- Hardcover: 264 pages
- Publisher: McClelland & Stewart; First Edition edition (Sep 9 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0771014902
- ISBN-13: 978-0771014901
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,304,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When popular young university instructor Ariel Warren is murdered on a sleepy Saskatchewan campus, suspicion immediately falls on the dead woman's boyfriend, a radio talk show host and the son of a former provincial premier. Sleuthing political science prof Joanne Kilbourn, who has known both the victim and the suspect since they were children, is certain the truth is more subtle and sinister. She soon finds, however, that Burying Ariel won't come easily--at least, not as long as capitalizing on the dead woman's supposed martyrdom remains the Regina college's preferred extracurricular activity.
Gail Bowen salts her narrative with lots of tongue-in-cheek jabs at academia: "Ann's eyes glinted. I had linked the words 'political' and 'personal'; for a fanatical feminist the bait was as irresistible as catnip to a Siamese." She comes by her wry grasp of the tainted ivory tower honestly. When she's not writing thrillers, Bowen is head of the English department at the University of Regina's Saskatchewan Indian Federated College. Her A Colder Kind of Death won the Canadian Mystery Writer's Arthur Ellis Award, and the Joanne Kilbourn books provide the basis for a series of made-for-TV movies produced by CTV. --Deirdre Hanna
From Publishers Weekly
Burying Ariel: A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery, by Canadian author Gail Bowen (A Killing Spring), enmeshes the series star in an unofficial investigation of the murder of a female university colleague. Grief, feminist retribution for male violence, the self-incriminating words of the victim's boyfriend and competing theories and theorists on the case all conspire, however unsuccessfully, to lead stoic Joanne astray.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best "Joanne Kilbourn" mysteries!,
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This review is from: Burying Ariel (Hardcover)
For her creation, and maintenance, of a heroine who is not in the early years of her life, Gail Bowen deserves a lot of credit. Joanne Kilbourn, first introduced to us in "Deadly Appearances" has aged with grace and style by the time we get to "Burying Ariel," and this book shows no sign of her character declining.Mixing in Joanne's daily life with the sudden stabbing-murder of a loved teacher on campus with ehr usual deft touch, Bowen has definitely left the pattern of every murder being tied so someone in Joanne's past (something that was starting to get a little bit hard to swallow in some of her previous books). This murder is connected to her solely by the place Joanne works, the university, and a respect she had for the deceased. Tying in radical feminists, student protests, and angry pointed fingers at a man who may have confessed - or merely said the wrong thing at the wrong time - keep the plot humming in this Kilbourn mystery. And as always, it is the depth of character in both villains and hero(ine)s of the book that immerse you totally in what is going on. Big cheers for Gail Bowen, Canada's Lady of Mystery! 'Nathan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exciting academic murder mystery,
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This review is from: Burying Ariel (Hardcover)
In Regina, Canada, everyone associated with the university is stunned to learn that someone killed twenty-seven year old Professor Ariel Warren. The culprit stabbed the popular political science lecturer in the back.The police have several suspects from a professor previously accused of sexual harassment to Ariel's boy friend radio star Charlie D. The campus' militant women feel Ariel is the victim of a male animal and use her vigil to further their goals rather than as a memorial to the deceased. Realizing the campus is divided and turning ugly, Professor Joanne Kilbourn who has known Ariel for two decades begins to make her own inquiries not yet realizing where the danger really comes from. BURYING ARIEL is an exciting academic murder mystery that provides insight into extreme campus politics. Readers will take pleasure from the story line though they will wonder how the vigil turned ugly so quickly. The characters seem genuine especially Joanne, her family, and most of the political science department. Though the killer's motive seems stretched, the audience will find the latest Kilbourn Canadian who-done-it to be a delightful amateur sleuth tale. Harriet Klausner
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best "Joanne Kilbourn" mysteries!,
By Jonathan Burgoine "bookseller" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Burying Ariel (Hardcover)
For her creation, and maintenance, of a heroine who is not in the early years of her life, Gail Bowen deserves a lot of credit. Joanne Kilbourn, first introduced to us in "Deadly Appearances" has aged with grace and style by the time we get to "Burying Ariel," and this book shows no sign of her character declining.Mixing in Joanne's daily life with the sudden stabbing-murder of a loved teacher on campus with ehr usual deft touch, Bowen has definitely left the pattern of every murder being tied so someone in Joanne's past (something that was starting to get a little bit hard to swallow in some of her previous books). This murder is connected to her solely by the place Joanne works, the university, and a respect she had for the deceased. Tying in radical feminists, student protests, and angry pointed fingers at a man who may have confessed - or merely said the wrong thing at the wrong time - keep the plot humming in this Kilbourn mystery. And as always, it is the depth of character in both villains and hero(ine)s of the book that immerse you totally in what is going on. Big cheers for Gail Bowen, Canada's Lady of Mystery! 'Nathan 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exciting academic murder mystery,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Burying Ariel (Hardcover)
In Regina, Canada, everyone associated with the university is stunned to learn that someone killed twenty-seven year old Professor Ariel Warren. The culprit stabbed the popular political science lecturer in the back.The police have several suspects from a professor previously accused of sexual harassment to Ariel's boy friend radio star Charlie D. The campus' militant women feel Ariel is the victim of a male animal and use her vigil to further their goals rather than as a memorial to the deceased. Realizing the campus is divided and turning ugly, Professor Joanne Kilbourn who has known Ariel for two decades begins to make her own inquiries not yet realizing where the danger really comes from. BURYING ARIEL is an exciting academic murder mystery that provides insight into extreme campus politics. Readers will take pleasure from the story line though they will wonder how the vigil turned ugly so quickly. The characters seem genuine especially Joanne, her family, and most of the political science department. Though the killer's motive seems stretched, the audience will find the latest Kilbourn Canadian who-done-it to be a delightful amateur sleuth tale. Harriet Klausner |
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