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Philadelphia schoolteacher Amanda Pepper teams up with a cop named Mackenzie after she comes home one day to find that a friend has been murdered in front of her fireplace
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On a lighter note, Gillian Roberts’s Amanda Pepper is an English teacher-turned-sleuth who investigates the mysterious death of a colleague.
I loved this whole series, which was intriguing but also genuinely funny. It’s always nice to visit Philly Prep, the school where Amanda solves many mysteries.
From Julia's list on compelling mysteries set in a school or academic setting.
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