{"product_id":"lets-get-criminal-lev-raphael-9781959902287","title":"Let's Get Criminal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Nick Hoffman \/ Academic Mystery, Book 1 \u003c\/strong\u003e- Nick Hoffman has everything he's ever wanted: a good teaching job, a beautiful house, and a solid relationship with his lover, Stefan Borowski, a brilliant novelist and writer-in-residence at the State University of Michigan. But when Perry Cross shows up, Nick's peace of mind is shattered. Not only does he have to share his office with the nefarious Perry, who managed to weasel his way into a tenured position without the right qualifications, he also discovers that Perry played a destructive role in Stefan's past. When Perry turns up dead, Nick wonders if Stefan might be involved, while the campus police force is wondering the same about Nick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1996, this first book in the Nick Hoffman Academic Mystery series includes a new foreword by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deliciously wicked... The perfect book to take away for a weekend in the country... a genuinely funny modern comedy of manners.\" - \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Borgias would not be bored at the State University of Michigan, that snake pit of academic politics.\" -\u003cem\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clever and sharp social satire.\" - \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lev Raphael skewers academic pretensions with wicked glee [and] Dickensian flair.\" - \u003cem\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLev Raphael offers \"a delightful take on death in academe.\" -\u003cem\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \"witty and devastating backstage view of college life.\" - \u003cem\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some of the most pointed and funny put-downs of academics in my memory.\" - \u003cem\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaphael \"elegantly skewers ivory-tower pretensions, petty politics, incompetencies and hypocrisies.\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLev Raphael combines \"stylish literary mystery with an intimate look at the jungle of academia... witty, impeccably written.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marvelous humor and satisfying mystery... wickedly fun.\" - \u003cem\u003eDrood Review of Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bright, breezy, and laugh-aloud funny.\" - \u003cem\u003eAlfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lev Raphael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1959902288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959902287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Requeered Tales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Lev Raphael","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48487419805951,"sku":"9781959902287","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18c1081b-044e-49f0-afb2-db136725edf0.jpg?v=1778060395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lets-get-criminal-lev-raphael-9781959902287","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}