Death of a Department Chair

InDeath of a Department Chair, protagonist Miriam Held recounts the events of the previous fall when she was suspected of killing Isabel Vittorio, the chair of her department and her former lover. The controversial and contrary Vittorio was, at the time of her death, attempting to block the hire of a brilliant African American female professor. Already under siege for her attempts to increase diversity on campus, Miriam is forced to defend her reputation and her life. As she searches for the truth, Miriam amasses evidence that leaves few friends and colleagues free from suspicion. Both a classic whodunit and a witty satire,Death of a Department Chairdramatizes how communities can create the very climate of mistrust and paranoia that victimizes them.Miller, Lynn C. is the author of 'Death of a Department Chair', published 2006 under ISBN 9780299219741 and ISBN 0299219747.