Murder by Mascot — Mary Vermillion

Dave DeVoster, star player of the University of Iowa men's basketball team and under investigation for the rape of a member of Iowa's women's basketball team, is found dead at the feet of the Hawkeye mascot statue in the Herky Parade, his blood dripping from the curved beak of the famous icon. Mary Vermillion's amateur sleuth from Death by Discount is back in fine form in this new adventure set in the exciting world of university athletics.

Mary Vermillion is a graduate of the University of Iowa and is an associate professor of English at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids. She is the author of the Mara Gilgannon mystery Death by Discount and is a rabid fan of women's basketball.