Edith Skom
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Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Edith lives in Winnetka. Biography: Skom is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer Emeritus for the Writing Program at Northwestern University. She writes mysteries featuring English professor Beth Austin. Her book, ''The Mark Twain Murders'' was nominated for an Agatha, an Anthony, and a Macavity award.
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Edith Skom on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=edith+skom
Selected Titles
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The Charles Dickens murders / ISBN: 0440217768 OCLC: 43108731 Dell, New York : ©1999. |
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The George Eliot murders / ISBN: 044021775X OCLC: 34794710 Dell, New York : [1996], ©1995. It is not much of a Hawaiian holiday for professor Beth Austin of Chicago. First a dress designer falls to her death, next the tennis coach is murdered on the hotel's jogging trail, then an advertising executive has his throat cut. Beth turns sleuth to catch the killer. By the author of The Mark Twain Murders. |
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The Mark Twain murders ISBN: 0440206081 OCLC: 22136901 Dell Publishing, New York : [1990], ©1989. Professor Beth Austin and a handsome FBI agent join forces to delve into the lives of her eccentric colleagues. |