Death of a Dad: The Nursery School Murders

By Jake Fuchs

Caleb's dad He's all bloody on the corn meal table So is announced the first of a rash of murders -- linked to a nursery school. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887391591
• ISBN13: 9780887391590
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Creative Arts Book Co
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Best book I've read in years...

A hilarious, spectacular satire...especially if you're from Berkeley. A truly excellent mystery.

Scathingly Witty

Let the reader beware: this book is not for everyone. It has more sex than I need in a novel, but it also has GREAT prose. I read the novel last summer and phrases still linger, ready to amuse. My favorite: when querried by her miffed husband as to why she had kept the murder a secret, the heroine replies that "after all, he was only a parent." That jewel alone is worth the read, and there are many, many more. At times, I had to put the book down, just to savor the joy of the words.

An enjoyable respite from the mundane of every day life....

The book was a fast-paced, bitingly funny mystery that's great for a night of escapism. Set in the quirky Berkeley, regular people get caught up in a horrific murder(s), and the author somehow manages to make it funny. I read the book in two nights.