Showing A Spark of Death: A Professor Bradshaw Mystery (Professor Bradshaw Mysteries) by Bernadette Pajer

Praise for A Spark of Death..."A Spark of Death crackles with mystery, romance, and expert, evocative explanation of electricity at the dawn of the 20th Century in vibrant frontier Seattle...[A] splendid debut." -William Dietrich, author of Blood of the Reich When University of Washington Professor Benjamin Bradshaw discovers a despised colleague dead inside the Faraday Cage of the Electric Machine, his carefully controlled world shatters. The police shout murder-and Bradshaw is the lone suspect. The public wants Bradshaw behind bars; the killer wants Bradshaw dead. His life and liberty threatened, Bradshaw is soon thrust deep into the investigation. How did the Electric Machine's Tesla Coil deliver a fatal shock? Is the murder personal or is it connected to President McKinley's planned visit? Are students involved or in danger? And why has Bradshaw's best friend, Henry, fled to Alaska? When Henry's niece appears on Bradshaw's porch, her unorthodox views confuse and intrigue Bradshaw as he struggles to protect his own haunting secret. Bernadette Pajer is a Seattle native and graduate of the University of Washington at Bothell. She lives in Washington state with her husband and son. A Spark of Death is her debut novel. www.bernadettepajer.com