Death with Dostoevsky

Professor Emily Cavanaugh is back at Bede College, working on a book about Fyodor Dostoevsky and the effect his faith had on his writing. Her life has changed so much since she inherited money and a large Victorian home and moved away from her old life of teaching. The college has no classes during......more

When a reader encounters an amateur sleuth I think they must accept a few liberties on the part of the author. Clearly, the person taking an aggressive interest in the investigation is behaving in an unnatural manner and the police "acceptance" of their help is beyond imaginable. I readily accept th......more

A classic cozy mystery in the style of Agatha Christie. At the start I wondered whether the literary references would be overwhelming, but they weren't. My first novel by this author.......more

In Death with Dostoevsky, Katherine Bolger Hyde serves up another enjoyable mystery starring former literature professor Emily Cavanaugh. Emily is back at her college temporarily, researching for her book on Dostoevsky. But she is distracted by a troubled former student, Daniel, who is the target of......more

Emily Cavanaugh is slowly becoming one of my favorite protagonists. I love her generous attitude and her ability to be compassionate to people that she meets. When Emily arrives in Portland to do some work on a book she is writing, she becomes involved in a previous students private life, only to beco......more