TY - SER
KW - teachers
KW - detectives
KW - ex-police officers
KW - police
KW - Pittsburgh Marathon
KW - runners
AU - J. J. Hensley
AB - Criminology professor and former cop Cyprus Keller tries to solve the murder of his graduate student—and clear his name—while running the Pittsburgh Marathon. Kirkus Reviews writes, “This first novel by Hensley, himself a former police officer and marathoner, is a seductive love letter to Pittsburgh: The author is at his best describing its neighborhoods and scenic appeal. The City of Pittsburgh is the best character in this workmanlike mystery.”
C1 - 2010s
C3 - Allegheny County; Allegheny River; Monongahela River; Ohio River; Pittsburgh; Downtown; Point State Park; Strip District; Mt. Washington; South Side; South Shore; Station Square; Oakland; Shadyside; Mellon Park; East Liberty; Highland Park; Homewood; Frie
C4 - Mystery; Sports; Suspense; Campus
CY - Sag Harbor, NY
LA - English
M3 - Novel
N2 - Criminology professor and former cop Cyprus Keller tries to solve the murder of his graduate student—and clear his name—while running the Pittsburgh Marathon. Kirkus Reviews writes, “This first novel by Hensley, himself a former police officer and marathoner, is a seductive love letter to Pittsburgh: The author is at his best describing its neighborhoods and scenic appeal. The City of Pittsburgh is the best character in this workmanlike mystery.”
PB - The Permanent Press
PP - Sag Harbor, NY
PY - 2013
RN - J. J. Hensley (1974— ) worked as a special agent for the U. S. Secret Service and holds degrees from Penn State and Columbia Southern University. He now lives in Cranberry Twp., Butler County.
EP - 248 p.
TI - Resolve
ER -