Sweet Death, Kind Death — Amanda Cross

A renowned historian and successful novelist, the eccentric Patrice Umphelby was an object both of great admiration and utter disdain--until her death by drowning in the campus lake.

The verdict is suicide. Growing suspicious, the college president calls in noted professor/detective Kate Fansler. But only when certain facts about Patrice's views on death emerge can Kate dig up the evidence she needs to solve this controversial mystery.