Murder Mezzo Forte (Preston Barclay)

Synopsis

He Is A Reclusive History Professor With Musical Hallucinations, She A Headstrong Professor Of Religion, A Converted Wiccan. Earlier, They Solved A Campus Murder, But Now Police Say They Formed Two-thirds Of An Illicit Love Triangle With A Newly-murdered Female Colleague And They're Probably Guilty Of Her Murder. A Leak Of The Alleged Scandal To The College Administration Threatens Their Jobs. Their Desperate Attempt To Prove Themselves Innocent Of The Triangle And The Murder Plunges Them Into A Tangle Of Unsavory Corporate Relationships Among College Trustees. And It Puts Their Lives In Danger From A Mysterious Criminal Organization That Seems To Have Tentacles Everywhere. Can This Ill-matched Pair's Stumbling Efforts Succeed Against The Entrenched Forces Of The Police, The College's Incompetent Administration, And That Powerful But Unseen Criminal Organization? If Not, They May End Up Unemployed, In Prison, Or Suffering A Fate Much Worse . . .