The Third Victim

Description for THE THIRD VICTIM by Lilla M Waltch:

When Lisa Davis opened the door to Professor Silverman's office that morning, she expected that he might make a pass at her. His womanizing was legendary in the English Department at Addison University. What Lisa didn't expect was to find him murdered, lying in a pool of blood and spilled coffee.

Who could have murdered the successful professor on the very day of his appointment to the prestigious Finistermann Chair? A jealous colleague? A disappointed lover?

The local police have barely begun gathering evidence when another body is found. Now they must discover whether they have a murder-suicide case on their hands or something much more complicated.

Drawn into the investigation, Lisa enlists the help of her ex-boyfriend Brad Newman, a reporter for the Boston Globe. As she learns about a fateful explosion in a university science center in 1968 and the people whose lives were affected by it, the list of suspects grows until it includes even her lover Sam Harrison, and finally Lisa herself becomes the killer's target.

This is #1 in A Lisa Davis Mystery.