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For English teacher Amanda Pepper, the champagne gala on behalf of Philly Prep's library is her introduction to the ultrarich Main Line society--an evening so extravagant that nothing can tarnish the party . . . not even a group of protesters outside burning the host in effigy. The Moral Ecologists, who vehemently claim that "reading pollutes the mind," will do anything to advance their agenda. And--when her affluent new acquaintances, Neddy and Tea Roederer, prove to be just as deceitful and violent--Amanda learns firsthand that the bluest blood bleeds just as red. Especially when it comes to murder. . . .
- Sales Rank: #3344728 in Books
- Published on: 1999-03-01
- Released on: 1999-03-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.00" h x .60" w x 4.25" l, .30 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 285 pages
From Booklist
Something isn't quite right with Philadelphia bluebloods Neddy and Tea Roederer, benefactors of the Philadelphia Prep School library. Philly Prep teacher and amateur sleuth Amanda Pepper sees the first signs in the Roederers' son's glum manner. Then a more urgent problem appears: the crusade of the Reverend Harvey Spiers' book-burning Moral Ecologists--the same Reverend Spiers whose stepson, Jake, is best friends with the Roederers' son. As Amanda talks with both boys, she realizes there are much deeper problems, and when the crusading Reverend Spiers is murdered, she knows things have spun out of control. Amanda finds no shortage of suspects: Spiers' Moral Ecologist rival and erstwhile lover, his hysterical wife, his hulking stepson, even Neddy and Tea. Pepper is an engaging and forthright heroine; there are some nice bits of humor here; and the focus on First Amendment rights and censorship will hit home with librarians and library supporters. Emily Melton
From Kirkus Reviews
If Neddy and Tea Roederer lived in Boston, they wouldn't have to speak to anyone but the Cabots and the Lowells. In Philadelphia, though, their millions can't insulate them from contact with Amanda Pepper's spineless colleagues at Philly Prep, where their adopted son Griffin attends school, or from the Moral Ecologists, the censorship mavens who'd be ludicrous if they weren't so dangerous. Now that Amanda has talked the Roederer Trust into settling a nice piece of change on the Philly Prep library, Neddy and Tea are on a collision course with Moral Ecologist loudmouth Rev. Harvey Spiers--a collision course that begins with the hanging of an effigy and leads up to the real thing. As the Philly Prep staff and the Moral Ecologists (``Don't pollute minds!'') trip over each other in their haste to embarrass themselves, and Amanda and her favorite cop, C.K. Mackenzie, sort out the zanies from the murderers, the unlikely friendship between two lonely boys--Spiers's stepson Jake Ulrich and Griffin Roederer--emerges as the heart of this story. It's a strong heart that, together with Roberts's unusually firm mystery-mongering and pointed use of clues, makes Amanda's eighth case (The Mummers' Curse, 1996, etc.) her finest hour yet. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
From the Publisher
Even before I became her editor, starting with her third mystery novel, I was enamored of Gillian Roberts and the Philadelphia-set series she writes about schoolteacher Amanda Pepper. (The author herself was once a schoolteacher in Philadelphia, so she knows whereof she writes.) Gillian's debut, CAUGHT DEAD IN PHILADELPHIA, justly won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel. And subsequent installments confirmed the promise of that first book. What's special about all the Amanda Pepper novels is Amanda's voice (i.e., Gillian's first-person narration): wry, commonsensical, and with commentary that alternates between compassionate and laugh-aloud funny. Maybe the best way to describe the appeal of Gillian Roberts is to quote another top-echelon crime novelist, Nancy Pickard, who says, "Here's the Dorothy Parker of mystery writers, laughing even when -- especially when -- it hurts, and giving more wit per page than most writers give per book." All I'll add is: don't miss Gillian Roberts!
--Joe Blades, Associate Publisher
Most helpful customer reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Another terrific installment in this exciting series
By A Customer
Philly Prep is as elite of a school as there is in the country. The Philadelphia school accepts students whose veins run so blue, they seem to be a royal purple. English teacher Amanda Pepper is a bit surprised that new money, Neddy and Tea Roederer, were able to buy entrance to the school for their child since it would be easier to hitch a ride on the shuttle than being admitted to the school.
Outside the school, Reverend Harry Spiers (whose son also attends) and his Moral Ecology group protest many books, including some considered to be classics, that are contained in the library. He wants them burned. Apparently the debate focuses between Neddy and Harry, who threatens to expose his adversary's past. However, the dispute turns even uglier when first Harry is murdered and then Neddy is killed too. Amanda accompanied by Mackenzie, her law enforcement boy friend, investigates the web of lies spun by both sides that has led to these violent deaths.
No writer of books today peppers their works with more humorous spins on words than the brilliant and witty Gilliam Roberts. THE BLUEST BLOOD is the eighth entry in the "Pepper" who-done-its and like the previous novels, is fast-paced, cleverly spiced with bon mots that enhance the literary writing while moving the story line forward. Amanda and Mackenzie continue to be refreshing, jocular, and wonderful characters. This reviewer strongly recommends the entire collection for readers who enjoy a humorous but well written mystery.
Harriet Klausner
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
All's well that ends well--- and this one didn't!!
By Angie Boyter
The blurbs on this book praised the author's witty style, but I didn't find she delivered on that count or any other. This book was an average read that kept me just interested enough to continue until I reached the denouement, when I bailed out. Unfortunately, the end of this book is so stupid that I put the book down with only 15 pages left. Three of the main characters are trapped in a situation where they run around and take heroic measures to escape. They exclaim that there is no phone. However, one of them is a computer nerd, and he has been working on a computer in the room where they are trapped, hooked to the Internet. Anyone with half a brain would get on-line and call for help. Any editor or author with half a brain would have seen this glaring weakness and corrected it before the book was published! I don't think I'll rush to read Ms. Roberts' next product.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
A wonderful tart if you miss the taste of Philly with wit.
By A Customer
Having read every Amanda Pepper book, I really must recuse myself from any serious attempt at a critical response to The Bluest Blood. I would prefer if Amanda stayed in the city. The Main Line is only interesting if you can afford to live there. Go back to Atlantic City if you want to leave town. This story is so ridiculous that it feels like the author just had to meet a deadline. That does not mean I didn't enjoy it. Though I prefer having Mr. MacKenzie around for more of the story. The thoughts and conversations, and the writer's extremely accurate and witty take of life in America, Philly in particular, is what makes this entire series so valuable. And if you are a relocated Philadelphian, this is a very inexpensive way to visit home, and not drip steak juice on yourself.
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