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Haverwood College
Haverwood College
Series · 4 books · 2016-2018
By
Ali Franklin
Books in series
#1
Her Own Drum
2016
ASIN B01N4BL46V moved to the most recent edition here Cora got what was coming to her. Now it’s your turn. Goodbye. As summer arrives at idyllic Haverwood College, a beloved professor is found murdered in her classroom. The detectives assume her ex-girlfriend is to blame and begin searching for evidence to convict her. Dean of Students Ryan McCabe sets out to prove them wrong. Ryan soon finds herself butting heads with the detectives, who are focused only on the ex. Have they already ruled out all other suspects, or do they just have it out for lesbians? Ryan isn’t sure, but when her best friend is targeted and the lead detective goes missing, she realizes it’s up to her to find the killer before someone else turns up dead.
#2
Bare Bones
2017
The original crime may have happened years ago, but the killer is more than ready to strike again. Haverwood College is buzzing over a former student’s donation of a state-of-the-art classroom and office complex, but enthusiasm quickly fades when clues to a decades-old mystery are found at the construction site. Overworked authorities place the investigation into the cold case pile. That leaves Dean of Students Ryan McCabe as the victim’s best hope for justice. Ignoring the detectives who tell her to leave the investigating to them, Ryan uncovers evidence of physical abuse, alcohol-fueled rages and secret love triangles in the college's past. She knows she’s closing in on the truth. But her activity brings a killer out of hiding and puts a new victim in the crosshairs. Can Ryan find the answers in time to stop the next murder? \
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Don’t miss the Haverwood story readers call, “another great read” and “a page turner!” \
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#3
No Good Deed
2017
Cynics say no good deed goes unpunished, but Ryan McCabe has never been a cynic.
In addition to her duties as dean of students, Ryan is busy working on the steering committee for the annual county-wide fundraiser. Plans for the event are going perfectly. Then tragedy strikes. The chairwoman is found murdered and the committee members become suspects, with Ryan at the top of the list. But everywhere they turn, Ryan and the detectives find more clues—and more people who wanted the murdered woman dead. To make matters worse, the culprit proves willing to take more than one victim. With committee members disappearing, the fundraiser is in jeopardy. But Ryan has worse things to think about when she finds herself in the clutches of a killer no one would suspect.
#4
Summa Cum Liar
2018
Sometimes ordinary settings conceal the most astonishing secrets.
Ryan McCabe knows her faculty colleagues at Haverwood College aren’t perfect, but they’re just like people anywhere else. Some conceal mistakes from their past, others are recovering from addiction and the professor who goes out in drag every Saturday night just thinks that’s no one else’s business. But someone on campus isn’t content to let the faculty’s secrets remain hidden. According to him (or her), the secrets are more salacious than anyone thought. The unknown whistleblower vows to publicize these secrets, regardless of who gets hurt. Ryan and campus police chief Nicki Statton join forces to find the malefactor, agreeing to put their growing feelings for each other in the background as they investigate. But when the game turns deadly, Ryan and Nicki realize there’s no time to lose. Can they stop the provocateur before his revelations take down another victim—or the entire college?
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Don’t miss the fourth thrilling installment of the Haverwood College series! \
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Author
Ali Franklin
Author · 4 books