A chilling phone call in the middle of the night from a mysterious crime kingpin. An immediate gathering of friends and colleagues. The hunt is on for Augusta McKee—amateur sleuth, former opera singer and professor of music on two college campuses in Cincinnati—last seen at a production staff meeting for her spring musical at Cliffside College.

Augusta’s beau, Homicide Detective Malcolm Mitchell, learns how perilous her situation is and what is being demanded in exchange for her safe return.Malcolm and his partner, Detective Jim Edmonds, muster their department’s forces and assistance from the F.B.I. as the danger mounts. Malcolm must discover her location, trying to piece together a trail of cryptic clues from Augusta herself. Yet one part of the puzzle eludes him.

There is a deadline to meet, and time grows short. Where is Augusta? Can Malcolm find her in time to save her life?

THE CASE OF THE PURLOINED PROFESSOR is Pocono Liar Susan Moore Jordan‘s latest novel, now available from Amazon and other fine sellers!