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Re: archives mystery needed



I recommend Ralph McInerny, a professor at Notre Dame and a prolific mystery author. He has a mystery set at Notre Dame involving the archives, stolen manuscript of unknow work, etc.  I apologize for forgetting the title.
Nick

Deborah Richards wrote:

> For those of you interested in mysteries involving books, archives, and libraries check out Bibliomysteries at http://www.bibliomysteries.com/index.htm
> This is *the* source for mysteries of this sort.
>
> Also, regarding SHE CAME BY THE BOOK, the author is Mary Wings, published 1997 by Prime Crime
>
> Please spread the word if you do find any good archives mysteries!  My favorite library mysteries are Miriam Grace Monfredo's Glynis Tyron series set in Seneca Falls in the 19th century.  I highly recommend them.  Books + history all rolled into a mysteries series - quite nice.
>
> Happy reading,
> ~Debbie
>
> Jill Schneider wrote:
> This is too weird - I just started reading a murder mystery involving a San
> Francisco archives - the Director is poisoned at the opening night benefit,
> and several donations to the archives (brought to the dinner for formal
> presentation by the donors) are stolen.  It's called SHE CAME BY THE BOOK,
> but i forget the author's name.   An interesting read, but the writing
> style is somewhat disjointed - don't know if I'll read any more in the
> series.
> What would be great would be to have a series in which the archivist is the
> detective.  Does anyone know if this has been done?   ttfn - jill.
>
> Jill L Schneider
> USGS - Alaska Technical Data Unit
> 907-786-7457
> jschnidr@usgs.gov
> http://tundra.wr.usgs.gov/wrmrsAK/
>
> Deborah A. Richards
> Manuscripts Processor
> Schlesinger Library
> 10 Garden St.
> Cambridge, MA 02138
> 617-495-8647
> 617-496-8340 fax
> richards@radcliffe.edu
> http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles
>
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