**This is definitely bad chemistry.** Like many fifty-something housewives facing empty nests, Susan Henshaw decides that returning to college will give her life new meaning. But a murdered lab partner isn’t what she had in mind—especially since the victim was strangled with the straps of Susan’s own backpack. So when Susan is named the prime suspect, she fits an investigation into her extracurricular activities. But after a strange student ominously named “Jinx” becomes her informant, Susan begins to What does she really know about the victim, academic politics, or even her newfound friends? One thing is certain—finding answers to this test could cost Susan her life.… Praise for Valerie **’A nice writing style and considerable wit’ — Chicago Tribune ‘Valerie Wolzien is a consummate crime writer. Her heroines sparkle as they sift through clues and stir up evidence in the darker, deadly side of suburbia’ — Mary Daheim ‘Wit is Wolzien’s strong suit.… Her portrayal of small-town life will prompt those of us in similar situations to agree that we too have been there and done that’ — The Mystery Review** **Valerie Wolzien** is the author of the Susan Henshaw suburban mysteries and the Josie Pigeon seashore mysteries. Valerie lives in an old house overlooking the Hudson River.
