Nutshell by Roxanne Varzi is an Anthropology Whodunnit and a very unique story. This is a first for me .... while you are reading a story about a murder, the author is also educating the reader in between chapters with her Field Notes. In the Disclaimer in the beginning of the story she t......more