Overnight Float: A Mystery (Rosemary Stubbs Mysteries)

I enjoyed this first effort at an academic mystery. The protagonist, a woman college chaplain at an Eastern liberal arts college, was interesting and likable. I would look forward to reading another installment in the series, hopefully seeing progression in plot and character development. I do agree with other reviewers who commented that Rosemary acted older than a 38-year-old should in 2002, about a decade or so older. This can be remedied, however. Perhaps, the two authors should read two recent excellent mystery series about women clerics--the Lily Connor books by Michelle Blake and the Clare Ferguson book (I hope it will become a series) by Julia Spencer-Fleming--and the English professor Karen Pelletier series by Joanne Dobson for a little guidance.

Have a good read. There are a few ragged edges that I am sure these authors will hone in future books;please tell me there will be future books in this series. I had a feeling that I had detected the guilty person, but then the direction would change and someone else seemed more likely. I loved the level headedness of the main character who seems to be dedicated to the young people. Here we have a protagonist who is not trying to be wiser than the authorities; indeed her solution of the murders comes from searching for other answers!

I found this a good read and am looking forward to the next book. OK, so the murderer was easy to spot - the next will be better. I did find the premise rather funny that Yale was looking for a president who could reduce a deficit- the authors should be more familiar with the plight of public universities!

If anyone should know the atmosphere at a university it is these two women. I've always had Ms. Conway on my authors list and will eagerly follow this series as it contiues to unfold (and I hope it will)... This story not only delves into University life and the pressures and behind the scene happeneings but the individual lives of the movers and shakers that make it happen.The story centers around Rosemary Stubbs - who used to be the CFO of a major company - who then loses her husband in an accident at sea and questions her life and living after that happens. She enters divinity school and almost on a fluke finds a post as University Chaplain at an exclusive all girl's college.The everyday challenge of trying to bring a living faith to the students as well as find out why her best friend was floating dead in the new student center pool makes this book an awesome read.College politics in its worst form, good story line, details that make it seem real - show that these two authors have what it takes. Why not five stars? I wanted more detail on their everyday life and their thought process. How the students reacted more and how the faculty interacted more. I guess I like a lot of details in a sotry like this - but then maybe it would clog up the story more and not make it flow as well as it did. I look forward to seeing what others have to say about it.