Murder at Monticello (The Homer Kelly Mysteries #15)

By: Jane Langton

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Synopsis: When Thomas Jefferson&’s Virginia home becomes a crime scene, scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly must stop a serial killer in this &“surefire winner&” (Booklist, starred review). Thomas Jefferson is in trouble. Two centuries after he became America&’s third President, the nation&’s historians have ganged up on him, intent on shattering the reputation of a man they once idolized. It&’s Fern Fisher&’s job to set the record straight. A hotshot young historian, she has been hired by the people at Monticello to repair Jefferson&’s tattered reputation. If she isn&’t careful, she could get her throat slit for her troubles. In the run-up to the celebration of Jefferson&’s bicentennial, a killer prowls the area around the President&’s historic home, brutally murdering any young women he can find. Harvard professor and casual sleuth Homer Kelly is in Monticello for the festivities, and is eager to reconnect with Fern, a former student. While Fern fights Jefferson&’s character assassination, Homer tries to keep her safe from murder of a more literal kind.