A Campus Sleuth Mystery Series

A group of educators band together to absolve an art major suspected of murder in acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert’s second Campus Sleuth mystery.

When a young woman is murdered during a summer orientation event at Clarion University, art student Caleb Hall becomes the prime suspect. But campus psychologist Zach Flynn, who treated Caleb in his private practice, believes he’s being targeted because of his ongoing mental health struggles. Spurred by his suspicions, Zach recruits writing tutor and author Jenn Dalton to help. 

Joined by cafeteria manager Christine Kubiak, librarian Bri Rowley, and professor Emily Moore, Jenn and Zach—still bantering and navigating their on again, off again relationship—investigate the case to prove Caleb’s innocence and find the real killer. 

The amateur sleuths soon discover that the search could put more than just their careers at risk. They’ll have to decide if they’re willing to put their safety on the line. Because a killer that strikes once often strikes again.

A mystery writer must solve a real murder case before an innocent girl is condemned in this series debut from acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert, perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Lorna Barrett.

Jennifer “Jenn” Dalton is an author and educator at Clarion University in Virginia. She loves her job, but some of her petty coworkers look down on her for writing genre fiction. As members of the English department, they wish to encourage students to pursue higher literary aspirations. When a humiliating confrontation between an uppity professor and one of Jenn’s students, Mia, escalates, no one thinks much of it. Until his dead body is found along with evidence incriminating Mia. 

Jenn knows Mia couldn’t have killed him, but Mia’s suspicious disappearance might as well be a proclamation of guilt. With the sleuthing skills Jenn has acquired from writing murder mysteries, she’s determined to solve the case and clear Mia’s name. 

Along with the help of her fellow sleuthers—Christine Kubiak, a cafeteria manager; Zachary Flynn, the charming but annoying campus psychologist; and Brianna Rowley, a librarian—Jenn must catch the real killer before there’s another murder on the books.