The Professor by Lauren Nossett

A gripping campus thriller for fans of Karin Slaughter, about a murder
investigation that brings a female detective into the darkest corners of
academic life: power, lies, sex, and ambition.
Detective Marlitt Kaplan is back. After her last case, she bears scars both
mental and physical, mostly about the terrible fire that consumed her home
and nearly took her off the force. Though she is nominally back at work,
shea's not out on the streets of Athens, Georgia on homicide cases. Her
superiors dona't think shea's ready, and neither does her mother, a UGA
professor. But that changes when she needs Marlitta's help clearing a fellow
academica's name.
College sophomore Ethan Haddocka's death was quickly declared a suicide.
But as rumors emerged about an alleged affair between Ethan and his
professor Verena Sobek suspicions of homicide arise. At her mothera's urging,
Marlitt returns to police work independent of her old office, determined to
uncover the mystery behind Ethana's death and his abnormally close
relationship with Verena.
Once again Marlitt is forced to question the power structures ingrained in the
classroom and how far one is willing to go for a friend.

Lauren Nossett is a professor of German language and literature. Her
scholarly work has appeared in journals and edited volumes. She attended
the Tin House Summer Writersa' Workshop in 2015 and 2017. The
Resemblance is her first novel. She currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Flatiron Books
On Sale: Nov 14/23
6.12 x 9.25 • 336 pages
9781250845351 • $38.99 • CL - With dust jacket
Fiction / Thrillers