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The Theban Mysteries (Paperback)

by Amanda Cross (Author)
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Kate Fansler, professor of literature-cum-amateur detective is lured by an appeal from the Theban School, to conduct a seminar on "Antigone". Literary allusions assume a sinister shape when Kate is drawn into the activities surrounding the discovery of a dead body in the school.


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“If by some cruel oversight you haven’t discovered Amanda Cross, you have an uncommon pleasure in store for you.”
–The New York Times Book Review

“Amanda Cross writes wonderfully witty mysteries full of well-developed characters and insights on modern foibles.”
–United Press International

“The most appealing detective since Lord Peter Wimsey.”
–Newsweek
--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it., Dec 23 2003
By Laura Marie Taylor (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Theban Mysteries (Mass Market Paperback)
I loved this book because Kate Fransler is such a great character. Also, as an English teacher at a commnuity college, I love all her references to literature. This book is fun because the kids have interesting personalities. Antigone is a great play, and I enjoy the way this book keeps coming back to the play. I agree with another reviewer that some aspects of the plot are less than believable, but I read these books for light fun and don't mind an occassional far-fetched element.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Realists beware, Jan 3 2003
By Jenna Laurreaux (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Theban Mysteries (Mass Market Paperback)
The Theban Mysteries is an interesting read IF you're interested in literature or drama, and if you have a few open hours. It's a quick and easy read, one that won't knock you "off your feet," so to speak, but probably worthwhile. The plot tends to unravel and become too far-fetched and mediocre in terms of structure and you have to suspend some realism and belief in order to get through the book. That said, if you don't mind musing through some exaggerated and pompous dialogue to enjoy a decent (but not great) mystery, then give it a go.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Kate Fansler joins the faculty of an elite girls school, Jul 4 2001
By Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Theban Mysteries (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a little bit of a departure from the usual collegiate themed mystery. Kate is asked to teach a senior seminar on the Antigone(appropriate for a murder mystery) at her old school, the Theban. A young man is found unconscious and bleeding, having been frightened by the school's guard dogs, and shortly thereafter his mother is found dead under similar circumstances. This is very much like the other Fansler mysteries, although the setting is different. The mystery is difficult to figure out and this is faster reading than the usual Cross mystery. I enjoyed it even more than usual.
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