Kate is both deeply insightful and curiously funny, although perhaps not always intentionally. It was just as shocking to see how much things have changed as it was to see how little things had changed at times too. The glimpse into higher education was absolutely fascinating. Kate still has to teach, research and attend to her administrative duties, and I was as fascinated with the state of academia in the 1960's as I was in the mystery. My thoughts: I instantly enjoyed Kate as a character: "As is the unfortunate habit of the literary person, she already imagined herself retelling this extraordinary event." Although in the Last Analysis is a mystery, the mystery is not always the focus of the novel. Kate never doubts his innocence, and she throws herself into the case when she believes the police aren't considering alternative suspects. When Janet is found dead on Emmanuel's couch, he is the prime suspect. When a student, Janet Harrison, of hers asks Kate for a recommendation for a psychoanalyst, Kate recommends her dear friend Emmanuel. The basics: Kate Fansler is a literature professor at Columbia. When Rose City Reader reviewed the second mystery in the series, The James Joyce Murder, I was intrigued enough to try this series. The backstory: In the Last Analysis is the first mystery in the Kate Fansler series written under the pseudonym Amanda cross.
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