All Professor Molly wanted to do was teach literature. Instead she’s been named department chair. She’s buried in Student Retention paperwork. She has to mentor the department’s new star, the prickly Fiona Spencer. The college has just relocated to a former asylum, and the air conditioning is broken. At least nothing else can go wrong.

Until Fiona finds a body in her office.

Smart, witty, and entertaining throughout, The Fever Cabinet is a wry and irreverent look at the underbelly of academia, with a dead body thrown in for extra fun. Through Bow’s colorful writing and authentic characters, we are treated to a look at the real Hawai'i–one tourists rarely get to experience–as well as the petty squabbles and power-struggles that erupt when academic egos collide. A terrific read!

• Leslie Karst, author of the Sally Solari Mysteries