Night Summons — Anita Gentry

SURVIVAL INSTINCT
With her best friend, Suzie, near death at the hands of an intruder, novice detective Athena Dawes gets an education of a different sort -- in the hallowed halls of academia.

Taking on Suzie's job as a temp in the psychology department of a small California university, she discovers higher learning can be fatal as divided factions collide in a battle fueled by threats...and untimely death.

As Athena probes the bizarre world of competitive research, she discovers a primal theory as relevant as the ages -- human preservation. And as a killer closes in, it's that instinct that just might keep her alive.