"A murder in the science lab shatters a woman's satisfyingly quiet life when she decides she
must solve the crime herself in this entertaining feel-good mystery. Margaret Finch knows that
when she turns fifty-one the day won't be celebrated. Like every other day she will follow
the same meticulous routine that she's had for the past ten years as Research Assistant II for
Roosevelt University's brilliant professor of botany Dr. Jonathan Deaver. No surprises. But as
it turns out she couldn't be more wrong. On the morning of her fifty-first birthday Margaret
finds her boss lying dead in his office a pool of blood around his once-handsome head. That
day of all days marks quite the dramatic shift in her otherwise mundane life. At the time of
his death Professor Deaver was on the cusp of a discovery that could bring a new treatment for
lung cancer. As expected his death shakes the tight-knit community of academics but the
coroner rules it to have been caused by a genetic heart defect. Margaret however isn't so
sure. The small things she noticed out of place that morning do not add up. Soon she uncovers
a labyrinth of secrets rivalries and hidden agendas surrounding the professor's death. With
the help of a newly hired and enigmatic night custodian she races against the clock to unmask
the killer. But as Margaret starts to dissect the truth behind Professor Deaver's death she
may also learn the truth about the tragedy that changed her from a once-confident young science
student to a woman plagued by a guilt she can never shake loose..."--
