A review by lisa_mc
Death in a Tenured Position by Amanda Cross

3.0

Amanda Cross has an excellent eye for academic satire, and this novel is particularly pointed about the academy's treatment of women. The sad thing is that it's nearly 40 years old and not that much progress has been made. While the book is quite incisive about academia and the characters are interesting, the plotting of this particular mystery is only so-so, leaving the ending feeling a bit rushed and a bit preachy, and thus unsatisfying.