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The Book of Kills: A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Minotaur Books
Publication date September 1, 2000
Pages 275
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780312203467
ISBN-10 0312203462
Dimensions 1 by 6 by 8.50 in.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $23.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
Roger and Phillip Knight return to investigate a series of pranks that initially seem to be just college high-jinks at Notre Dame, but they soon become increasingly serious, leading to the murder of a scholar, who claimed that the university sits on stolen Native American lands. 15,000 first printing.
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Prior to the kidnapping of several school administrators and the desecration of headstones in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, the University of Notre Dame's biggest worry had seemed to be this season's challenging football schedule. But these "pranks" are getting more and more serious. Then, Orion Plant, an eccentric scholar in the history program, began attracting negative media attention by claiming the university founder, Father Edward Sorin, stole the land on which the school sits from Native Americans. All in all, it's more than the board of trustees can handle.

A potentially costly lawsuit, embarrassing publicity, and a scandalous half-time prank broadcast on national television, cause university chancellor Father Bloom to turn to detective Philip Knight and his brother, brilliant philosophy professor Roger Knight, for help. But just as the brothers dig into the investigation, the scholar turns up dead, an Indian headdress wrapped around his bloody head. The South Bend police department is stumped, leaving the Knights once again to bring the killer to justice.

Another cleverly constructed and witty installment from one of the genre's masters, The Book of Kills is a delightfully sinister stroll through the hallowed halls of academia.


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Hardcover
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Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (December 1, 2001)
9780786236428 | details & prices | 375 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $28.95
About: Prior to the kidnapping of several school administrators and the desecration of headstones in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, the University of Notre Dame's biggest worry had seemed to be this season's challenging football schedule.
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from Minotaur Books (September 1, 2000)
9780312203467 | details & prices | 275 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $23.95
About: A series of pranks that initially seem to be just college high-jinks at Notre Dame, become increasingly serious, leading to the murder of a scholar, who claimed that the university sits on stolen Native American lands.

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